SiR’s biggest challenge when performing is to stay present. As he told Rolling Stone’s Delisa Shannon backstage at Lollapalooza, “Every song deserves its respect,” even if he’s no longer the same person he was when he originally wrote it. “I try to be present through the whole set, which is …
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Hot off their performance at Lollapalooza last weekend, Stray Kids have dropped a music video for their song “JJAM.” The stylish clip hints at a love of the Ghostbusters franchise, with the band members investigating supernatural ooze while an unseen force tracks them through dark rooms. The group later breaks …
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Lollapalooza 2024 wrapped on a high note Sunday night, with the welcome return of Blink-182, who last headlined the festival in 2017. According to organizers, more than 100,000 fans showed up at each of the four days (during Chappell Roan’s performance, it felt like all 100K from Day One showed …
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Headliners the Killers served up fan favorites, Skrillex got a stage named after him, and Future x Metro Boomin drew so many fans that the audience was asked to take five steps back, twice, during their set on Lollapalooza 2024’s penultimate day on Saturday in Chicago’s Grant Park. Killer Mike, …
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When Inez Carrasquillo got a call asking her to work at Lollapalooza, she thought the festival needed her as a security guard. “I’m 6-foot-1 and 250 pounds, so I assumed that’s what they needed,” she says with a laugh. But no, Chappell Roan wanted the professional strongwoman onstage. “I was …
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While Chappell Roan and politics ruled Day One of Lollapalooza 2024, the second day of the Chicago festival held in Grant Park featured new song debuts from headliners SZA and Zedd, and a top billing from the chart history-making Stray Kids. It also featured surprise guests, including Chance the Rapper, …
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There was one artist on most everyone’s must-see list for the first day of Lollapalooza 2024: Chappell Roan. Fans, eager to stake a good spot, ran from the entrance gates at Chicago’s Grant Park to the main headline T-Mobile stage and camped out as early as noon to wait it …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When Chappell Roan, Blink-182, Benson Boone, and Megan Thee Stallion take the stage at Lollapalooza this weekend, fans don’t have to have be at Grant Park to see …
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With six weeks’ notice — and fresh off an appearance at Kendrick Lamar’s Pop-Out — Tyler, the Creator announced on social media Thursday that he would be dropping out of headlining slots at Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. “I hate saying this, but I have to cancel Lollapalooza and Outside Lands,” …
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The upcoming Paramount+ documentary Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza traces the story of Perry Farrell‘s alternative music extravaganza from its roots in 1991 as a Jane’s Addiction farewell tour all the way through its role today as one of the largest festivals on the planet. The three-part special, which features …
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