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Lollapalooza Expands to India in 2023
Lollapalooza is expanding its global footprint to South Asia with the announcement of Lollapalooza India. The two-day event is scheduled to take place January 28th-29th, 2023 in Mumbai. It will be produced by William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, C3 Presents, and BookMyShow. In a press release announcing the news, Lollapalooza India bills itself as “the first time the world-class festival will take place on Asian shores, with a full two days of music across four stages as well as innovative culinary selections, art, fashion and more.” Advertisement Related Video “The music of India is transcendental, it draws our spirits East,” Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell said in a statement. “Lollapalooza is an instrument for unity, peace, and education utilizing the universal languages of music a...
Lollapalooza Expands to India in 2023, Marking Festival’s Asia Debut
MUMBAI — Lollapalooza is traveling to India, a price sensitive live music market where the appetite for international music of all genres has grown considerably in the streaming era. The multi-genre festival will be staged in Mumbai on Jan. 28-29, 2023, marking its debut in Asia. BookMyShow, India’s largest ticketing platform, is promoting and co-producing Lollapalooza India, along with global producers Perry Farrell, WME and C3 Presents, which is owned by Live Nation. The festival’s Mumbai installment, which will take place at an as-yet unannounced venue “in the center of the city,” will feature around 45 acts playing 20 hours of music across four stages to an audience of 60,000 fans each day. The line-up will comprise 60% international artists and 40% local acts, the promoters tell Billb...
Here’s the Schedule and Set Times for Lollapalooza 2022
Chicago’s largest music festival is back—and arguably bigger than ever. Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park this weekend, when hundreds of thousands of people will gather for one of the year’s most anticipated fests. Electronic dance music fans, in particular, have a lot to look forward to thanks to performances by a slew of superstar DJs such as Black Coffee, Kaskade, REZZ, Duke Dumont, SIDEPIECE, Liquid Stranger, ZHU and CloZee, among many others. This year’s headlining slate is also massive, featuring sets by Metallica, Dua Lipa, J. Cole, Green Day, Doja Cat, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Baby and Kygo. Lollapalooza will kick off on Thursday, July 28th before concluding on Sunday the 31st. Check out the schedule and set times for each day below. Lollapalooz...
Once Upon a Lollapalooza ’92…
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 did…). [embedded content][embedded content] That time Van Halen sold their soul for Crystal Pepsi. JUNE 17, 1992 9:59 PM I’m Trevor, I work the window at Al’s Beef & Buns, the only dairy-free burger joint in Stock-town Cali. My dude Laird works grill, and his girl Darcy’s step-d...
Lollapalooza’s 2022 Livestream to Feature Metallica, j-hope, Porno for Pyros & More
Lollapalooza will live stream a number of this year’s performances on Hulu. Metallica, j-hope, Machine Gun Kelly, Porno for Pyros, Tove Lo, Tinashe, IDLES, and Denzel Curry are just a few of the artists whose performances will be streamed live over the course of the weekend (Thursday, July 28th – Sunday, July 31st). Get more details and check out the full schedule below. Ed. Note: Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest live music news. Who is Playing on the Lollapalooza Livestream? More than 40 Lollapalooza artists will be streamed live on Hulu. That includes headlining performances by Metallica, j-hope, Machine Gun Kelly, Porno for Pyros, and Kygo. Advertisement Related Video Other confirmed sets include Don Toliver, Tove Lo, Tinashe, IDLES, Denzel Curry, Dashboard Confessional,...
J-Hope Added as Lollapalooza Headliner, Porno for Pyros to Replace Jane’s Addiction
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 was announced that Perry Farrell’s Porno for Pyros, who has re-emerged after two-and-a-half decades on the sidelines, will be performing as well. They’ll be replacing Farrell’s other band, Jane’s Addiction, who was billed as a special guest at the fest. They’ll be playing Sunday night as well. Lastly, rising band TOMORROW X TOGETHER was added Saturday’s lineup. This will be their first U.S. festival appearance. “I’m happy to welcome j-hope and TOMORROW X TOGETHER into the ...
