Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular heavy metal, alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. Lollapalooza has featured a diverse range of bands and has helped expose and popularize alternative rock groups such as Thenewno2, Pearl Jam, Primus, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Tool, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hole, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Strokes, and Green Day.

Conceived and created in 1991 by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell as a farewell tour for his band, Lollapalooza ran annually until 1997, and was revived in 2003. From its inception through 1997, and its revival in 2003, the festival toured North America. In 2005, Farrell and the William Morris Agency partnered up with Austin, Texas-based company Capital Sports Entertainment (now C3 Presents) and retooled it into its current format as a weekend destination festival in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois.

The Cause

Lolla Cares enhances Chicago, cleans disasters, saves lives, and encourages you to take action. Lollapalooza supports many nonprofits committed to making this world a better place.

Community Outreach

Lollapalooza provides a great opportunity to reach out to patrons to educate and perhaps influence their choices in a positive way. The festival features a special area in the grounds to showcase select nonprofit organizations.

Parkways Foundation & Lollapalooza Rock Together!

Did you know that every Lollapalooza ticket purchase helps improve Chicago’s parks? In just 5 years, Lollapalooza has generated more than $5 million for investment in our parks and neighborhoods! Parkways Foundation invests in Chicago’s parks to enrich communities through historic preservation, environmental initiatives, capital projects and youth/family programs.