Lollapalooza 2023 Preview

Once again, Chicago draws musicians from around the world for the massive Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Thursday-Sunday, August 3rd-6th....
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Once again, Chicago draws musicians from around the world for the massive Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Thursday-Sunday, August 3rd-6th:



THURSDAY, AUGUST 3rd

Bud Light Stage  

Karol G, 8:40 PM – 10:00 PM

Hit Columbian reggaeton & Latin trap rapper Karol G is a true crossover artist, from “China” to team-up with Nicki Minaj on hit single “Tusa”. She comes to Lollapalooza behind this year’s Mañana Será Bonito.

Karol G
   

Carly Rae Jepsen, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Three words: “Call Me Maybe”. With that song, the third-place finisher of the 2007 season of Canadian Idol (the version where even the Simon Cowell clone is polite) reached massive fame, with what became the best-selling single worldwide in 2012. Carly Rae Jepsen (QRO photos at a festival) is still a pop star, but one of those alt-Canadian ones – the kind who’d be on Broadway in Cinderella. She comes back to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at Lollapalooza ’18) right after the release of The Loveliest Time.

Carly Rae Jepsen
   

Sofi Tukker, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern form house duo Sofi Tukker (QRO photos at a ’21 festival). They’re a favorite for team-ups (QRO team-up single review) and commercials, and bring their jungle-pop back to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival).

Sofi Tukker
   

Joy Oladokun, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Mixing everything from folk to R&B is Joy Oladokun (QRO photos at a ’22 festival), who returns for her second Lollapalooza in three years (QRO photos at a festival) behind this year’s Proof of Life.

Joy Oladokun
   

The Beaches, 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

2018’s Juno Award winner for Breakthrough Group of the Year, Toronto’s The Beaches (QRO photos) come to other Great Lakes beach city (QRO photos at a festival).

The Beaches
   
   

Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage

 

Carola, 8:00 PM – 8:40 PM

Pretty sure this is the Brazilian DJ Carola, and not the Swedish Eurovision winning singer of the same one name…

Carola
   

Noah Kahan, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Check out the folk-infused pop of Noah Kahan (QRO photos at a ’23 festival), coming to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a ’22 festival) behind last year’s Sick Season (QRO photos from this summer).

Noah Kahan
   

Franc Moody, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

The duo of Ned Franc and Jon Moody, a.k.a. Franc Moody, come from London to Chicago for Lollapalooza.

Franc Moody
   

Also:

Clinton Kane, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Pony Bradshaw, 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

Pony Bradshaw
   
   

Bacardí Stage

 

The Rose, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Recently, Lollapalooza has been stretching across the Pacific for K-Pop, and a great pick for ’23 is The Rose (QRO ’22 live review), who have grown from their indie roots to trans-continental success.

The Rose
   

Key Glock, 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM

Young Dolph protégé Key Glock comes up the Mississippi from Memphis behind this year’s Glockoma 2.

Key Glock
   

Men I Trust, 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM

Montreal brings the very indie electro-pop of Men I Trust (QRO photos in Montreal), who are Untourable (QRO photos in Chicago).

Men I Trust
   

Brakence, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM

From Columbus is the Ohio State hyper-pop “Dropout” Brakence.

Brakence
   

Also:

Jessie Murph, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Ax & The Hatchetmen, 2:50 PM – 3:30 PM

Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners, 1:50 PM – 2:30 PM

Finish Ticket, 12:50 PM – 1:30 PM

Lesly Reynaga, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Jessie Murph
   
   

BMI Stage

 

Kidd Kenn, 6:50 PM – 7:30 PM

Isabel Larosa, 5:40 PM – 6:20 PM

Chri$tian Gate$, 4:30 PM – 5:10 PM

Austin Meade, 3:20 PM – 4:00 PM

Beauty School Dropout, 2:10 PM – 2:50 PM

Arath Herce, 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM

Isabel Larosa
   
   

Kidzapalooza

 

Divinity Roxx, 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM

The Happiness Club, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

School of Rock, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Elena Moon Park, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

School of Rock
   
   

Perry’s Stage

 

Diplo, 8:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Born in Mississippi of all places, Thomas Wesley Pentz – Diplo (QRO photos) – has become a true ‘citizen of the world’, discovering & spreading everyone from Americans Amanda Blank and Santigold to Sri Lanka’s M.I.A. and Brazil’s ‘baile funk’, as well as working with big name artists like Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Usher and even Beyoncé! He’s also best known for being one-half of the acclaimed Major Lazer (QRO photos at a festival), as well teaming up with Skrillex as Jack Ü (QRO photos).

