Our big-city neighbor to the south is methodically getting ready to ride Summerfest’s coattails with its own warm-weather music festivals, including Lollapalooza, which this week announced its detailed daily schedule for the four-day Chicago event.
The optometrist’s version of the lineup has already been out for some time, and now we have equally squint-inducing timetables that make the Amtrak Hiawatha train schedule look like a billboard.
We’ve performed our usual public service of providing an easy-to-read text version of the full schedule below and spotted a few things that merited further discussion.
First off, the headliner conflicts are heavy, especially the first two nights: Karol G and Billie Eilish, and The 1975 and Kendrick Lamar. Even though neither duo overlap much, genre-wise, you want to get the most for your moola at an event like this. So attendees will have important choices to make, either in the stage they choose to attend or opting for sprint-ready footwear vs. something more fashionable.
Second, we have a decent number of names crossing over from the Radio Milwaukee stations’ playlists — Joy Oladokun, beabadoobee, Cafuné, Sudan Archives, Danielle Ponder and Sylvan Esso to name a few (plus some personal favorites like Peach Pit and the Happy Fits). After running through the whole package, I’m calling Saturday as my favorite of the four-day run. But have a look below at the brand-forward stages and decide for yourself.
Tickets are still available, by the way, so feel free to click over to the Lollapalooza website for more information about those and every other aspect of this year’s festival.
Thursday, Aug. 3
Bud Light
- 1:15 p.m. — The Beaches
- 3 p.m. — Joy Oladokun
- 5 p.m. — Sofi Tukker
- 7 p.m. Carly Rae Jepsen
- 8:40 p.m. Karol G
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- 12:30 p.m. — Pony Bradshaw
- 2 p.m. — Clinton Kane
- 4 p.m. — Franc Moody
- 6 p.m. — Noah Kahan
- 8 p.m. — Carola
Bacardi
- Noon — Lesly Reynaga
- 12:50 p.m. — Finish Ticket
- 1:50 p.m. — Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
- 2:50 p.m. — Ax and the Hatchetmen
- 4 p.m. — Jessie Murph
- 5:15 p.m. — Brakence
- 6:30 p.m. — Men I Trust
- 7:45 p.m. — Key Glock
- 9 p.m. — The Rose
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- 1 p.m. — Arath Herce
- 2:10 p.m. — Beauty School Dropout
- 3:20 p.m. — Austin Meade
- 4:30 p.m. — Christian Gates
- 5:40 p.m. — Isabel Larosa
- 6:50 p.m. — Kidd Kenn
Kidzapalooza
- Noon — Elena Moore Park
- 1:30 p.m. — School of Rock
- 3 p.m. — The Happiness Club
- 5:15 p.m. — Divinity Roxx
Perry’s
- Noon — TBA
- 1 p.m. — Carola
- 2 p.m. — Disco Lines
- 3:15 p.m. — J. Worra
- 4:30 p.m. — Acraze
- 6 p.m. — Timmy Trumpet
- 7:15 p.m. — Dom Dolla
- 8:30 p.m. — Diplo
Coinbase
- 12:30 p.m. — Bad Neighbors
- 2 p.m. — Dope Lemon
- 4 p.m. — Spacey Jane
- 5:45 p.m. — Rema
- 7:45 p.m. — Lainey Wilson
T-Mobile
- 1:15 p.m. — Matt Maltese
- 3 p.m. — Lovejoy
- 5 p.m. — Newjeans
- 6:45 p.m. — Portugal. The Man
- 8:45 p.m. — Billie Eilish
Friday, Aug. 4
Bud Light
- 1:15 p.m. — Sincere Engineer
- 3:15 p.m. — Ekkstacy
- 5 p.m. — Big Wild
- 7 p.m. — Thirty Seconds to Mars
- 8:45 p.m. — The 1975
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- 12:30 p.m. — Junior Mesa
- 2:15 p.m. — Giant Rocks
- 4 p.m. — beabadoobee
- 6 p.m. — Foals
- 8 p.m. — Ninjajirachi
Bacardi
- Noon — Tyler Christian
- 12:50 p.m. — Cydeways
- 1:50 p.m. — Loveless
- 2:50 p.m. — Cafuné
- 4 p.m. — Sueco
- 5:15 p.m. — The 502s
- 6:30 p.m. — Declan McKenna
- 7:45 p.m. — Ken Carson
- 9 p.m. — Knocked Loose
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- 1 p.m. — Hemlocke Springs
