Lollapalooza kicked off its 2022 edition on a sunny Thursday in Chicago’s Grant Park.
Opening day is headlined by metal stalwarts Metallica. Also in the lineup are Lil Baby, Billy Strings, Jazmine Sullivan, Zhu, 100 gecs, Manchester Orchestra, Tove Lo, Caroline Polachek, Maxo Kream and Sampa the Great.
Also returning this year is the hugely popular Kidzapalooza, the “interactive music playground” on the festival grounds, with its own daily lineup of family-friendly performances, music and dance workshops and a whole lot of kids’ activities.
The four-day music extravaganza returned to a full-on festival last year, after COVID-19 shutdowns forced a pivot to an online incarnation in 2020.
Lolla continues until 10 p.m. each day. Food from more than 30 local vendors is available, as is an array of festival merch.
Hulu subscribers can stream select performances live each day from 1 to 11 p.m.
Here are some of the sights of the Lollapalooza kickoff:
The crowd enters Lollapalooza as it opens at 11:00 at Michigan Ave. and Van Buren St. Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times)
Thousands flock to Grant Park for day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Thousands flock to Grant Park for day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Sampa the Great performs on day one of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Sampa the Great performs on day one of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Sampa the Great performs on day one of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Thousands flock to Grant Park for day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Thousands flock to Grant Park for day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Thousands flock to Grant Park for day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Thousands flock to Grant Park for day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Thousands flock to Grant Park for day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Thousands flock to Grant Park for day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Sam Fender nervously bites his nails as bandmates and equipment managers attempt to fix some technical difficulties that delayed his set at the Titos Stage, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
Sam Fender performs solo at the Titos Stage while bandmates and equipment managers attempt to fix some technical difficulties with their equipment, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
Sam Fender performs solo at the Titos Stage while bandmates and equipment managers attempt to fix some technical difficulties with their equipment, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
Sam Fender performs solo at the Titos Stage while bandmates and equipment managers attempt to fix some technical difficulties with their equipment, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
Sam Fender performs solo at the Titos Stage while bandmates and equipment managers attempt to fix some technical difficulties with their equipment, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
Festival goers sit on friends shoulders and cheer as Sam Fender performs at the Titos Stage, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Two Chicago police officers walk along South Columbus Drive near the food vendors, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
Festival goers cheer as Inhaler performs at the Bud Light Seltzer Stage, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
Inhaler performs at the Bud Light Seltzer Stage, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
Inhaler performs at the Bud Light Seltzer Stage, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
Inhaler performs at the Bud Light Seltzer Stage, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Festival goers cheer as Inhaler takes to the Bud Light Seltzer Stage, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
A group of festival goers walk along South Columbus Drive near the food vendors, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
A Chicago Police Counter Terrorism vehicle sits parked near one of the entrances of Lollapalooza, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Two Chicago police officers hangout by the Bud Light Seltzer stage, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Groups of people get their photos taken in front of the Lollapalooza sign, during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
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