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: $90 (1-Day)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- 12th Planet
- A Perfect Circle
- Afrojack
- An Horse
- Ana Tijoux
- Arctic Monkeys
- Atmosphere
- Beats Antique
- Beirut
- Best Coast
- Big Audio Dynamite
- Black Cards
- Black Lips
- Boy & Bear
- Bright Eyes
- Busy P
- Cage The Elephant
- Ceci Bastida
- Cee-Lo
- Chico Trujillo
- Christina Perri
- City and Colour
- Cold War Kids
- Coldplay
- Collie Buddz
- Crystal Castles
- Cults
- DJ Mel
- Daedelus
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
- Deadmau5
- Death From Above 1979
- Deftones
- Delta Spirit
- Deluka
- Disappears
- Dom
- Electric Touch
- Ellie Goulding
- Eminem
- Explosions in the Sky
- Feed Me
- Fences
- Fitz and the Tantrums
- Flogging Molly
- Foo Fighters
- Foster The People
- Friendly Fires
- Girl Talk
- Gold Motel
- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
- Grouplove
- Imelda May
- Iration
- J. Roddy Walston and the Business
- Jackmaster
- Joachim Garraud
- Julia Easterlin
- Kerli
- Kid Cudi
- Kids These Days
- Kyle Lucas & Captain Midnite
- L1ght
- Lady D
- Le Butcherettes
- Lia Ices
- Lissie
- Little Hurricane
- Local Natives
- Lord Huron
- Los Bunkers
- Lykke Li
- Manchester Orchestra
- Maps & Atlases
- Mayer Hawthorne & The County
- Midnight Conspiracy
- Modeselektor
- Muse
- My Morning Jacket
- Nas & Damian Marley
- Noah and the Whale
- OK Go
- Patrick Stump
- PerryEtty Vs. Chris Cox
- Phantogram
- Portugal. the Man
- Pretty Lights
- Ratatat
- Reptar
- Rival Schools
- Ruby Jane
- Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
- Ryan Leslie
- Sam Adams
- Savoy
- Skrillex
- Skylar Grey
- Smith Westerns
- TAB The Band
- Tennis
- The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77
- The Cars
- The Chain Gang of 1974
- The Cool Kids
- The Drums
- The Glitch Mob
- The Joy Formidable
- The Kills
- The Mountain Goats
- The Naked and Famous
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
- The Pretty Reckless
- The Vaccines
- Tinie Tempah
- Titus Andronicus
- Two Door Cinema Club
- Typhoon
- Ween
- White Lies
- Wye Oak
- Ximena Sarinana
- Young Man
- Young the Giant
Festival News and Rumors

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

Guns N' Roses, Billie Eilish, and P!NK to Headline Music Midtown's 2023 Lineup
P!NK, The 1975, Flume, Incubus, and Tove Lo are also set to play the Atlanta festival.
Scoop Harrison May 16, 2023