Lollapalooza Is The Ultimate Home Base For Connection And Culture

Inside Lollapalooza 2025: What We Saw On the Ground At One of the Summer’s Best Music Fests

From exclusive DJ sets at Patrón's towering hacienda, to the return of everyone wearing Hollister hoodies (what?), here are the festival trends and offstage moments you might've missed

Lollapalooza Is The Ultimate Home Base For Connection And Culture

By Bryanna Symone ·Updated August 11, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The Windy City is a city celebrated for its diverse offerings—from historic sports traditions and mouthwatering cuisine to stunning scenery and a vibrant arts and entertainment scene. And for the past 20 years, every summer the city has turned up the volume, welcoming music lovers from around the world as the Lollapalooza festival takes over Grant Park.For four d…

A decidedly queer look back at Lollapalooza 2025

The four-day Chicago music festival Lollapalooza took over Grant Park from July 31 to Aug. 3. Beginning in 1991 and named after something that is “extraordinarily impressive,” the eclectic gathering’s programmers deserve admiration for continuing to book the diverse lineup of artists from around the world. Blending music genres and cultures has been vital for the success of one of the longest-running festivals in the United States. From the firs…

Lollapalooza leaves us lifted

Just off the coast of Lake Michigan, a Goodyear zeppelin floated through the haze of air pollution, hovering above the daily 115,000 attendees at this year’s Lollapalooza. In the midst of a mercurial summer, the sun broke through the forecast of rainstorms to shine on Chicago’s premier music festival. Each year, the weekend brings hordes of tourists, suburbanites, and Chicago locals into the 320-acre Grant Park. To feed the masses, Lolla has imp…