He was even mock-played by James Van Der Beek as a hilarious idiot in VICELAND’s What Would Diplo Do? – and what he would do is play Lollapalooza again (QRO photos at a festival).

Diplo
   

Dom Dolla, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM

Aussie house music comes to Perry’s in the form of Dom Dolla.

Dom Dolla
   

Timmy Trumpet, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Sydney’s Timmy Trumpet brings jazz and, yes, trumpet into his dance music – and his single “Narco” has been a hit in the States thanks to being used as entrance music by The New York Mets’ (currently injured) all-star closer, Edwin Diaz.

Timmy Trumpet
   

Also:

Acraze, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

J. Worra, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Disco Lines, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Carola, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

TBA, 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

J. Worra
   
   

Coinbase Stage

 

Lainey Wilson, 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM

Lollapalooza brings the next generation of country music with Lainey Wilson (so next-gen she was a viral TikTok trend…).

Lainey Wilson
   

Rema, 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM

Another international musical trend that Lollapalooza is bringing is Nigerian’s massive scene, such as Benin City’s Rema.

Rema
   

Spacey Jane, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

And how about some Western Australia indie-rock with Spacey Jane? Here Comes Everybody.

Spacey Jane
   

Also:

Dope Lemon, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Bad Neighbors, 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

Dope Lemon
   
   

T-Mobile Stage

 

Billie Eilish, 8:45 PM

Just try to catch electro-pop sensation Billie Eilish (QRO photos at a festival), who turned a lot of heads and hips with her debut single “Ocean Eyes” and EP Don’t Smile at Me, and then debuting at #1 in 2019 with the hit “Bad Guy” and WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (QRO’s #1 Album of 2020, duh). She has since become one of, if not the, biggest stars on the planet (QRO photos), from the No Time To Die Bond theme song (QRO review) to playing the Democratic Convention with “My Future”. “Future”, fellow single “Therefore I Am” (QRO review), and much more came together in 2021 for killer follow-up Happier Than Ever (which also saw Eilish go blonde) (QRO photos at a festival).

COVID canned her massive tour 2020 tour, and in the meantime she did some great livestreams (QRO photos at a taping), but she’s since come back to the road for giant gigs. Just watch out for her hordes of screaming female fans (QRO photos in Chicago) as she returns to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at Lollapalooza ’18) to headline.

Billie Eilish
   

Portugal. The Man, 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM

Lollapalooza draws from very farther up north with Alaska/Portland’s Portugal. The Man (QRO photos at a festival). The rambling grunge outfit garnered new fans with 2007 sophomore release Church Mouth (QRO review), and its unhinged alt-rock (QRO live review), though slipped somewhat since then, even while finally playing Europe (QRO photos at a European festival) and becoming a festival favorite (QRO photos at a festival).

Their major label debut In the Mountain In the Cloud (QRO review) was more psych-lite, but they still bring it live (QRO live review), and even went Down Under (QRO photos at a festival) after 2013’s release of follow-up Evil Friends (QRO review), hitting both the festival circuit (QRO photos at a 2013 festival) and live gigs (QRO 2013 live review). They come to Tampa (QRO photos at a festival) touring 2017’s hit Woodstock (QRO review), which has vaunted them in popularity (QRO photos at a 2018 festival) thanks to big, Grammy-winning hit, “Feel It Still”. Now they’re back on the road (QRO photos at a festival just before everything shut down) and come to Chicago (QRO photos at a ’22 festival) for their fifth Lollapalooza, just after the release of Chris Black Changed My Life (QRO review).

