5 Great Moments From Outside Lands
Mark Twain is often attributed as saying, "the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
Curiously the midwestern author never said it. But that doesn't make it less true.
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Setlist History: Prince Live Debuts ‘Purple Rain’
On August 3, 1983, Prince live debuted one of the greatest songs in music history, "Purple Rain," that would catapult his already flourishing career, sell millions of records, fill arenas with fans basking in his incredible live show, and earn him countless awards.
The performance that night was also a perfect storm of sorts. It was the first time all of the members of The Revolution would play together in front of an audience.
more6 Highlights From The Muddy 2026 Lollapalooza
Some news outlets called it Rainypalooza, and some of the sets had to be shortened and even canceled.
But somehow almost everyone who was supposed to perform did so in Grant Park at the 35th Lollapalooza in Chicago.
moreEveryone Over 50 Olivia Rodrigo Has Sung With
When Olivia Rodrigo joined Billy Corgan on Friday night (7/31) at Lollapalooza, it became the 11th veteran star she has sung with.
The ever-generous 23-year-old has been happy to sing with musicians of all ages including those in her own generation (Addison Rae, Chappell Roan, Conan Gray), the vast majority of her guest appearances, thought, are with Gen X and Boomers.
moreSmashing Pumpkins Covered Brady Bunch Hit with Barry Williams
The Smashing Pumpkins brought sunshine to a lucky crowd of 2,500 fans at Chicago’s Riviera Theatre on Wednesday (7/29), when they introduced the man many Gen Xers and older know as Greg Brady, Barry Williams, for a cover of the Brady Bunch song “It’s a Sunshine Day.”
The surprise appearance came during an official Lollapalooza aftershow two nights before the Pumpkins will headline the fest at Grant Park.
more5SOS Joined Sombr at Lollapalooza: “Beef Is So Squashed”
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the greatest band in the fucking world," Sombr said Thursday (7/30) on opening day of Lollapalooza, "5 Seconds of Summer."
The Aussie band then came on stage and played their 2014 major label debut, "She Looks So Perfect."
moreLollapalooza 2006: Setlist History
Lollapalooza 2006 went down from August 4-6 in Chicago’s lakefront Grant Park, where the supersized eclectic spectacle graduated from curious experiment to an annual permanent cultural destination.
After returning in 2005 as a two-day fest, Lollapalooza expanded in 2006 to a three days, eight stages and 130+ performers.
moreRemembering Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard was born to be a musician. He left school at 13 and began busking on Dublin’s streets. Music would be central to his life.
The public first really saw him at age 20 when he played the guitarist Outspan Foster in Alan Parker’s 1991 film The Commitments, the award-winning musical-comedy about an Irish soul band.
moreJustin Vernon of Bon Iver Covered 16 Dylan Songs As Bon Dylan
Justin Vernon devoted his only scheduled solo performance of 2026 to someone else’s catalog. On Friday (7/24) at Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the Bon Iver leader presented “Bon Dylan,” a 16-song set made up entirely of compositions from the Bard.
Vernon boldly took on various parts of the Midwesterner's popular standards late-career bangers and even his controversial gospel-era selections.
moreSetlist History: System of a Down Live Debuts “Chop Suey”
Imagine the feelings festival goers in the mountains of Japan when they heard and watched System of a Down live debut “Chop Suey!” for them on a Sunday Afternoon.
On July 29, 2001, the Los Angeles quartet sprung the truly original song onto the Fuji Rock Festival crowd. It was a little less than three weeks before the frenetic tune would be released as a single, and more than a month before the band's album Toxicity would drop.
morePhish’s MSG Residency Has Been A Wild Celebration of Phish
If there is one thing you can expect from a Phish show, it is the unexpected.
The legendary Burlington, Vermont jam band, featuring Trey Anastasio (guitar, vocals), Mike Gordon (bass, vocals), Page McConnell (keyboards, vocals), and Jon Fishman (drums, vocals), has done an excellent job of never playing the same set twice.
moreLollapalooza 2016: Setlist History
Lollapalooza celebrated its 25th anniversary in Chicago from July 28 through July 31, 2016, expanding from three days to four for the first time and boosting attendance to 400,000.
More than 170 acts performed throughout Grant Park. We're talking Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and LCD Soundsystem as the main headliners. Also joining the party were J. Cole, Future, Haim, Die Antwoord, Lettuce, Grimes, Disclosure, Ghost, M83 and Bloc Party among others.
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