The Riotts. (ã©ã¤ãªãÂÂãÂÂ, stylized as the Riotts.) was a Japanese visual kei rock band who officially formed in November 2009, but first started activities in May as a session band called Milky Way (ã¿ãÂÂãÂÂã¼ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ). The three official members; Setsuki, Tara, and Kasumi, use various "guest" musicians.
In March 2009 176BIZ disbanded, in May a session band called Milky Way was formed by former members Setsuki (ex-Karen), Tara (ex-Panic Channel) and Kasumi (ex-Gimmick). They played their first live on July 10 at the Takada no Baba Area. In November they became an official band, known as The Riotts. Their official homepage was opened on November 21, 2009. Currently The Riotts. have no official vocalist, but used Mike (Blu-Billion) as a guest vocalist until the release of their first mini-album, StarInvitation.