Portugal. The Man
   

Also:

Newjeans, 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM

Lovejoy, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Matt Maltese, 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Matt Maltese
   
   
Toyota Music Den  

Beauty School Dropout, 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Charlotte Sands, 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Pony Bradshaw, 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Junior Mesa, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Christian Gates, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Charlotte Sands

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4th

Bud Light Stage  

The 1975, 8:45 PM – 10:00 PM

Manchester’s The 1975 (QRO photos at a festival) turned heads with their Sex EP in 2012, even though it wasn’t very good (QRO review), they have kept that up (QRO photos at a festival) as the second coming of INXS with last year’s Being Funny In a Foreign Language. They play Lollapalooza for a third time (QRO photos at a festival).

The 1975
   

Thirty Seconds To Mars, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

It would have been easy for pretty boy actor Jared Leto to go the pretty boy actor route (literally played “Angelface” in 1999’s Fight Club, but don’t talk about Fight Club…), but he has done different things, like his Oscar-winning portrayal of a transgender woman in Dallas Buyers Club, to forming 30 Seconds to Mars (QRO live review) with guitarist Tomo Milićević and drummer/brother Shannon Leto. Of course, he only moved into the emo-heartthrob arena, hardly a huge jump, but of course has found huge success and huge crowds of fans (QRO photos). They play Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival) for a third time, a month before putting out It’s the End of the World but It’s a Beautiful Day. It’s Morbin’ Time! (QRO photos at a festival)

30 Seconds to Mars
   

Big Wild, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

After a trip to Big Sur in California, Boston DJ Jackson Stell became Big Wild, and plays Lollapalooza for a third time.

Big Wild
   

Also:

Ekkstacy, 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Sincere Engineer, 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

Ekkstacy
   
   
Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage  

Ninajirachi, 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM

It’s more than “Pure Luck” that Australian DJ Ninajirachi is playing Lollapalooza ’23 twice (see below).

Ninajirachi
   

Foals, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Oxford, England’s Foals (QRO photos at a festival) have managed to at least outlive the backhanded compliment label of ‘internet buzz band’, even with 2010’s well-received sophomore release Total Life Forever (QRO review) or 2013’s follow-up Holy Fire, but you should really see & judge for yourself (QRO live review) as they come back to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival) for a fourth time (QRO ’22 photos), behind 2015’s What Went Down (QRO review) 2019’s Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 (QRO review) & Part II (QRO review), and last year’s Life Is Yours (QRO review).

Foals
   

beabadoobee, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Filipino-British beabadoobee (QRO photos at a ’22 festival) built up her own following with five self-released EPs, bringing her (QRO ’22 photos) to her successful debut full-length, 2020’s Fake It Flowers, and a slew of ‘next big thing’ awards that she’s been living up to (QRO live review), including at festivals (QRO photos at a ’23 festival).

beabadoobee
   

Also:

Giant Rooks, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Junior Mesa, 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

Junior Mesa
   
   

Bacardí Stage

 

Knocked Loose, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Because Lollapalooza ’23 isn’t just for pretty pop, get in the pit with the hardcore of Knocked Loose (QRO ’22 photos).

Knocked Loose
   

Ken Carson, 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM

Atlanta rap comes up to Chi-Town in Ken Carson, behind last year’s X.

Ken Carson
   

Declan McKenna, 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM

From winning Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition to his U.K. hit sophomore record Zeros, Declan McKenna (QRO photos in the U.K.) returns to Lollapalooza (QRO ’23 photos).

Declan McKenna
   

The 502s, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM

The folk orchestra of Florida’s The 502s ask, Could It Get Better Than This?

The 502s
   

Also:

Sueco, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Cafuné, 2:50 PM – 3:30 PM

Loveless, 1:50 PM – 2:30 PM

Cydeways, 12:50 PM – 1:30 PM

Tyler Christian, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Sueco
   
   

BMI Stage

 

Tiacorine, 6:50 PM – 7:30 PM

Talk, 5:40 PM – 6:20 PM

Charlotte Sands, 4:30 PM – 5:10 PM

Annie DiRusso, 3:20 PM – 4:00 PM

Somadina, 2:10 PM – 2:50 PM

Hemlocke Springs, 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM

Charlotte Sands
   
   

Kidzapalooza

 

School of Rock, 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM

The Happiness Club, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Elena Moon Park, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Divinity Roxx, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

School of Rock
   
   

Perry’s Stage

 

Subtronics, 8:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Philly dubstep DJ Subtronics first got notice thanks to his collaboration with GRiZ on “Griztronics”, and followed it up with his mixtape series Now That’s What I Call Riddim, now playing his second Lollapalooza in three years.

