Riot Fest Unveils 2026 Daily Lineups

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 R ise 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

_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/riot-fest-announces-2026-daily-lineups/)._