Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop, and electronic music bands and artists, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups and various visual artists. The 2018 edition goes down August 2nd-5th at Chicago’s Grant Park.
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, but poor ticket sales forced the 2004 tour to be canceled. In 2005, Farrell and the William Morris Agency partnered with Austin, Texas–based company Capital Sports Entertainment (now C3 Presents) and retooled it into its current format as a weekend destination festival in Grant Park, Chicago.
Ticket Price: $335 (GA); $2,200 (VIP)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
- A R I Z O N A
- Alan Walker
- Alex Lahey
- All Time Low
- Anderson East
- Arctic Monkeys
- Autograf
- Bebe Rexha
- Big Wild
- Billie Eilish
- Blackbear
- Bomba Estero
- Brockhampton
- Bruno Mars
- Buddy
- BØRNS
- CHVRCHES
- CKY
- Camila Cabello
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Catfish and the Bottlemen
- Charlotte Cardin
- Chase Atlantic
- Chris Lake
- Cigarettes After Sex
- Cuco
- Curtis Harding
- DAYA
- Daniel Caesar
- Dermot Kennedy
- Dillon Francis
- Dream Wife
- Dua Lipa
- Durand Jones & The Indications
- Excision
- Franz Ferdinand
- G Herbo
- Galantis
- Gang of Youths
- Goldlink
- Grace Weber
- Greta Van Fleet
- Gucci Mane
- Hippie Sabotage
- Illenium
- Jack White
- James Bay
- Jungle
- Kali Uchis
- Kayzo
- Khalid
- Knox Fortune
- LANY
- LAUV
- LL Cool J
- Lil Pump
- Lil Uzi Vert
- Lizzo
- Logic
- London On Da Track
- Luke Combs
- Lykke Li
- Malaa
- Manchester Orchestra
- Mikky Ekko
- NAV
- Nick Mulvey
- Nothing, Nowhere.
- Odesza
- Pale Waves
- Parquet Courts
- Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven
- Petit Biscuit
- Playboi Carti
- Portugal. the Man
- Post Animal
- Post Malone
- Quinn XCII
- Rainbow Kitten Surprise
- Rebelution
- Rex Orange County
- Rezz
- Rusko
- Sir Sly
- Slaves
- St. Vincent
- Stars
- Superorganisim
- Tanks and the Bangas
- Tash Sultana
- Taylor Bennett
- The Coronas
- The National
- The Neighbourhood
- The Regrettes
- The Vaccines
- The Weeknd
- The Wombats
- The Wrecks
- Travis Scott
- Troyboi
- Tycho
- Tyler Childers
- Tyler the Creator
- Vampire Weekend
- Van William
- Virgil Abloh
- Walk the Moon
- Welshly Arms
- What So Not
- Yungblud
- Zedd
- Zomboy
Festival News and Rumors

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Spencer Kaufman May 18, 2022

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Alex Young May 17, 2022

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Alex Young May 16, 2022

Reunited Sunny Day Real Estate Added to Furnace Fest Lineup
The emo pioneers are making their first live appearances since 2010.
Jon Hadusek May 12, 2022

Riot Fest 2022 Lineup: MCR, Misfits, Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus, Sunny Day Real Estate & More
Carys Anderson May 11, 2022