Over 100,000 festival goers crowded the fields of Grant Park, going back and forth between different stages in high humidity levels and even higher temperatures for a chance to see 48 different performances.
Hozier and Megan Thee Stallion were headlining on Thursday. Other performances included Flo, Benson Boone, Kesha, Tyla and many others.
Blondshell took the Bacardi stage at 1:50 p.m. The Daily Illini interviewed her to discuss her first experience at the Chicago Festival. You can read about it here.
Jungle performed at the Bud Light Stage at 4:45 p.m., their first performance back at the festival since 2014. You can read about the set coverage of their 10-year anniversary here.
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Chappell Roan completely wiped out T-Mobile’s stage at 5 p.m., including the corners where vision was blocked by trees. One of the biggest crowds gathered for her on the first evening of the festival, where she delivered a highly-anticipated energetic show. You can read more about it here.
Labrinth owned the T-Mobile stage after Chappell Roan, starting his set at 7 p.m. His set was genuine and featured many emotional tracks as seen on the show “Euphoria.” You can read more about his set here.
Lizzy McAlpine played her set with emotion and power at the Bud Light stage at 6:45 p.m. Ending 15 minutes before it was scheduled to, she put her heart into the music behind a shield; a review of the set which further explains this can be found here.
Kesha brought back the early 2000s in her set at IHG Hotels & Resorts. Fueled with nostalgia and new hits, the dancing never stopped at this location. You can read more about it here.
Hozier brought such a high intensity of vulnerable feeling and emotion to his headlining set. Talking about world peace before a song dedicated to revolution, Hozier’s section of the show overtook the Bud Light stage at 8:30 p.m. A review of the set can be found here.
Megan Thee Stallion also stormed the stage with womanhood and empowerment in her headlining set at the T-Mobile stage. She talked about world politics and the upcoming 2024 U.S. election during her set. You can read more about that here.
Stay tuned with upcoming comprehensive coverage of the 2024 Lollapalooza both on our website and on our social media accounts, @TheDailyIllini.
