Lollapalooza 2014 Lineup & Schedule: Iggy Azalea, Eminem and Lorde Start Festival, Kings of Leon and Skrillex Perform on Last Day
Despite a little rain to start this year's Lollapalooza, the spirits of thousands of attendees were not dampened even just a little, as Chicago's Grant Park was jam-packed on the first day of the music festival.
Lollapalooza, now in its 10th year in Chicago, treated fans with big names of different genres to get things started. Popular hits by Iggy Azalea and Eminem provided for the hip-hop taste on the stage, while The Kooks and Arctic Monkeys delivered the brilliance of Britpop, Billboard reports.
Cash Cash and Zedd brought in their beats with heavy bass and Lykke Li and Lorde performed some alternative pop. With so much music blaring from the eight stages of Lollapalooza, attendees really had to choose which ones they would like to listen to.
First day performers include: Eminem, Lorde, Arctic Monkeys, Zedd, Broken Bells, Above & Beyond, Interpol, Lykee Li, Chvrches, Phantogram, The Glitch Mob, Iggy Azalea, AFI, Portugal. The Man, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Rudimental, The Kooks, Bombay Bicycle Club, Hozier, Koaline, Ricoshëi, Warpaint, Blood Orange, Perry/Etty vs Joachim Garraud, Lucius, Temples, Jagwar Ma, Into It. Over It., Francisca Valenzuela, Courtney Barnett, Royal Blood, San Fermin, Roadkill Ghost Choir, The So So Glos, Brillz, Jacob Plant, Cash Cash and many more.
Day 2 features Outkast, Foster the People, Calvin Harris, Krewella, Nas, Chase & Status, Spoon, The Head and The Heart and lots of other artists.
Finally, on the final day, which will be on Sunday, Aug. 3, big names such as Kings of Leon and Skrillex along with many other musical performances are included.
Lollapalooza began in 1991 as a farewell tour for the band Jane's Addiction with Perry Farrell as the singer. It ran every year until 1997 and was revived in 2013. The festival was expanded in 2004 to last for more than a day. The festival will be held in Chicago up until 2018.
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