Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza 2021 Returning To Chicago With Tyler, The Creator, Post Malone As Headliners
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Barry Brecheisen / Getty Chicago is taking a giant step toward pre-pandemic normalcy by announcing the return of the famed music festival Lollapalooza. With a loaded star-studded lineup hitting the stage, the event is expected to draw tens of thousands of fans this summer. According to Vulture, the event will take place at Grant Park from July 29th to August 1st and will operate at full capacity while complying with local health rules. Attendees are to arrive fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test within 24 hours of arriving each day of the event. The strict guidelines haven’t deterred fans from buying passage to the event. Immediately after tickets went on sale Wednesday at noon, all four-day passes had sold out by even...
Marshmello, ILLENIUM, More Top Diversified Lollapalooza Lineup
Lollapalooza is set to turn 30 this year in stunning fashion. It’s been a whirlwind of a week for the Chicago based festival. After a surprising report suggested the City of Chicago gave Lollapalooza the green light to host their 2021 edition “at near-to or full capacity” a mere three days ago, organizers C3 Presents have now dropped a massive lineup that appears to corroborate the news. As is typically the case, Lollapalooza’s bookings span the decades and defy a bias towards any particular genre, from Foo Fighters to Journey, and Miley Cyrus to Tyler The Creator. For dance music, Marshmello and ILLENIUM find themselves near the top of the bill with the trifecta of Alison Wonderland, SLANDER, and Steve Aoki a couple lines further down. In the heart of the...
Foo Fighters, Post Malone, Tyler The Creator, Miley Cyrus, Journey and More on Lollapalooza 2021 Lineup
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, Foo Fighters, Post Malone, Journey, Miley Cyrus and Megan Thee Stallion will be the headliners. Additionally, Young Thug, Limp Bizkit and Modest Mouse will fill out the bill. Last year, Lollapalooza co-founder Marc Geiger predicted that live events wouldn’t return in full force until 2022 – it looks like that was probably the worst-case scenario, though it is still too early to assume anything. Meanwhile, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino’s prediction that concerts would move forward full-...
Lollapalooza Confirms 2021 Dates, Lineup Announcement and Ticket On-Sale Set for Wednesday
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-18T16:29:52+00:00“>May 18, 2021 | 12:29pm ET After getting the go-ahead from the city of Chicago, Lollapalooza will return to Grant Park for its usual four-day mega fest between July 29th and August 1st, 2021. The festival’s lineup will be released tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19th, at 10:00 a.m. CT, with a ticket on-sale following on Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. CT. Ticket options include 4-day general admission ($350); 4-day GA+ ($650); 4-day VIP ($1500); and 4-day platinum ($4200). As for COVID protocols, vaccination or negative coronavirus test results will be required to attend Lollapalooza, according to a statement from event organizers C3 Presents. For attendees who are not fully v...
Lollapalooza 2021 is a Go—And at “Near-To Or Full-Capacity”
As restrictions on large gathering continue to lift across the nation, it’s safe to say that music festivals as officially back. The latest major festival brand to make its comeback after a year devoid of live music is Chicago’s iconic Lollapalooza, which is set to return to Grant Park from July 29th to August 1st. Variety reports that the city of Chicago gave the fest the green-light “at near-to or full-capacity,” according to industry insiders. The news arrives after Lollapalooza founder and Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell expressed optimism for the festival’s 2021 iteration back in March 2020, when he hinted at the event after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. “I hold in my hands my license to party,” Farrell said ...
Lollapalooza Approved by City of Chicago to Return This Year (Report)
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 announcement regarding this year’s lineup would come in the next week and that the crowd size could be near full capacity. The city itself has loosened its COVID restrictions in recent weeks, with another festival slated to take place in early July. SPIN has reached out to representatives of the festival and Farrell for comment on the situation. Lollapalooza’s return would be another major sign that the pandemic...
Lollapalooza Greenlit for Four-Day Festival This Summer: Report
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-13T22:22:31+00:00“>May 13, 2021 | 6:22pm ET Chicago has given Lollapalooza the go-ahead to return this summer, according to Variety. The four-day event will reportedly return to Grant Park from July 29th through August 1st. Variety added that the Windy City greenlit the event for near-to or full-capacity, with an official announcement expected to come next week. Last year, Lollapalooza was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the festival offered a weekend-long livestream between July 30th and August 2nd instead. Last month, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the city was loosening up pandemic restrictions, allowing 15 people per 1,000 square feet. This paved the wa...
Lollapalooza Paris Postponed to Summer 2022
As live events and festivals begin to set their sights on a brighter post-COVID future in 2021, Lollapalooza Paris has opted to postpone once again amid uncertainty surrounding safety regulations into the summer. Originally slated for July 17th and 18th, 2021, Lollapalooza’s Paris edition will forgo another year in order to ensure safe operations and a semblance of normalcy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 era. The festival’s postponement was announced by Live Nation France via Facebook. “Due to the current uncertainties, Lollapalooza Paris will not be held this year,” the post reads. “We’re missing the Lolla magic more than ever, and are looking forward to getting back next year.” Lollapalooza Paris will now take place on July 16th and ...
Perry Farrell Reveals More Details About Lollapalooza’s Possible 2021 Return
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 — we’ll get to go to Chicago in early August in one capacity or another,” he said. “If it’s not a giant Lollapalooza, it might be a half-capacity Lollapalooza or no Lollapalooza. But I want there to be a Lollapalooza in some capacity so bad.” Farrell went on to note they can only follow the public’s lead. “But we can only respond to the people. If the people are getting it right and we’re flatteni...
Lollapalooza Founder Perry Farrell Hints at 2021 Edition
Jane’s Addiction frontman and the face of Lollapalooza, Perry Farrell, has shared an optimistic outlook on the festival’s prospects for a 2021 event. Farrell appears eager to get the show back on the road after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, taking to Instagram to hint at the 2021 edition of the iconic Chicago music fest. “I hold in my hands my license to party,” Farrell stated while holding up his COVID-19 vaccination receipt. “I will see you at Lollapalooza – soon.” Lollapalooza would be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and currently the four-day event is on the books for July 30th through August 2nd. Last year’s event was held virtually and blended in new live performances alongside “best of” sets pulled from the archi...
Perry Farrell Hints Lollapalooza Could Be Back This Year
As the warm weather begins to arrive and vaccines become more readily available, fresh hope for live music arises with it. On Saturday (March 20) Perry Farrell shared a video of himself where he wrote, after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, “My heart smiled a little more this morning. We’re growing closer.” While Farrell made the most of the circumstances last year by facilitating the four-day Lolla2020 livestream, which is covered here, we’ve all been waiting for him to say those seven magic words, “I will see you at Lollapalooza – soon.” Soon is even closer than had been previously predicted. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width̶...
Watch Unearthed, Never-Before-Seen Footage of Daft Punk’s 2007 Lollapalooza Performance
Until Daft Punk reemerges from the shadows (maybe at this year’s Super Bowl?), any new footage of the legendary duo should be considered a win. A YouTube channel that broadcasts archival concert content has shared a 1.5-hour video containing never-before-seen footage from Daft Punk’s iconic 2007 set at Chicago’s famed Lollapalooza music festival. The duo cycled through a slew of their biggest hits in their performance, including “Harder Better Faster Stronger,” “Around the World,” and “One More Time,” among many others. The uploader said the source video was shared with him by a tape trader, who had seen the amateur 3-cam video of Daft Punk’s Las Vegas Vegoose 2007 set on his channel, which has since...
