Riot Fest 2026 Tour • Page 5

Sick New World gives some ideas.

Some combo of SOAD, Deftones, and Slayer anniversary make sense as headliners.

Will be some overlap with the undercard.

 

Bring Boy Harsher to riot fest petition.

 

Deftones feels really likely. I'd love if they did SOAD again or Korn though

 

Deftones I think is likely. The openers of their fall tour this year both played Riot, but the tones didn’t, which was kinda funny to me

 

Slayer played in 2024 highly doubt they will be brought back. Also it’s a waste of a headline spot

 

AFI seems likely, but not a ton else of interest to me on the SNW lineup that might cross over to Riot. Deafheaven, Speed, and Underoath would be cool, I guess, but nothing that would be high priority.

 

Clutch has played riot before. Speed of light played this year. Underoath has a DTGL tour planned for next year. So idk if they do their own thing or if it’s one of riots album plays. Deftones and Korn both seem like they would be in play.

scowl would be cool at riot. So would better lovers

 

Fair, completely forgot that.

 

I’ll gladly sign that petition.

A good bunch of Riot alumni on this year’s SNW. I’d love a 90% lineup overlap with Riot. It’s highly preferred to see these bands at a festival that isn’t in Vegas.

 

Foo Fighters, QOTSA, Mannequin Pussy are out. Soldier Field 8/8

might also take Gouge Away out with them on the Vancouver date of 9/20.

 

Got more although these were less likely anyway for the most part.

Iron Maiden, Megadeath out. 9/22 Chicago date.

Anthrax still in play.

 

So happy foo has an actual Chicago stop and not a fest stop. First proper show in Chicago since 2018

 

You know, great point. 2018 seems like a long time for a proper show. I was wondering why there was no NYC stop because of what you pointed out, I wonder if they're doing Governor's Ball or something.

I love speculation and these early announcements really help.

 

Last 3 times I’ve seen them have been fests 2021-2023.

lolla, Harley Davidson fest, riot fest

governors ball makes sense. There’s also no la so maybe they are on aftershock

 

CIV just announced a short northeast weekend run in the winter that look to be Set Your Goals album play shows...

Manifesting this as an album play for 2026!

 

So it seems that AVTT/PTTN (the collab project of The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton) are playing shows next year. This one was announced today:

Does Riot seem like a possibility for them? The Avett Bros definitely aren’t a Riot band, but considering Mike has done Riot with FNM and Bungle, does it seem like have an in because of that?

 

Honestly probably depends on where they'd want to be billed. I could see it.

 

Mutiny! Album play would be so sick…

 

Since we're talking album plays and I keep seeing that "Punk Albums Turning 30 Next Year" image continually crossing my feed... Given that it's the 30-year anniversary next year, I'm formally trying to manifest a Reel Big Fish Turn The Radio Off set.

Along the same lines, I wouldn't be shocked to see the Descendents and Suicide Machines both returning with album plays (Everything Sucks and Destruction By Definition both turn 30). Face to Face doing S/T wouldn't shock me either though that's significantly less exciting for me.

 

album play possibility!

pretty long wolf mother 20th anniversy tour in the early summer, no chicago, could be saving it for riot??

 

They were fun the one year they played, I'd be into it again

 

Definitely feels possible. Not my thing at all but... Would be a fun/strong pull for the festival!

 

Wolfmother rocked in 2018