Riot Fest 2026 Preview – The Chats and The Suicide Machines

CallbullChatGPT Preview Saturday Riot Fest 2026

The Chats 1:55 Rebel Stage

The Chats are from the Sunshine Coast, Australia, and play extremely direct, funny, beer-soaked punk rock. Their songs are short, loud, catchy, and frequently about everyday Australian life, drinking, work, and generally being a menace. Fans of Amyl and the Sniffers, Cosmic Psychos, The Hard-Ons, Dune Rats, and Fidlar should feel right at home. Their live shows are famously rowdy and fun, with lots of bouncing, shouting, and mosh-pit energy. They’re not trying to reinvent punk—they’re trying to make you have a ridiculously good time.

The Suicide Machines 2pm Rise Stage

The Suicide Machines are from Detroit, Michigan, and combine punk rock with ska, reggae, and hardcore. They were particularly influential during the late-’90s/early-2000s ska-punk wave, but their music has always had a harder edge than many of their contemporaries. Fans of Operation Ivy, Rancid, Less Than Jake, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Streetlight Manifesto should investigate them. Live, they’re fast, sweaty, and extremely energetic, with plenty of dancing and pit activity. If you’re looking for something that makes it physically difficult to stand still, this is a good bet.

The videos are from the same show but each a different song, though they look alike.

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