Subtronics
   

Svdden Death, 7:45 PM – 8:15 PM

Southern California artist Danny Howard, a.k.a. Svdden Death, broke out with “Sell Out”, his 2019 collaboration with marshmello, and now plays his second Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival).

Svdden Death
   

Diesel, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

One of, if not the, most-loved personalities in basketball is Shaquille O’Neal. The giant known worldwide as just Shaq is a celebrity even outside of sports, including movies & music, and returns to DJ at Lollapalooza as ‘Diesel.’

Shaquille O’Neal
   

Also:

Armnhmr, 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Emo Nite, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Ray Volpe, 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Blanke, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Hairitage, 12:40 PM – 1:15 PM

Ninajirachi, 12:00 PM – 12:35 PM

ARMNHMR

Emo Nite

   
   

Coinbase Stage

 

Jessie Reyez, 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM

From writing for the likes of Calvin Harris and Kehlani, not to mention collaborating with Eminem, pop singer Jessie Reyez (QRO photos) has hit it big on her own, and now returns to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival).

Jessie Reyez
   

Sabrina Carpenter, 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM

Sabrina Carpenter (QRO photos at a ’23 festival) has risen at a young age from acting to music, because “Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying”, with already her fifth full-length in last year’s Emails I Can’t Send.

Sabrina Carpenter
   

Peach Pit, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

The “chewed bubblegum pop” of Vancouver’s Peach Pit head across the continent, as they come to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a ’22 festival) behind this year’s third full-length, From 2 to 3.

Peach Pit
   

Also:

Band-Maid, 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

Loviet, 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Band-Maid
   
   

T-Mobile Stage

 

Kendrick Lamar, 8:45 PM

Lollapalooza is headlined by the return of hip-hop hit Kendrick Lamar (QRO photos at a festival), who got notice with his 2010 mixtape, Overly Dedicated, and lived up to the hype (QRO photos at a festival) in 2012 with debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city – he’s got no “Fuckin’ Problems” (QRO video). He won a Grammy with 2015’s To Pimp a Butterfly – and followed that up that year with the even more acclaimed Damn, that not only won him another Grammy, was on like every best-of end-of-the-year list (QRO’s Top Albums of 2017), but also got this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Music, the first non-jazz or classical work to earn the accolade. After a hiatus, last year saw him top the charts again with Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

Kendrick Lamar
   

Fred again.., 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM

Frederick John Philip Gibson has written for everyone from Demi Lovato to Ed Sheeran, and become a big name DJ in his own right as Fred again..

Fred again..
   

Also:

Tems, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

Sudan Archives, 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Skizzy Mars, 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

Sudan Archives
   
   
Toyota Music Den  

Somadina, 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Ekkstacy, 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Isabel LaRosa, 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Friday Pilots Club, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Talk, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Isabel Larosa

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5th

Bud Light Stage  

Tomorrow x Together, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

One of the K-pop scene’s fastest emerging bands as has been Tomorrow x Together, who plays their second Lollapalooza in a row (QRO photos at ’22 Lollapalooza), now headlining the Bud Light Stage!

Tomorrow x Together
   

Maggie Rogers, 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM

Maryland’s Maggie Rogers (QRO photos at a festival) broke out when her single “Alaska” was played to Pharrell Williams at an NYU master class. She’s since become a big name in her own right (QRO photos) with 2019’s full-length debut Heard It In a Past Life and last year’s Surrender. She’s been playing bigger & bigger stages (QRO photos at a festival the weekend prior), and now comes to Lollapalooza for a third time (QRO photos at Lollapalooza ’17).

