{"id":30465,"date":"2026-08-07T01:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30465"},"modified":"2026-08-07T01:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:00:21","slug":"morrissey-will-open-for-tool-at-riot-fest-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30465","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey Will Open for Tool at Riot Fest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1616451\" data-title=\"Morrissey Will Open for Tool at Riot Fest 2026\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/riot-fest-2026-schedule-morrissey-tool\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/riot-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riot Fest<\/a>\u2019s 2026 lineup was already batshit crazy, but wait until you see it broken down in its daily schedule form. There are plenty of Sophie\u2019s Choice-level conflicts, as well as some genuinely hilarious programming decisions \u2014 my favorite being Riot Fest\u2019s choice to have Morrissey, titan of post-rock melancholy, open for prog-metal masters Tool on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there\u2019s a very real possibility Morrissey <a href=\"https:\/\/slicingupeyeballs.com\/2013\/07\/13\/morrissey-statement-south-american-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">gets sick<\/a> after eating a bowl of pasta, or passes out from <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/morrissey-cancels-concert-due-to-sleep-deprivation-caused-by-noisy-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exhaustion<\/a> after dealing with TSA on his flight over, and is forced to cancel his appearance. But Riot Fest apparently has a solid backup plan, with Chat Pile and Bad Religion already slotted to play at the same time as Moz. But let\u2019s say Morrissey does make it to the stage: will he force Riot Fest to go meat-free during his set? And if he does, will Tool\u2019s Maynard James Keenan, who once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QZXBttYaE2k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">mocked<\/a> vegan extremists as \u201cworse than Scientologists,\u201d have something to say about it? Oh, the drama. Also of note: Riot Fest has counter-programmed Tool\u2019s own set with Afroman and Nas.<\/p>\n<p>Some other observations from Riot Fest\u2019s schedule: In what may be the weekend\u2019s worst conflict, Iggy Pop and GWAR are playing at the same time on Friday night. Riot Fest doesn\u2019t usually drop the ball like this, but did no one think to have them share the stage? Imagine GWAR as Iggy\u2019s backing band.<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Polka-dot prog rockers Angine de Poitrine will play before John Lydon\u2019s Public Image Ltd. on the Riot Stage on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, 95-year-old William Shatner is <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/william-shatner-riot-fest-rider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indeed playing Riot Fest<\/a>, slotted between This Is Lorelei and Twin Peaks on the Rebel Stage on Sunday. If you really want to have a day, you can go from Shatner to Patti Smith and Her Band on the Rise Stage at 6:10, then finish the night with ICP on the Radical Stage.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are now available through Riot Fest\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tixr.com\/groups\/riotfest\/events\/riot-fest-2026-158068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Friday-schedule.jpeg?quality=80&amp;w=576&amp;fit=1031%2C580&amp;strip=\" alt=\"Riot Fest Friday schedule\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1616465\" width=\"686\" height=\"1220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Friday-schedule.jpeg 686w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Friday-schedule.jpeg?resize=84,150 84w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Friday-schedule.jpeg?resize=169,300 169w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Friday-schedule.jpeg?resize=576,1024 576w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Friday-schedule.jpeg?resize=150,267 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Saturday-schedule.jpeg?quality=80&amp;w=576&amp;fit=1031%2C580&amp;strip=\" alt=\"Riot Fest Saturday schedule\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1616466\" width=\"686\" height=\"1220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Saturday-schedule.jpeg 686w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Saturday-schedule.jpeg?resize=84,150 84w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Saturday-schedule.jpeg?resize=169,300 169w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Saturday-schedule.jpeg?resize=576,1024 576w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Saturday-schedule.jpeg?resize=150,267 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Sunday-schedule.jpeg?quality=80&amp;w=576&amp;fit=1031%2C580&amp;strip=\" alt=\"Riot Fest Sunday schedule\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1616467\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Sunday-schedule.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Sunday-schedule.jpeg?resize=84,150 84w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Sunday-schedule.jpeg?resize=169,300 169w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Riot-Fest-Sunday-schedule.jpeg?resize=150,267 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riot Fest\u2019s 2026 lineup was already batshit crazy, but wait until you see it broken down in its daily schedule form. 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