Lollapalooza is an annual four-day music festival first held in 1991 at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois and since expanded to other locations. Music genres include but are not limited to alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop, and electronic music. Lollapalooza has also featured visual arts, nonprofit organizations, and political organizations. The festival in Chicago's Grant Park hosts an estimated 400,000 people each July and sells out annually. Lollapalooza is considered one of the largest and most iconic music festivals in the world and one of the longest-running in the United States. Lollapalooza was conceived and created in 1991 as a farewell tour by Perry Farrell, singer of Jane's Addiction. The first Lollapalooza tour had a diverse collection of bands and was a commercial success. It stopped in more than twenty cities in North America. In 2020, Spin rated the first Lollapalooza as the best concert on a list of "The 35 Greatest Concerts of the Last 35 Years".
| Genre | Alternative rock, punk rock, heavy metal, pop, hip hop, electronic, soul |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Grant Park, Chicago (2005–2019, 2020 (digital), 2021–present), Touring (1991–1997, 2003), O'Higgins Park, Santiago (2011–2019), Hipódromo de Cidade Jardim, São Paulo (2012–13), Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo (2014–2019, 2021–present), Hipódromo de San Isidro, Buenos Aires (2014–2019), Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof, Berlin (2015), Treptower Park, Berlin (2016), Hoppegarten Hippodrome, Hoppegarten (2017), Olympiapark, Berlin (2018–2019), Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris (2017–2019) |
| Years active | 1991–1997, 2003, 2005–2019, 2021–present |
| Inaugurated | July 18, 1991 |
| Founders | Perry Farrell |
| Most recent | March 29–31, 2019 (Buenos Aires), March 29–31, 2019 (Santiago), April 5–7, 2019 (São Paulo), July 20–21, 2019 (Paris), August 1–4, 2019 (Chicago), September 7–8, 2019 (Berlin) |
| Attendance | 400,000 |
About Lollapalooza
Music festival that is held in several locations around the globe, but is best known for its flagship event in Grant Park, Chicago in late summer. The main festival is attended by about 400,000 people each year.
Achievement of Lollapalooza
Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell is the founder of the festival, initially launching it as a platform for his band's 1991 farewell tour. The festival went on a hiatus after 1997, before being brought back in 2003.
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Latest information about Lollapalooza updated on July 28 2021.