Maggie Rogers
   

Sylvan Esso, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

Durham, North Carolina indie-pop duo Sylvan Esso (QRO photos outdoors) moved up very fast (QRO photos at a festival) since the release in 2014 of their eponymous debut full-length, with well-titled follow-up What Now (QRO review) out 2017 and Free Love (QRO review) last year. They come back to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival) behind last year’s No Rules Sandy (QRO review), because they never stop starting (QRO photos at a ’22 festival)!

Sylvan Esso
   

Tom Odell, 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Check out the lovely folk-pop of Britain’s Tom Odell (QRO photos in the U.K.), who plays Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival) behind last year’s Best Day of My Life.

Also:

Pardyalone, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Tom Odell
   
   
Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage  

Benson, 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM

Spinning at Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage is Melbourne’s Benson.

Benson
   

NIKI, 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM

You’ve got your J-Pop, your K-Pop – how about some I-Pop, i.e., from Indonesia, in the form of NIKI?

NIKI
   

Ivan Cornejo, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Regional Mexican music has recently been booming north of the border, so take this chance to check out the seventeen-year-old phenom Ivan Cornejo.

Ivan Cornejo
   

The Linda Lindas, 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

Punk rock stills speaks to the kids – kids like The Linda Lindas (QRO photos at a festival). Just teenagers (even tweens), the four girls were winning lots of fans, from Bikini Kill to Amy Poehler, even before blowing up last year thanks to their viral kiss-off hit “Racist, Sexist Boy”, and now come to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a ‘22 festival) behind last year’s debut full-length, Growing Up.

The Linda Lindas
   

Also:

Friday Pilots Club, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

Friday Pilots Club
   
   

Bacardí Stage

 

The Garden, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Twin brothers Wyatt & Fletcher Spears form The Garden.

The Garden
   

Alex G, 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM

When he’s not playing guitar for Frank Ocean, Alexander Giannascoli shortens his name to Alex G (QRO photos at a festival) on records like on last year’s God Save the Animals, now returning to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at Lollapalooza ’19).

Alex G
   

Morgan Wade, 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM

Just before the release of her third record, check out the country Psychopath Morgan Wade at Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival).

Morgan Wade
   

Jean Dawson, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM

Catch the Mexican-American experimental pop of Jean Dawson.

Jean Dawson
   

Suki Waterhouse, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Model/actress/fashion entrepreneur Suki Waterhouse (QRO ’23 photos) also makes music, and now comes to Lollapalooza.

Suki Waterhouse
   

Also:

Mavi, 2:50 PM – 3:30 PM

Arlie, 1:50 PM – 2:30 PM

Usted Señalemelo, 12:50 PM – 1:30 PM

Kosine x Frayne Vibez, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Mavi
   
   

BMI Stage

 

Ari Abdul, 6:50 PM – 7:30 PM

Aidan Bissett, 5:40 PM – 6:20 PM

Danielle Ponder, 4:30 PM – 5:10 PM

Windser, 3:20 PM – 4:00 PM

Arcy Drive, 2:10 PM – 2:50 PM

Los Aptos, 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM

Danielle Ponder
   
   

Kidzapalooza

 

Q Brothers, 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM

Special Guest, 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Imagination Movers, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Sam Moran, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Alphabet Rockers, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

The Q Brothers
   
   

Perry’s Stage

 

Pusha T, 8:45 PM – 9:45 PM

Pusha T (QRO photos at a festival) began as one-half of Clipse with his brother No Malice, but has since headed out on his own, signing to GOOD Music and releasing his debut My Name Is My Name in 2013. He comes to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a ’22 festival) behind 2018’s Grammy nominated Daytona and last year’s It’s Almost Dry.

Pusha T
   

Meduza, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Italian producer trio Meduza are so modern they once did a set from San Marino livestreamed on Twitch.

Meduza
   

Nora En Pure, 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM

The South African-Swiss DJ and deep house producer Daniela Niederer, a.k.a. Nora en Pure, come to Lollapalooza.

Nora En Pure
   

AC Slater, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

DJ AC Slater – not the Saved By the Bell character – returns to Lollapalooza.

