The first Lollapalooza, and the bands that comprised it in 1991, were wildly idealistic and diverse acts.
Led by Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell, one of the trailblazers of ’90s alternative rock, the traveling roadshow was a prime example of the best of college rock at a time when the most popular music was being found left of the dial.
A year later Grunge would follow its lead and erupt. Lollapalooza ’91 was its warning call.
Punk stalwarts the Rollins Band and the Butthole Surfers opened the show. On some dates the frantically funky Fishbone and quirky Violent Femmes were also part of the show.
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