Conceived and created in 1991 by Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell as a farewell tour for his band, Lollapalooza ran annually until 1997, and was revived in 2003. From its inception through 1997, and its revival in 2003, the festival toured North America. In 2004, the festival organizers decided to expand the dates to two days per city, however poor ticket sales forced the 2004 tour to be cancelled. In 2005, Farrell and the William Morris Agency partnered up with Austin, Texas-based company Capital Sports Entertainment (now C3 Presents) and retooled it into its current format as a weekend destination festival.
Ticket Price: $190 (ADVANCED); $215 (REGULAR)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- 2ManyDJs
- AFI
- Against Me!
- American Bang
- Ana Sia
- Ancient Astronauts
- Arcade Fire
- B.o.B.
- BBU
- Beats Antique
- Blitzen Trapper
- Blues Traveler
- CandyBand
- Caspa
- Chiddy Bang
- Chromeo
- Company of Thieves
- Cut Copy
- Cymbals Eat Guitars
- Cypress Hill
- DJ Mel
- Dan Zanes with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Dani Deahl
- Dawes
- Deer Tick
- Devo
- Didi Gutman
- Digitalism
- Dirty Projectors
- Dirty South
- Dragonette
- Drive-By Truckers
- Ed Kowalczyk
- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
- Empire of the Sun
- Erol Alkan
- Erykah Badu
- Felix Cartal
- Felix da Housecat
- Flosstradamus
- Frank Turner
- FreeSol
- Freelance Whales
- Frightened Rabbit
- Fuck Buttons
- Gogol Bordello
- Green Day
- Grizzly BEar
- HEALTH
- Hockey
- Hot Chip
- J. Cole
- Jamie Lidell
- Javelin
- Jimmy Cliff
- Jukebox the Ghost
- Kidz In The Hall
- Lady Gaga
- Lance Herbstrong
- Los Amigos Invisibles
- MGMT
- Matt & Kim
- Mavis Staples
- Metric
- Mexican Institute of Sound
- Mimicking Birds
- Minus the Bear
- Mumford & Sons
- Mutemath
- Neon Hitch
- Neon Trees
- Nervo
- Nneka
- Only Children
- Peanut Butter Wolf
- Perry Farrell
- Perry Farrell
- Peter DiStefano with Tor Hyams
- Phoenix
- Raphael Saadiq
- Recess Monkey
- Rocknoceros
- Rogue Wave
- Royal Bangs
- Rusko
- Semi Precious Weapons
- Shawn Fisher
- Skybox
- Slightly Stoopid
- Soundgarden
- Stars
- Steve Porter
- Switchfoot
- Team Bayside High
- The Band of Heathens
- The Big Pink
- The Black Keys
- The Constellations
- The Cribs
- The Dodos
- The Ettes
- The Happiness Club
- The Ike Reilly Assassination
- The Kissaway Trail
- The Morning Benders
- The National
- The New Pornographers
- The Q Brothers
- The Soft Pack
- The Strokes
- The Verve Pipe
- The Walkmen
- The xx
- These United States
- Tiga
- Tim and the Space Cadets
- Violent Soho
- Vonnegutt
- Warpaint
- Wavves
- Wild Beasts
- Wolfgang Gartner
- Wolfmother
- X Japan
- Yeasayer
- thenewno2 and Chrissie Hynde
Festival News and Rumors
Corona Capital 2023 Lineup Brings The Cure, Blur, and Pulp to Mexico City
Scoop Harrison June 5, 2023
Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023
Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023
Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023
The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023
Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023