AC Slater
   

Also:

Solardo, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Knock2, 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Bonnie x Clyde, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Remk, 12:40 PM – 1:20 PM

Benson, 12:00 PM – 12:35 PM

Solardo
   
   

Coinbase Stage

 

Yung Gravy, 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM

Out of the same Soundcloud rapper scene as Chief Keef and bbno$ (QRO ’22 photos with bbno$) has come hit Yung Gravy, who returns to Lollapalooza.

Yung Gravy
   

Destroy Lonely, 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM

The stylish rapper Destroy Lonely asks, If Looks Could Kill

Destroy Lonely
   

The Knocks, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Electronic duo Ben ‘B-Roc’ Ruttner and James ‘JPatt’ Patterson form The Knocks (QRO photos at a festival).

The Knocks
   

Also:

Zack Fox, 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

Hoosh, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

Zack Fox
   
   

T-Mobile Stage

 

ODESZA, 8:45 PM

Harrison Mills & Clayton Knight managed to put out their debut as electronic duo ODESZA (QRO photos) while still in their senior year way back in ’12 with Summer’s Gone, and come back to headline Lollapalooza again (QRO photos headlining Lollapalooza ’18) off of last year’s The Last Goodbye, and big live show (QRO photos at a 2018 festival) – including lots of drums  (QRO photos at a festival).

ODESZA
   

J.I.D, 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM

Praise & success has followed rapper Deston Choice Route, a.k.a. J.I.D, since his 2017 debut album The Never Story and the following year’s follow-up DiCaprio 2, now returning to Lollapalooza.

J.I.D
   

The Revivalists, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

New Orleans seven-piece Americana rock band The Revivalists (QRO photos at a ’22 festival) have been reviving N’Orleans rock in such hit singles as platinum “Wish I Knew You” and “All My Friends”. Look for their friends to shimmy on up to Chicago to catch their return to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a ’23 festival).

The Revivalists
   

Also:

Thee Sacred Souls, 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Motherfolk, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Thee Sacred Souls
   
   
Toyota Music Den  

Michelle, 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Sarah Kinsley, 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Rose Linn, 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Umi, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Josh Fudge, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Umi

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6th

Bud Light Stage  

Lana Del Rey, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

It wasn’t easy going for Lana Del Rey, who even after toiling in obscurity only to make it big, found haters to go with that success. But she’s since become a massive artist with a slew of hit albums, most recently this year’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, and returns for a third Lollapalooza, to headline.

Lana Del Rey
   

Rina Sawayama, 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM

Anglo-Japanese singer Rina Sawayama (QRO photos) has crossed the globe to critical & commercial acclaim – was even in John Wick Chapter 4!

Rina Sawayama
   

Lil Yachty, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

Lil Yachty has risen from being a model in a Kanye West fashion line debut (at Madison Square Garden…) to his debut full-length, Teenage Emotions, with his self-described “bubblegum trap” style (QRO photos at a festival). He comes back to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at Lollapalooza ’17) behind this year’s Let’s Start Here.

Lil Yachty
   

Also:

Neil Frances, 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

UPSAHL, 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

UPSAHL

   
   
Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage  

Ian Asher, 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM

Joey Bada$$, 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM

Gabriels, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Bakar, 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

Husbands, 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

Joey Bada$$
   
   

Bacardí Stage

 

L’Impératrice, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The nu-disco of Parisian L’Impératrice (QRO ’22 photos) comes to Chicago.

L’Impératrice
   

Also:

DPR Ian + DPR Live, 7:45 PM

Poolside, 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM

Umi, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM

Holly Humberstone, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Michelle, 2:50 PM – 3:30 PM

Ella Jane, 1:50 PM – 2:30 PM

Little Stranger, 12:50 PM – 1:30 PM

Chicago Made, 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Poolside

Holly Humberstone

   
   

BMI Stage

 

Rosa Linn, 6:50 PM – 7:30 PM

Madeliné Edwards, 5:40 PM – 6:20 PM

Josh Fudge, 4:30 PM – 5:10 PM

Big Boss Vette, 3:20 PM – 4:00 PM

The Red Clay Strays, 2:10 PM – 2:50 PM

Harry Edohoukwa, 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM

Rosa Linn
   
   

Kidzapalooza

 

Alphabet Rockers, 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM

Special Guest, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Q Brothers, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Imagination Movers, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Sam Moran, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

The Q Brothers
   
   

Perry’s Stage

 

Louis the Child, 8:45 PM – 9:45 PM

While their name & electronica might make you think of France, duo Louis the Child (QRO photos at a festival) actually hails from a high school in suburban Chicago. They make it back to their hometown festival (QRO photos at Lollapalooza ’19), now behind 2020’s hit dance debut full-length, Here for Now.

