Not surprisingly, the massive Lollapalooza weekend music festival is not held in Chicago this year. Perhaps also not surprising is the fact that there will be a massive live stream of Lollapalooza in place. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Lolla2020 will take place during the same four days as the original festival, from Thursday, July 30 to Sunday, August 2, but everything will be broadcast on YouTube. Previous Lollapaloozas were also streamed live on YouTube, but this is naturally the first to have no in-person event.
That said, there is be be some live performances here – the Grandstand He says there will be new sets from HER, Kali Uchis, Kaskade, Louis the Child, Vic Mensa and others not yet named. Billboard It also says the show will feature the first Porno for Pyros performance in 24 years: The band is in the official lineup that launched today, and leader Perry Farrell is the founder of Lollapalooza. In addition to these new sets, there are over 150 classic performances from the past few years, including LCD Soundsystem, Metallica, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ellie Goulding, Run The Jewels, Lorde, Alabama Shakes, Tove Lo, Paul McCartney, Chance The Rapper, OutKast, Arcade Fire and others.