BTS’ J-Hope Joins Lollapalooza’s 2022 Lineup as Sunday Headliner
BTS’ J-Hope has been added to Lollapalooza’s 2022 lineup as a Sunday headliner, making him the first South Korean artist to headline a main stage at a US festival. He replaces Doja Cat, who was forced to drop out of the festival after undergoing tonsil surgery. “It’s a thrilling new challenge that I think will become a really memorable chapter in my musical history! I’m gonna give you guys a great show. Get ready to get crazyyyyyy!” J-Hope wrote in an Instagram post announcing the news. K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER have also joined Lollapalooza’s lineup, marking another feat for South Korean representation on the US festival circuit. The boy band is set to perform on Saturday. Advertisement Related Video “I’m happy to welcome j-hope and TOMORROW X TOGETHER into the Lollapalooza fam...
Porno for Pyros Announce Second 2022 Reunion Show
Following their first full performance in 26 years at the recent Welcome to Rockville festival in Florida, Porno for Pyros will reconvene for another reunion gig in Chicago. The July 30th show at the Metro will be part of the Lollapalooza “Aftershows” series, taking place at local venues around the four-day festival. The Welcome to Rockville show materialized when Jane’s Addiction had to bow out due to guitarist Dave Navarro’s battle with long COVID. Instead of canceling outright, singer Perry Farrell, who fronts both bands, decided to reunite Porno for Pyros to fill the vacant slot. The band played a 13-song set that featured their own songs, including their signature tune “Pets,” as well as four Jane’s Addiction covers. Farrell was joined by guitarist Peter DiStefano and bassist Mike Wat...
Joyner Lucas Wants Off Lollapalooza For Billing Him Below “Goofy Ass” Machine Gun Kelly
Joyner Lucas was announced to play Lollapalooza this July, but he’s not too happy about it. In a lengthy Twitter meltdown, the rapper told the festival to remove him from the bill for disrespecting his name with a mid-level placement on the lineup flier — especially in comparison to “goofy ass” headliner Machine Gun Kelly. Lucas began his rant with concern over being placed in small font in the middle of the festival flier, rather than printed in bold at the top with the headliners, where he clearly thinks he belongs. “I’m the biggest independent artist period with the exception of my n—- tech. And I got the numbers & the fans & the [money] to back that statement up,” Lucas tweeted. The rapper also claimed that he didn’t agree to perform at Lollapalooza, citing an unsatisfactory of...
Kygo, Dua Lipa, Green Day to Headline Lollapalooza 2022: See the Full Lineup
The resurgence of music festivals is in full swing, and Lollapalooza is the latest to join the party. The organizers of the iconic Chicago music festival have announced an impressive lineup for their 2022 fest. Commencing on Thursday, July 28th and closing out on Sunday the 31st, Lollapalooza’s roster spans the gamut of rock, dance, pop, and everything in-between. The freshly announced headlining guests include tropical house pioneer Kygo, “Levitating” pop star Dua Lipa, and rock band Green Day. Others from around the electronic music world include Kaskade, REZZ, ZHU, Black Coffee, CloZee, and Duke Dumont. Lollapalooza lineup for 2022 Lollapalooza Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles At the end of last year, Lollapalooza’s co-founder Ted Gardner passed away...
How to Get Tickets to Lollapalooza 2022
Chicago’s Lollapalooza 2022 lineup was just announced and as usual, it’s set to host some of the biggest names in music along with one of the most eclectic roster of artists this year. Get tickets here, and read on for the full lineup. What Is Lollapalooza? The Grant Park, Chicago-based festival enters its fourth decade with performances beginning on Thursday, July 28th and running though Sunday, July 31st. The four-day festivities will take place across nine stages and feature over 170 artists, including a special performance by Jane’s Addiction, the band led by Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell. Who Is Headlining Lollapalooza in 2022? Dua Lipa, Green Day, J. Cole, and Metallica fill the festival’s top-line, followed by Doja Cat, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Baby, and Kygo. Who Else Is Playing...
Goldman Sachs CEO to DJ at Lollapalooza
You know how it goes: As the festival lineup print gets smaller, the artists tend to be lesser known. But there’s one act toward the bottom of the Lollapalooza 2022 lineup poster who’s actually pretty famous: David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs. The leader of the investment bank is set to perform a DJ set at the Chicago festival this July. Solomon, who’s served as Goldman Sachs’ chief executive officer since 2018, has dabbled in DJing for a while now. “[I] kind of stumbled into it as a hobby, and now I just do it for fun,” he said in a 2017 Goldman Sachs podcast. Solomon tends to spin records at a couple of elite events a year, with the profits going to charity. His resume boasts a 2019 Amazon event and a pre-Super Bowl LVI party hosted by Sports Illustrated, according to Bloomberg. ...
