Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar to Headline Lollapalooza 2023

Lollapalooza is one of the biggest and best music festivals in the world. The festival has been around since 1991 and has become an annual event that brings music lovers from all around the world to Chicago's Grant Park. This year is sure to be no exception as the incredible 2023 lineup was just released.  Headiners will include Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Odesza, Lana Del Rey, Karol G, The 1975 and Tomorrow x Together.  The festival will take place on August 3rd through the 6th and tickets go on sale 3/23/2023 at 10am. Sign up at lollapalooza.com t⁣o gain access to 4-Day Tickets!

In this blog post, we will take deep dive into the origins of Lollapalooza and the headliners that have graced its stages over the years.

The Origins of Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza was created by Perry Farrell, the lead singer of Jane's Addiction, as a way to say goodbye to his band. The festival was intended to be a traveling show that would feature a diverse range of musical acts, as well as performance art, visual art, and other forms of entertainment. The first Lollapalooza took place in 1991, and it was a huge success. It quickly became one of the most important events on the summer music calendar and helped to launch the careers of many up-and-coming bands.

Headliners of Lollapalooza Over the Years

Over the years, Lollapalooza has featured some of the biggest and most important names in music. Here is a rundown of the headliners from each year of the festival's history:

• 1991: Jane's Addiction, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Living Colour, Nine Inch Nails, Ice-T, Butthole Surfers, Fishbone, and Rollins Band.
• 1992: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Ice Cube, Soundgarden, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pearl Jam, Lush, and Jim Rose Circus.
• 1993: Primus, Alice in Chains, Dinosaur Jr., Fishbone, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Babes in Toyland, and Front 242.
• 1994: The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, George Clinton, The Breeders, A Tribe Called Quest, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, L7, and Boredoms.
• 1995: Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Elastica, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
• 1996: The Ramones, Metallica, Soundgarden, Rancid, Wu-Tang Clan, The Melvins, and The Cocteau Twins.
• 1997: Devo, The Prodigy, Tool, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Beck, and the Eels.
• 2003: Jane's Addiction, Audioslave, Queens of the Stone Age, Incubus, Jurassic 5, The Donnas, and The Music.
• 2004: Morrissey, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, Wilco, The String Cheese Incident, The Pixies
• 2005: Weezer, Pixies, The Killers, Billy Idol, Death Cab for Cutie, Dinosaur Jr.
• 2006: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Wilco, Queens of the Stone Age, Death Cab for Cutie, The Raconteurs
• 2007: Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, Muse, Iggy and the Stooges, Modest Mouse, The Roots
• 2008: Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, Wilco, Gnarls Barkley
• 2009: Depeche Mode, Tool, The Killers, Jane's Addiction, Kings of Leon, Lou Reed
• 2010: Lady Gaga, Green Day, Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix
• 2011: Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5
• 2012: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In
• 2013: Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Mumford & Sons, The Killers, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend
• 2014: Eminem, Outkast, Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon, Skrillex, Lorde
• 2015: Paul McCartney, Metallica, Florence + the Machine, Sam Smith, Alt-J, Alabama Shakes
• 2016: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, J. Cole, Lana Del Rey, Future
• 2017: Chance the Rapper, The Killers, Muse, Arcade Fire, The xx, Lorde
• 2018: The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Travis Scott, Vampire Weekend
• 2019: Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, Twenty One Pilots, The Strokes, Tame Impala, J Balvin
• 2020: The festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2021: Miley Cyrus, Tyler The Creator, Post Malone, Foo Fighters, Illenium, Marshmello, Journey, Dababy, Kaytranada, Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion, Brockhampton, Playboi Carti, Jack Harlow, Limp Bizkit, Modest Mouse.
• 2022: Metallica, Green Day, Dua Lipa, J. Cole, Lil Baby, Machine Gun Kelly, Kygo, J-Hope, Porno for Pyros, Jazmine Sullivan, Glass Animals, Big Sean

Lollapalooza 2023 is an event you will not want to miss.  If you need tickets be sure to check out the Ticket Lodge's selection of Lollapalooza tickets including many aftershow party tickets!