Lollapalooza Officially Canceled
Not sure why it took so long, but the Mayor of Chicago has officially canceled Lollapalooza. The fest happens right around the first weekend of August in Grant Park. Looks like there will be a virtual event over the originally scheduled dates.
We have no idea who was set to play this year as no lineup was ever announced and no tickets sold. 100,000 people attend Lollapalooza each year. I went when the headliners were Lady Gaga, Green Day and Soundgarden. That was 2010! Great fest, great show. Of the cancellation, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said:
“The reality is, bringing 100,000 people en masse, in close quarters, which is what the daily head count is every single day at Lollapalooza, bringing that many people from all over the country, downtown, in Grant Park, every single day, we might as well just light ourselves on fire. It makes no sense."
— Lollapalooza (@lollapalooza) June 9, 2020