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Andrew Hozier-Byrne, known to fans around the world as Hozier, checked in with the baiduhai backstage at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park for a quick chat about collaborating with Mavis Staples, giving Brandi Carlile an outlet at the Newport Folk Festival last weekend to sing “The Joke,” and how his latest album, the dark “Wasteland, Baby!” plays to a happy-go-lucky festival crowd.

Find more of our Lollapalooza 2019 coverage below:

Lolla 2019 guide | Afterparties | Cheap eats | Fashion | Live blog