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“Chiropractors and doctors were like, ‘How long did you play college football?’ I’d go, ‘It wasn’t college football. It was Trent Reznor’”: Richard Patrick says Nine Inch Nails’ 1991 Lollapalooza run broke his body – and trashed $40,000 of guitars

And Henry Rollins wasn't best pleased to see good guitars turned into kindling

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“We were out to satisfy our animal instincts onstage. I think we spent $40,000 on gear that we smashed on Lollapalooza”: Nine Inch Nails made their name with infamously destructive live shows – this is the true story behind their epic guitar smash-a-thons

It was the tour that made Nine Inch Nails – and destroyed countless guitars. In an exclusive extract from Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival, Trent Reznor, Richard Patrick and Dave Navarro look back at their all-star guitar-smashing rituals

Guitar World

“Gibby and Siouxsie Sioux were at my feet, wrestling around with a shotgun pointed at my head.” Butthole Surfers' guitarist Paul Leary looks back on the excitement of the first Lollapalooza tour

There's never a dull moment when Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes is around

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My first festival ... and panic attack

What should have been a fun and familiar family outing at Lollapalooza became a revelation of deep anxiety

Salon

Watch Deftones give very rare performance of White Pony classic Passenger at Lollapalooza this weekend

Not counting a Lollapalooza warmup show last week, this was the first time Deftones played the beloved 2000 song in five years

Metal Hammer

Kesha's Onstage Knife Mishap Raises Safety Concerns In Entertainment Industry

Kesha's revelation of being given a real knife at Lollapalooza sparks varied reactions and comparisons to other celebrities' knife-related incidents.

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Kesha Accessorizes a "Birkin Skirt" With Fishnets and Fake Blood at Lollapalooza

This Lollapalooza costume is raising all the questions.

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Angel Reese Joined Megan Thee Stallion On-Stage During Lollapalooza

Angel Reese surprised Megan Thee Stallion at Lollapalooza.

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‘Please forgive me’: Tyler the Creator drops out of Lollapalooza headline slot

Rapper and singer also canceled his set at the Outside Lands music festival

The Independent UK

Goths, gays, punks and surfers: behind the wild rise of Lollapalooza

The story of the music festival is brought to life in a new docuseries that takes viewers from Rage Against the Machine to Chance the Rapper

The Guardian - US

8-year-old boy killed, 5-year-old boy injured in shooting at South Side home

A 'person of interest' was being questioned by detectives after Josiah Hooker, 8, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to his head. Another boy, 5, was in good condition.

Chicago Sun-Times

Watch trailer for new Lollapalooza documentary Lolla

Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza will be released later this month – watch the official trailer now

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New on Paramount Plus in May 2024 — all the new shows and movies to watch

Everything coming to Paramount Plus in May, plus our recommendations of what to watch.

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“Are these your questions?” When Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan interviewed Nick Cave for MTV at Lollapalooza 1994, it did not go well

Interviewing Nick Cave for MTV in Las Vegas in 1994, Billy Corgan made the mistake of calling the Bad Seeds an English band. It would get worse

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"We went to the promoter and said, Can we go home? They were, like, 'Yeah, you can go home! But first you're gonna have to give me two millions dollars!'": Lollapalooza '92 celebrated alt. rock taking over the mainstream. But for one band, it was hell

"We were like rabbits caught in headlights. It was just traumatic for us"

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Lollapalooza 2024 Lineup Revealed With Top Headliners And More

Discover the star-studded Lollapalooza 2024 lineup, ticket details, community support, and environmental initiatives at Chicago's Grant Park.

Louder

“Us and them doesn’t exist any more”: How The Cult's Ian Astbury tried to break down genre barriers with his pre-Lollapalooza festival Gathering Of The Tribes, and claimed he got “ripped off” for his trouble

Don't tell Ian Astbury that Perry Farrell invented the concept of the genre-fluid alt. rock festival in the US

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Beach Bunny’s new Pool Party festival promises music and games, but no pool

After playing Lollapalooza and Coachella, Chicago band attempts its own extravaganza at the Salt Shed.

The Independent UK

Lollapalooza India announces return dates for 2024 after successful first festival

Multi-genre music festival making a comeback at Mahalaxmi Racecourse Lawns from 27 to 28 Jan

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: This week’s 25 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Another Lollapalooza in the books, The E Street Band sells out Wrigley Field, and friends and family gather at the United Center to mourn Rocky Wirtz.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lana Del Rey closes out Lollapalooza weekend in regal fashion

Everything about the singer’s performance carried a delicate feminine touch that made you assured you were in safe motherly arms to feel all the emotions she conjured.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lollapalooza Day 4: Rina Sawayama rousing set clamors for headline status, Lil Yachty takes over Bud Light stage, and Alvvays stays solid

Rain found time for an encore on the final day of Lollapalooza 2023 as a steady trickle kept coming down over Grant Park on Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times

PHOTOS: Lollapalooza 2023 Day 4 highlights

Lil Yachy and Alvvays performs on the final day of the four-day lakeside festival that slo promises sets by Lana del Ray, Louis the Child, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears draw more than 15,000 fans for ‘Family Fest’

Fans braved an early morning drizzle and the threat of a Lollapalooza traffic snarl on the drive home to attend “Family Fest” at Soldier Field on Sunday.

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