The following is a fact-based, fictionalized tale of one day’s experience at Lollapalooza ‘92. To ensure a fully accurate portrait, all actions and appearances of bands, fans and sideshows described herein are true, taken from verified videos, articles and firsthand accounts of shows across the ‘92 tour. Only the protagonists don’t exist (actually, they probably […]
Lollapalooza has made some changes to its lineup. On Tuesday night, the festival announced that J-Hope of South Korean pop icons BTS will be headlining the festivities on the festival’s final night. He will be the first-ever South Korean artist to headline a festival set at a major U.S. festival. In other lineup news, it […]
When Neal Schon revealed in April that Journey was playing Lollapalooza, the collective world met it with an eyebrow raise, a shoulder shrug and everything in between (especially when you factor in that little pandemic thing that may or may not be shutting down the country again). It seemed like an odd match for one […]
After a week where DaBaby was widely admonished for making blatantly false statements and insulting gay men and HIV along with other misogynistic comments at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami, the rapper (Jonathan Lyndale Kirk) was kicked off Sunday’s Lollapalooza’s lineup. “Lollapalooza was founded on diversity, inclusivity, respect, and love. With that in mind, […]
Lollapalooza has defied the old F. Scott Fitzgerald adage from The Last Tycoon that “there are no second acts in American life.” Since 2005, Perry Farrell and partners have hunkered down in Chicago’s Grant Park (for the American version) to bring the once-alternative playground that spit in the face of the mainstream more into the […]
In the history of Chicago concerts, there has likely never been as much riding on a live music event as on Lollapalooza 2021. It’s been less than two months since the city fully “reopened” for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic sent it spinning into lockdown, and like elsewhere in the country, the rise […]
“Leave A Light On,” from Modest Mouse’s upcoming album, The Golden Casket, has landed. It is the second single from Modest Mouse’s anticipated seventh studio album. It follows a new wave tune “We Are Between,” which came out earlier this month. “The song finds [singer Issac] Brock navigating the existential threat of losing our humanity — and […]
Despite the hemming, hawing and everything in between, it looks like things with COVID are good enough that this year’s edition of Lollapalooza is truly moving forward in 2021. Taking place at its home in Grant Park in Chicago (where it has been as a standalone event since 2005) from July 29 through Aug. 1, […]
Well then. Just last week when he appeared on SPIN Presents Lipps Service, Perry Farrell wasn’t too optimistic about the return of Lollapalooza in 2021. Looks like things can change quickly. According to a report published in Variety on Thursday afternoon, the city of Chicago approved the return of the alt-rock mega event for 2021. Variety also said that an […]
Perry Farrell has revealed more details about Lollapalooza’s potential return in 2021. While speaking to iHeartRadio’s Jason Rockman, the Jane’s Addiction frontman/festival co-founder said he’s hopeful the festival will happen in some capacity this summer. “If we can all stay on course, get vaccinated, stay socially distanced and masked up, maybe — please, God, maybe […]