Lollapalooza 2013, Sunday: The Cure Brings The Hits, Phoenix Brings The Party
Robert Smith of The Cure (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) For Lollapalooza’s closing night, The Cure wasn’t interested in chitchat. Robert Smith knows that you want him to just shut up and sing. And that’s...
View ArticleMumford & Sons Talk Lollapalooza And Ted Dwane’s Brain Clot Recovery
Mumford & Sons at Lollapalooza 2013 (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) In June, Mumford & Sons postponed several tour dates when bassist Ted Dwane was taken to the hospital after a blood clot was...
View ArticleThe Killers Made Their Label Happy By Recording With M83
(Courtesy of Island Records) When The Killers even mention that they might be going back into the studio, the Vegas rockers tend to receive a lengthy list of potential producers from their label,...
View ArticleDillon Francis On Making Sensitive EDM & His New Single ‘Without You’
Dillon Francis at Lollapalooza. (Jeremy D. Larson/Radio.com) Fans might be surprised to know that Dillon Francis’ new single, “Without You,” is a detailed account of his recent relationship woes. And...
View ArticlePhoenix On ‘Trying To Be Cool,’ Chimps & the Strong Possibility Of Reuniting...
Phoenix backstage at Lollapalooza. (Jeremy D. Larson/Radio.com) A band headlining practically every major American music festival in one summer tends to have thoughts on the circuit. Phoenix‘s cause...
View ArticleInterview: Kendrick Lamar On New Music, Black Hippy & The ‘Bitch Don’t Kill...
(Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images) Before Kendrick Lamar was waging a war on hip-hop with his verse on Big Sean’s track “Control (HOF),” he was just looking for a little time off. Backstage before his...
View ArticleNew Music to Know: Cherub, Cracking Jokes All the Way to the Top
Cherub hanging out backstage at Lollapalooza. (Jeremy D. Larson/Radio.com) It was pretty hard to escape Cherub at this year’s Lollapalooza. The Nashville duo’s faces were plastered everywhere from...
View ArticleEric Church On Springsteen, Chesney & His ‘Different’ Follow-Up to ‘Chief’
Eric Church at Lollapaooza (photo by Jeremy D. Larson/Radio.com) “It’s different.” That’s the word from Eric Church on the musical direction he’s heading on his next album, the follow-up to his...
View ArticleLollapalooza Heads To Argentina in 2014
(Theo Wargo/Getty Images) From the time he created it back in 1991, Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell has always had big ambitions for Lollapalooza. Having evolved from a traveling music and...
View Article6 Things We *Didn’t* Learn from Al Jourgensen’s Memoir
(Photo by Allan Amato) October is Metal Month at Radio.com. Throughout the month, we’ll have artist interviews as well as mini-documentaries about metal, metal fans and the birthplace of metal. And...
View ArticleThe Show Must Go On: fun. Perform After Lollapalooza Evacuations
When fun. declares “We Are Young,” they aren’t just talking about themselves. At the band’s brief Lollapalooza set Saturday, August 4, the majority of the crowd wasn’t even old enough to legally take...
View ArticleLollapalooza 2012: Surviving The Evacuation & Rock Vs. EDM
A brief storm had the potential to knock this year’s Lollapalooza on its feet, but the Chicago music festival wasn’t down for the count. Following its first-ever evacuation of festivalgoers around...
View ArticleJack White Leads A Lollapalooza Hoedown
When Jack White leads the exhausted, muddy masses in an adrenaline-fueled scream-along of the White Stripes‘ “Seven Nation Army,” there’s no doubting his power as rock’s leading man. Getting him to do...
View ArticleLollapalooza Lineup 2013: Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, The Postal Service Rumored
If “industry sources” and staffer leaks are to be believed, this year’s Lollapalooza is going to be heavy on the rock’n'roll this year. The Chicago Tribune is reporting a whole slough of acts slated to...
View ArticleMumford & Sons Announce Summer Tour
After taking this year’s coveted Album of the Year GRAMMY for sophomore album Babel, Mumford & Sons have announced a victory lap. British folk-rockers will play a slew of 2013 North American tour...
View ArticleImagine Dragons Confirm Lollapalooza Performance
While the Lollapalooza lineup is still a much rumored discussion, Imagine Dragons let it slip that they’ll be playing the festival this summer. During an interview with Radio.com, the topic of summer...
View ArticleLeaked Lollapalooza Poster Lists NIN, The Cure As Headliners
Are Nine Inch Nails and The Cure going to be at Lollapalooza? A leaked photo of this year’s poster says they will be. According to The Chicago Tribune, “multiple industry sources” confirmed that the...
View ArticleLollapalooza Announces 2013 Line-Up: The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Mumford &...
The line-up for this year’s Lollapalooza music festival has officially been announced, featuring headliners Nine Inch Nails, Mumford & Son, the Killers and the Cure, making their first-ever...
View ArticlePerry Farrell On Lollapalooza Lineup Leak: ‘It’s Been A Thorn In Our Side’
With yesterday’s official announcement of this year’s Lollapalooza lineup, the festival’s founder Perry Farrell called in to Chicago radio station WXRT from Lollapalooza Brazil to discuss the lineup,...
View ArticleIcona Pop Releases New Track, ‘All Night’ Off Upcoming Debut Album
Icona Pop made a name for themselves with their smash hit “I Love It” and now they’re finally ready to expand their repertoire. The Swedish pop duo announced their debut album, This Is…Icona Pop, is...
