Daily Lineups Revealed For 2026 Riot Fest

The daily lineups have officially been unveiled for the 2026 edition of Riot Fest, set to take over Douglass Park in Chicago, IL from September 18th through 20th.

This year’s festival will be headlined by alternative metal icons Tool, diamond-certified duo Twenty One Pilots, and multi-platinum post-hardcore favorites Pierce The Veil.

With 1-day, 2-day, and 3-day passes scheduled to go on sale tomorrow, June 18th, at 10:00 AM CDT, organizers have now revealed how the lineup breaks down across all three days.

Friday, September 18

• Twenty One Pilots
• Iggy Pop
• Rise Against
• Pixies
• Alkaline Trio
• The All-American Rejects
• Sex Pistols Featuring Frank Carter
• Santigold
• Motion City Soundtrack
• Joey Valence & Brae
• Bayside
• Tricky
• 3OH!3
• GWAR
• Slick Rick
• Guttermouth
• Fleshwater
• The Paradox
• Bratmobile
• Mariachi el Bronx
• Violet Grohl
• Foxy Shazam
• Teen Mortgage
• DeathbyRomy
• División Minúscula
• Radio Free Alice
• Glixen
• JMSN
• The Callous Daoboys
• Worry Club
• Slothrust
• Soul Glo
• Cardinals
• Greet Death
• Panic Shack
• Almost There But Not Really

Saturday, September 19

• Tool
• Morrissey
• Social Distortion
• Nas
• Angine de Poitrine
• Descendents
• Gogol Bordello
• Public Image Ltd
• PUP
• Thrice
• Less Than Jake
• Brian Fallon & The Painkillers
• The Suicide Machines
• Afroman
• Destroy Boys
• The Chats
• Yard Act
• Chat Pile
• Vana
• Strike Anywhere
• Show Me The Body
• Hot Rod Circuit
• Melt-Banana
• Frankie & The Witch Fingers
• Burning Airlines
• Gurriers
• Kiwi Jr.
• NOBRO
• Whispers
• Asava
• Aim High

Sunday, September 20

• Pierce The Veil
• Alanis Morissette
• Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• Patti Smith And Her Band
• Twin Peaks
• The Format
• Taking Back Sunday
• Insane Clown Posse
• Pennywise
• The Beths
• Mom Jeans
• Cartel
• Bowling For Soup
• This Is Lorelei
• Sincere Engineer
• JEJUNE
• Arm’s Length
• Saturdays At Your Place
• Good Riddance
• Haywire
• Dead To Me
• The Flatliners
• Murphy’s Law
• Pretty Girls Make Graves
• Daisy Grenade
• Holding Absence
• Algernon Cadwallader
• Ben Quad
• Remember Sports
• Macseal
• Stomach Book
• The Iron Roses

Fans looking to secure tickets can gain access to the presale by signing up through Riot Fest’s official website or by texting “hey” to 312-878-676. Presale access opens ahead of the public on-sale tomorrow morning.

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