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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chance the Rapper has been added to the Lollapalooza lineup, festival organizers said Friday.
He will take the Perry’s stage at 5:50 p.m. Saturday.
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Lollapalooza kicked off Thursday, with thousands descending on Chicago’s Grant Park, despite some of the worst air quality in the world.
On Friday, Olivia Rodrigo and Korn are headlining.
RÜFÜS DU SOL and Twice are headlining Saturday, and Sabrina Carpenter and A$AP Rocky are headlining Sunday.
With tens of thousands expected downtown, CTA and Metra are stepping up with extra trains and service all weekend long.
The I-Team is looking into how Lollapalooza attendees are protected in a volatile threat environment.
Gates open each day at 11 a.m. There are two entrances to the festival grounds in Grant Park: the main entrance at Michigan Avenue and Ida B. Wells Drive and a north entrance at Monroe Street and Columbus Drive.
Gates close at 10 p.m. each night.
Expect large crowds and traffic.
There are several levels of tickets available: General Admission, GA+, VIP and Platinum. Ticket prices are as follows:
General Admission
1 day: Starting at $189, fees included
2 day: Starting at $378, fees included
4 day: Starting at $415, fees included
GA+
1 day: Starting at $300, fees included
4 day: Starting at $775, fees included
VIP
1 day: Starting at $635, fees included
4 day: Staring at $1,670, fees included
Platinum
1 day: Starting at $2,130, fees included
4 day: Starting at $4,550, fees included
Lolla Insider
4-day-: Starting at $25,000, fees included
All ticket sales are final. Wristbands are mailed in advance of the festival, are non-transferable and non-exchangeable, and must be worn securely on your wrist so they cannot be slipped on and off.
Lost or stolen wristbands can only be replaced for the original purchase once, for a $25 fee.
Lolla Livestream
If you are not going to Grant Park, you can watch a livestream on Hulu
Lollapalooza bag policy
-All bags will be searched before entry.
-Small clutch purses and fanny packs that are 6″ x 9″ or smaller do not need to be clear, but can have no more than one pocket.
-All other bags larger than 6″ x 9″ must be smaller than 12″ x 6″ x 12″ and clear.
-Hydration packs are allowed and do not need to be clear, but must be emptied of all liquid and with no more than two main compartments and one smaller compartment.
Lollapalooza allowed and prohibited items
ALLOWED ITEMS
-Baby strollers
-Binoculars
-Cameras (basic point and shoot consumer-grade cameras) without detachable lenses and other accessories (monopods, selfie sticks, tripods, GoPro mounts, and other attachments are not allowed)
-Empty reusable water bottles and hydration packs, and plastic or aluminum water bottles
-Factory sealed Naloxone/Narcan kit
-Hydration/Electrolyte packets in factory sealed single serving package(s)
-Personal sized hand sanitizer (3.4 ounces or less)
-Personal misting fans with a bottle no larger than 1.5L (must be empty upon entry)
-Portable battery packs
-Sunscreen in non-aerosol containers is allowed in the size of 3.4 ounces or less
Prescription Medicine Requirements:
-Anyone needing prescription medicine at the festival must present the pharmacy-labeled container which states the prescription, dosage, and patient name to our medical staff at each entrance gate. Patrons are only allowed a sufficient supply of the prescribed medication for that day.
-Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.
-Over the counter medications are allowed in a sufficient supply for the day. Bottle contents will be verified by medical personnel at the entry gates.
PROHIBITED ITEMS:
-Any bag that is not aligned with the allowed bags policy.
-Aerosol containers, including sunscreen and personal beauty products
-Blankets, sheets, towels
-Coolers of any kind. (Exceptions may be made for medical use)
-Framed backpacks, multiple pocket backpacks and any pack that is not aligned with the allowed backpacks above.
-Frisbees
-Any and all professional audio recording equipment
-Professional cameras and professional recording (photo, video, audio) equipment (NO large professional detachable zoom lenses, stands, monopods, tripods, attachment sticks (selfie sticks) or other commercial equipment.
-Any and all professional video equipment. No video recording will be allowed
-Drones or any other remote flying device
-Hammocks
-Glass containers of any kind
-Illegal and Illicit substances of any kind
-Inflatables of any kind
-Outside food or beverage (including alcohol) of any kind
-Umbrellas
-Pets (except service animals)
-Selfie sticks
-Skateboards, scooters, bicycles, wagons, carts or any personal motorized vehicles
-Tents, canopies, or shade structures of any kind.
-Totems or flag poles.
-Unauthorized/unlicensed vendors are not allowed. No unauthorized solicitation and materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, giveaways, samples, etc.
-Weapons or explosives of any kind
-Fireworks
-Large chains or spiked jewelry
-Chairs of any kind
-All Chicago parks prohibit smoking of any kind, including vaping
How to get to Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is most easily accessible by taking public transportation. Both CTA and Metra offer multiple ways to get to the festival, and extended service for the anticipated crowds.
CTA’s Red and Blue lines, as well as the elevated lines in the loop, all serve Grant Park. Yellow Line service is being extended to 1 a.m. each night, and various bus lines will connect between Metra trains at Ogilvie and Union Station and Grant Park.
CTA and Metra will post signs directing commuters to the right bus lines to connect to the festival from those stations. There will be bus line re-routes near Grant Park during the festival weekend.
The closest CTA stops to Grant Park are Monroe, Jackson and Harrison on the Red Line; Adams/Wabash and State/Van Buren – Harold Washington Library on the Brown Line; and Monroe, Jackson and LaSalle on the Blue Line.
Parking is available at Millennium Garages in the four garages: Millennium Lakeside Garage, Millennium Park Garage, Grant Park North and Grant Park South.
Biking to the festival is encouraged, and bike parking will be provided south of the main entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Lollapalooza street closures
Street closures
-Balbo from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive: July 16 – Aug. 10
– Jackson Boulevard from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive: July 22 – Aug. 9
– Balbo, from Michigan Avenue to Columbus: July 28 – Aug. 4
– Jackson, from Michigan to Columbus: July 28 – Aug. 4
Columbus, from Monroe Street to Roosevelt Road: July 28 – Aug. 4
– Columbus (northbound, two center lanes), from 13th Street to Roosevelt: July 28 – Aug. 4
– Congress Plaza Drive, from Michigan to Columbus: July 28 – Aug. 4
– Monroe, from Michigan to DuSable Lake Shore Drive: July 30 – Aug. 4
See a full list of closures here.
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