Pixies, Weezer Top Lolla Lineup
The July 23-24 event will take place in Chicago’s Grant Park and will ultimately include more than 60 bands on five stages. The current lineup also includes
The recently reunited
This year’s one-off edition marks a departure from the traditional Lollapalooza tour model. Last year, a two-day traveling festival was planned but scrapped after poor ticket sales.
The first batch of tickets is on sale now at $85 (plus service charges and shipping) for a two-day pass. According to the festival’s official Web site, prices will increase without notice to $100 and then $115. Single-day passes are not available.
Earlier this month, organizers sold 2,000 two-day passes via the official Lollapalooza mailing list. The passes – priced at a discounted $35 – sold in 80 minutes, even though no artists had been announced.
Organizers hope to win city approval for at least 30,000 fans per day, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The event is being produced by