Louis the Child
   

Alan Walker, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

The North Sea brings the British-Norwegian DJ Alan Walker back to Lollapalooza.

Alan Walker
   

Afrojack, 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM

The Netherlands’ Afrojack is one of the hottest DJs in the world, coming back to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival) after representing his country at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.

Afrojack
   

Gorgon City, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

Catch charting North London electronic garage duo, Gorgon City, as they play Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival) behind 2021’s Olympia.

Gorgon City
   

Wax Motif, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Australia’s Danny Chien, a.k.a. Wax Motif (QRO photos at a festival), brings his G-House back to Lollapalooza.

Wax Motif
   

Also:

Matroda, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Dillon Nathaniel, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Ian Asher, 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Matroda
   
   

Coinbase Stage

 

The Backseat Lovers, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Utah’s Backseat Lovers (QRO live review) are Waiting To Spill (QRO review) back at Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a ’23 festival).

The Backseat Lovers
   

Maisie Peters, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Catch The Good Witch Maisie Peters (QRO ’22 photos) at Lollapalooza.

Maisie Peters
   

Magdalena Bay, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Los Angeles’ own synth-pop duo Magdalena Bay (QRO photos at a ’22 festival) are known for their TikTok videos & DIY visuals, because this is a Mercurial World.

Magdalena Bay
   

Also:

The Happy Fits, 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Sarah Kinsley, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

The Happy Fits
   
   

T-Mobile Stage

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers, 8:30 PM

How can you be into music and not know the Red Hot Chili Peppers (QRO photos at a ’22 festival)? RHCP (QRO photos) emerged from the same sweaty Los Angeles eighties music scene that gave birth to Jane’s Addiction & more, and the Peppers (QRO photos) mix alt-rock with the funkified bass of the one-and-only Flea plus the sexy energy of singular frontman Anthony Kiedis. Along with drummer/Will Ferrell-look-alike Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante, the band racked up awards and record sales with such classics as Mother’s Milk, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, “Higher Ground”, “Under the Bridge”, and much more. Frusciante left in 1992 to be replaced by Jane’s Addiction’s own Dave Navarro, before Frusciante returned in 1999 for the band’s biggest selling record ever, Californication.

More recently, Frusciante has left again, to focus on his solo work (QRO review), replaced by upgraded touring guitarist Josh Klinghoffer for 2011’s I’m In You (QRO review) and 2017’s year’s strong The Getaway (QRO review). But of course, Frusciante came back, ‘cause ain’t nothin’ stoppin’ the Red Hot Chili Peppers (QRO photos), who come back to Lollapalooza (QRO photos at a festival) for fifth time (including once in the nineties) to headline (QRO photos headlining a ’23 festival), touring (QRO ’22 live review) behind this year’s Ultimate Love and Return of the Dream Canteen.

Red Hot Chili Peppers
   

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

The Bronx’s Artist Julius Dubose (his actual first name is “Artist”) brings his hip-hop, boogie, and hoodies as A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, back at Lollapalooza.

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
   

Mt. Joy, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Enjoy the indie-rock of Mt. Joy (QRO photos), who have emerged from the troubles of the COVID pandemic with 2020’s sophomore studio album, Rearrange Us, and now return to Lollapalooza (QRO ’23 photos).

Mt. Joy
   

Dehd, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Chicago’s own indie-rock Dehd (QRO photos at a Chicago festival) come to Lollapalooza behind last year’s Blue Skies.

Dehd
   

Ingrid Andress, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Country musician Ingrid Andress had the unfortunate luck to debut in 2020, right as COVID shut everything down, but the 2021 Grammy nominee for Best New Artist has kept it going, with last years’s sophomore Good Person.

