Afroman's Riot Fest set canceled by Chicago storms
Torrential rains cut his Saturday slot entirely. He says he isn't mad at the organizers, and that they let him keep the money.
BY JOLT Staff · Sep 21 2026 · 1 min readAfroman never got onstage at Riot Fest 2026. Torrential rains hit Chicago across the weekend, and the festival adjusted both its Saturday and Sunday schedules, shortening or moving up a run of sets. Tool played a rare daytime headlining slot on Saturday. Afroman's was canceled outright.
He posted about it on Instagram on Sunday. "A couple of lightning and thunder: 'No, I'm sorry, everything's canceled!'" He compared the call to his own history: "I did a show in Hurricane Katrina one time back in my day. But you know, these young people… they're finicky and scary."
The post ends without a grievance. "I ain't mad at them," he said. "They did what they felt they had to do. They let me keep all the money, so everything's all right."
No make-up date or replacement booking is announced.