View ArticleWatch Lollapalooza Live All Weekend: Webcast Schedule Announced
Lollapalooza organizers have just confirmed live webcast times for this weekend’s massive Chicago festival. Although not every set from the three day event (August 2-4) will be streamed live, fans can...
View ArticleLollapalooza 2013, Friday: Nine Inch Nails Teach The Kids About Angst, The...
Nine Inch Nails (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) It wasn’t just at Perry’s Stage, the dusty club two football fields long full of kids high as balloons pumping fists to club tracks tossed out by over-priced...
View ArticleLollapalooza 2013, Saturday: Mumford & Sons Return Following Health Scare,...
Marcus Mumford is a little excited. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Like The Killers the night before, Mumford & Sons’ inoffensive style is something many people can get behind. Their 2009 debut, Sigh No...
View ArticleLollapalooza Lineup 2014: Eminem, Skrillex, Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys to...
By Jeremy D. Larson Every year, the Chicago Tribune gets a little bit of a jump on the Lollapalooza lineup. This year, The Tribune reports that Eminem, Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys and Kings of Leon will...
View ArticleLollapalooza Unveils Full 2014 Lineup: Lorde, Foster the People, Avett...
By Radio.com Staff Early last week, the Chicago Tribune got word of which acts would be headlining this year’s Lollapalooza, reporting that Eminem, Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys and Kings of Leon would all...
View ArticleLollapalooza Releases 2014 Schedule
By Shannon Carlin Lollapalooza doesn’t take place until August, but the Chicago fest is giving fans time to prepare themselves by revealing the official schedule. Friday night’s headliners will include...
View ArticleFitz and The Tantrums Name 3 Acts That’ll Play Their Fantasy Music Festival
By Radio.com Staff Take a quick peek at Fitz and the Tantrums upcoming summer itinerary and you’ll see they have a festival-filled three months ahead of them. And according to the band’s leader,...
View ArticleMalia Obama Went to Lollapalooza, Takes Selfie, As Teens Do
By Philip Cosores Kids will be kids. And in 2014, kids like music festivals. So reports that Malia Obama attended Lollapalooza shouldn’t surprise anyone, nor that she attended with not-so-Secret...
View ArticleMan Was Attacked and Bitten During Arctic Monkeys Set at Lollapalooza 2014
By Shannon Carlin One man got much more than he bargained for during Arctic Monkeys‘ set at this year’s Lollapalooza. The man took to Reddit yesterday (August 4) to detail his horrifying experience,...
View ArticleBlood Orange’s Dev Hynes Speaks on Ferguson and Being Assaulted at...
By Philip Cosores “I feel like I’m getting poked all my life,” Blood Orange‘s Dev Hynes says in a new interview (via Okayplayer) in which he addresses the security guard encounter that has left him in...
View ArticleDon’t Bring Your Selfie Sticks to Coachella or Lollapalooza
By Courtney E. Smith The first gauntlet against the selfie stick has been thrown for festival season. Both Coachella and Lollapalooza have noted on their websites that the camera attachments, which...
View ArticleLollapalooza Coming to Colombia in 2016
Radio.com Staff With the annual Chicago festival only days away, Lollapalooza organizers have announced the festival will expand to Colombia in October 2016. A release was posted today explaining how...
View ArticleLollapalooza Suspended due to Severe Weather
UPDATE: According to Festival Organizers, gates will reopen at 3:30 pm local time with music resuming at 4:00 pm. Attendees should check the official schedule for updates. (CBS Chicago) The...
View ArticleLollapalooza Celebrates 25 Years with 170 Bands over 4 Days in 2016
By Amanda Wicks For its 25th anniversary, Chicago-based festival Lollapalooza will host over 170 bands for four full days of music. That adds one extra day to the normal three-day affair. Related: Haim...
View ArticleRadiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem to Headline Lollapalooza 2016
By Radio.com Staff Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and LCD Soundsystem to are set to headline Lollapalooza 2016. Related: Radiohead Announces Summer 2016 Tour Dates For its 25th anniversary,...
View ArticleLana Del Rey, Disclosure, Wiz Khalifa Tapped for Lollapalooza Colombia
By Radio.com Staff Lana Del Rey, Disclosure, Wiz Khalifa, and The Chainsmokers have been announced as performers for the inaugural Lollapalooza Colombia. A final headliner is yet to be revealed....
View ArticlePerry Farrell Clarifies Anti-EDM Comments: ‘I LOVE DANCE MUSIC’
By Amanda Wicks It’s never easy to watch your creation transform into something you don’t recognize, which is why Lollapalooza co-founder and Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell may soon step away...
View ArticleLolapalooza Live Stream 2016
By Radio.com Staff Lollapalooza celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year and to mark the occasion, the festival will be live streamed via RedBull TV (see player below). In addition to the live...
View ArticleImagine Dragons, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd to Headline Lollapalooza...
By Amanda Wicks Lollapalooza, the popular music festival held in Chicago each year, is getting a Paris counterpart, and several big names are slated to kick things off in style. Related: BottleRock...
View ArticleMuse, The Killers, Arcade Fire, Blink-182 to Headline Lollapalooza 2017
By Jon Wiederhorn Lollapalooza has announced it’s 2017 lineup. Related: Imagine Dragons, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd to Headline Lollapalooza Paris Chance the Rapper, Lorde, The Killers,...
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