Ingrid Andress
   
   
Toyota Music Den  

Windser, 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Los Aptos, 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Arcy Drive, 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Usted Señalemelo, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Aidan Bissett, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Los Aptos

Carly Rae JepsenOFFICIAL AFTER-SHOWS

Tuesday, August 1st

Carly Rae Jepsen, Kid Sistr @ Metro

Wednesday, August 2nd

Lovejoy, with Junior Mesa @ Bottom Lounge

Thirty Seconds To Mars @ House of Blues

Joy Oladokun, with Pony Bradshaw @ Lincoln Hall

Dope Lemon, with The Beaches @ Park West

Matt Maltese, with Rat Tally @ Schubas

Franc Moody @ Sleeping Village

Brakence, with Jack Larsen @ Subterranean

Timmy Trumpet, with Nick Rocwell, Diox, Lago @ Tao

Men I Trust, with Husbands @ Thalia Hall

Noah Kahan, with Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners @ The Vic

Ax & The HatchetmenThursday, August 3rd

Declan McKenna, with Eli Smart @ Bottom Lounge

Knocked Loose @ Cobra Lounge

Ken Carson, with Lil 88 @ Concord Music Hall

Sabrina Carpenter @ House of Blues

The 502s, with Ax & The Hatchetmen @ Lincoln Hall

Band-Maid, with Beauty School Dropout @ Park West

Dom Dolla @ Radius

Morgan Wade @ Reggies

Ekkstacy, with Pardyalone @ Schubas

Acraze @ Sound-Bar

Sueco, with Bad Neighbors @ Subterranean

Sofi Tukker, with Apollo XO, Diox @ Tao

Foals, with Friday Pilots Club @ Thalia Hall

Peach Pit, with Annie DiRusso @ The Vic

Ari AbdulFriday, August 4th

Spacey Jane, with Arcy Drive @ Bottom Lounge

Destroy Lonely, with Tiacorine @ Concord Music Hall

Yung Gravy, with DJ Thiiiiiiip @ House of Blues

Suki Waterhouse, with Ari Abdul @ Lincoln Hall

Portugal. The Man, with Usted Señalemelo @ Metro

Ivan Cornejo, with Arath Herce @ Park West

J. Worra, with DJ Heather, Eliana @ Prysm

Svdden Death, with Ray Volpe @ Radius

Morgan Wade @ Reggies

Higher Ground: Diplo, with Major League DJz, Bontan @ Salt Shed

The Happy Fits, with Windser @ Schubas

The Knocks (DJ set) @ Sound-Bar

Emo Nite @ Subterranean

The Garden, with Sincere Engineer @ Thalia Hall

The Rose, with Isabel Larosa @ The Vic

Claire RosinkranzSaturday, August 5th

Sudan Archives, with Harry Edohoukwa @ Bottom Lounge

Meduza @ Cermak Hall

AC Slater @ Concord Music Hall

Maisie Peters, with Claire Rosinkranz @ House of Blues

Neil Frances @ Lincoln Hall

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, with Skizzy Mars @ Metro

Magdalena Bay, with George Arthur Calendar @ Park West

ODESZA (DJ set), with Phantoms (DJ set) @ Prysm

Bakar @ Reggies

Michelle, with Girl K @ Schubas

Thee Sacred Souls, with Los Aptos @ Sleeping Village

Solardo @ Sound-Bar

Loveless, with Beauty School Dropout @ Subterranean

Afrojack, with Nathan Scott, Apollo XO @ Tao

L’Impératrice, with Josh Fudge @ Thalia Hall

RNB Block Party @ The Vic

Sylvan EssoSunday, August 6th

Gorgon City, with Inphinity, Jaygee @ Cermak Hall

Wax Motif @ Concord Music Hall

Poolside, with James Cameron @ Lincoln Hall

Sylvan Esso, with Sarah Kinsley @ Metro

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie @ Prysm

Alan Walker, with Telykast @ Radius

Matroda @ Sound-Bar

Dillon Nathaniel, with Dustin Sheridan, Narkalix @ Spy Bar

DEHD, with The Hecks @ Thalia Hall




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