Riot Fest closes with mud diving, William Shatner and an incandescent Alanis Morissette
Relentless rain scrambled the schedule and turned Douglass Park into a mud bath, but Sunday's close still had glorious moments.
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Riot Fest closes early Saturday due to weather
Riot Fest announced plans to end early on Saturday amid forecasts of incoming storms heading toward the Chicago area.
Riot Fest opens with a mild Day 1, with the exception of punk godfather Iggy Pop
Returning to Douglass Park Sept. 18-20 with headliners including Twenty One Pilots, the Friday acts Mariachi El Bronx, Santigold and Iggy Pop were the standouts for Day 1.
Best of Fall: The Soul Searcher
Back to her country roots, singer Stella Lefty is out to prove she’s no one-hit wonder.
Growing ARC Music Festival carries on Chicago’s legacy of house music
ARC Music Festival, now in its sixth year, expands to four days in Union Park. “People treat it like a pilgrimage to the home of house music,” festival founder John...
Review: Olivia Dean at Lollapalooza, singing in the key of the divine
The British songstress and Saturday night headliner brought a horn section, a duet with Sam Fender and loads of charisma.
Review: Smashing Pumpkins at Lollapalooza proved they were nobody’s nostalgia act
On Day 2 in Grant Park, it was very clear who was waiting for headliners Smashing Pumpkins versus Charli xcx. The jokes stopped once the music started.
Lollapalooza 2026: Flooding delays the start of a scrambled Day 3
The music finally gets going in Grant Park after weather delays, with sets by Wolf Alice and Leon Thomas.
Review: Lorde makes her cathartic return to Lollapalooza
Her songs about love, uncertainty and feeling seen carve out a larger Gen-Z space for introspection on pop music’s dance floor.
Lollapalooza 2026: Gray skies and a shifting schedule doesn’t dampen Day 2
Lollapalooza hits its stride on the Chicago lakefront on Friday, with the gates opening at 11 a.m. for Day 2 of the four-day musical festival in Grant Park.