The 2026 edition of Riot Fest happens at Chicago’s Douglass Park on September 18-20, and they’ve just announced this year’s daily lineups. With that, single-day and two-day passes go on sale Thursday, June 18 at 10 AM CT.
Friday is headlined by Twenty One Pilots and Iggy Pop, and the rest of the day includes sets from Rise Against, Pixies, Alkaline Trio, The All-American Rejects, Sex Pistols, Santigold, Motion City Soundtrack, Tricky, GWAR, Soul Glo, Fleshwater, Slothrust, Greet Death, and more.
Saturday has Tool and Morrissey as headliners with Nas, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Bright Eyes, Descendents, Gogol Bordello, Public Image Ltd., PUP, Thrice, Less Than Jake, The Chats, Chat Pile, Yard Act, Melt-Banana, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Kiwi Jr., and more also playing.
Sunday is led by Pierce The Veil and Alanis Morissette, plus Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Patti Smith and Her Band, Taking Back Sunday, The Beths, Pennywise, Mom Jeans, This Is Lorelei, Sincere Engineer, Algernon Cadwallader, Remember Sports, Macseal, and more.
Check out the daily lineups below.
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RIOT FEST 2026 DAILY LINEUPS
FRIDAY (September 18)
Twenty One Pilots
Iggy Pop
Rise Against
Pixies
Alkaline Trio
The All-American Rejects
Sex Pistols
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
DeathbyRomy
División Minúscula
Radio Free Alice
Glixen
JMSN
The Callous Daoboys
Worry Club
Teen Mortgage
Slothrust
Soul Glo
Cardinals
Greet Death
Panic Shack
Almost There But Not Really
SATURDAY (September 19)
Tool
Morrissey
Social Distortion
Nas
Bad Religion
Sugar
Bright Eyes
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
The Format
Patti Smith and Her Band
Twin Peaks
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