- 2:10 p.m. — Somadina
- 3:20 p.m. — Annie DiRusso
- 4:30 p.m. — Charlotte Sands
- 5:40 p.m. — Talk
- 6:50 p.m. — Tiacorine
Kidzapalooza
- Noon — Divinity Roxx
- 1:30 p.m. — Elena Moon Park
- 3 p.m. — The Happiness Club
- 5:15 p.m. — School of Rock
Perry’s
- Noon — Ninjarachi
- 12:40 p.m. — Hairitage
- 1:30 p.m. — Blakke
- 2:30 p.m. — Ray Volpe
- 3:15 p.m. — Emo Nite
- 4:30 p.m. — Armnhmr
- 6 p.m. — Diesel
- 7:15 p.m. — Svdden Death
- 8:30 p.m. — Subtronics
Coinbase
- Noon — Loviet
- 1:45 p.m. — Band-Maid
- 3:45 p.m. — Peach Pit
- 5:45 p.m. — Sabrina Carpenter
- 7:45 p.m. — Jessie Reyez
T-Mobile
- 12:45 p.m. — Skizzy Mars
- 2:45 p.m. — Sudan Archives
- 4:45 p.m. — Tems
- 6:45 p.m. — Fred Again…
- 8:45 p.m. — Kendrick Lamar
Saturday, Aug. 5
Bud Light
- 1 p.m. — Pardyalone
- 2:45 p.m. — Tom Odell
- 4:45 p.m. — Sylvan Esso
- 6:45 p.m. — Maggie Rogers
- 8:30 p.m. — Tomorrow X Together
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- 12:15 p.m. — Friday Pilots Club
- 1:45 p.m. — The Linda Lindas
- 3:45 p.m. — Ivan Cornejo
- 5:45 p.m. — Niki
- 7:45 p.m. — Benson
Bacardi
- Noon — TBD
- 12:50 p.m. — Usted Señalemelo
- 1:50 p.m. — Arlie
- 2:50 p.m. — Mavi
- 4 p.m. — Suki Waterhouse
- 5:15 p.m. — Jean Dawson
- 6:30 p.m. — Morgan Wade
- 7:45 p.m. — Alex G
- 9 p.m. — The Garden
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- 1 p.m. — Los Aptos
- 2:10 p.m. — Arcy Drive
- 3:20 p.m. — Windser
- 4:30 p.m. — Danielle Ponder
- 5:40 p.m. — Aidan Bissett
- 6:50 p.m. — Ari Abdul
Kidzapalooza
- Noon — Alphabet Rockers
- 1:30 p.m. — Sam Morgan
- 3 p.m. — Imagination Movers
- 4 p.m. — Special Guest
- 5:15 p.m. — Q Brothers
Perry’s
- Noon — Benson
- 12:30 p.m. — Remk
- 1:30 p.m. — Bonnie X Clyde
- 2:30 p.m. — Knock2
- 3:30 p.m. — Solardo
- 4:45 p.m. — AC Slater
- 6:15 p.m. — Nora en Pure
- 7:30 p.m. — Meduza
- 8:45 p.m. — Pusha T
Coinbase
- 12:15 p.m. — Hoosh
- 1:45 p.m. — Zack Fox
- 3:45 p.m. — The Knocks
- 5:45 p.m. — Destroy Lonely
- 7:45 p.m. — Yung Gravy
T-Mobile
- 1 p.m. — Motherfolk
- 2:45 p.m. — Thee Sacred Souls
- 4:45 p.m. — The Revivalists
- 6:45 p.m. — J.I.D
- 8:45 p.m. — Odesza
Sunday, Aug. 6
Bud Light
- 1:15 p.m. — Upsahl
- 2:45 p.m. — Neil Frances
- 4:45 p.m. — Lil Yachty
- 6:45 p.m. — Rina Sawayama
- 8:30 p.m. — Lana Del Rey
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- 12:30 p.m. — Husbands
- 2 p.m. — Bakar
- 3:45 p.m. — Gabriels
- 5:45 p.m. — Joey Bada$$
- 7:45 p.m. — Ian Asher
Bacardi
- 11:45 a.m. — Chicago Made
- 12:50 p.m. — Little Stranger
- 1:50 p.m. — Ella Jane
- 2:50 p.m. — Michelle
- 4 p.m. — Holly Humberstone
- 5:15 p.m. — Umi
- 6:30 p.m. — Poolside
- 7:45 p.m. — DPR Ian + DPR Live
- 9 p.m. — L'Impératrice
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- 1 p.m. — Harry Edohoukwa
- 2:10 p.m. — The Red Clay Strays
- 3:20 p.m. — Big Boss Vette
- 4:30 p.m. — Josh Fudge
- 5:40 p.m. — Madeline Edwards
- 6:50 p.m. — Rosa Linn
Kidzapalooza
- Noon — Sam Morgan
- 1:30 p.m. — Imagination Movers
- 3 p.m. — Q Brothers
- 4 p.m. — Special Guest
- 5:15 p.m. — Alphabet Rockers
Perry’s
- Noon — Ian Asher
- 1 p.m. — Dillon Nathaniel
- 2:15 p.m. — Matroda
- 3:30 p.m. — Wax Motif
- 4:45 p.m. — Gorgon City
- 6:15 p.m. — Afrojack
- 7:30 p.m. — Alan Walker
- 8:45 p.m. — Louis the Child
Coinbase
- 12:15 p.m. — Sarah Kinsley
- 1:45 p.m. — The Happy Fits
- 3:30 p.m. — Magdalena Bay
- 5:30 p.m. — Maisie Peters
- 7:30 p.m. — The Backseat Lovers
T-Mobile
- 1 p.m. — Ingrid Andress
- 2:30 p.m. — Dehd
- 4:30 p.m. — Mt. Joy
- 6:30 p.m. — A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
- 8:30 p.m. — Red Hot Chili Peppers
