Chicago’s flagship music festival is mere hours away from returning, with tens of thousands of music fans getting ready to head to Grant Park for the four-day Lollapalooza.
Running from Thursday through Sunday, dozens of artists will perform throughout Chicago’s lakefront park, with Kendrick Lamar, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lana Del Rey among the festival’s headliners.
With street closures already in effect and public transportation service expanded for the weekend, here’s what you need to know ahead of Lollapalooza 2023.
Street closures in effect
Below is a look at roads that are closed for the four-day festival, and how long the closures will stay in effect:
- Balbo Drive from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive through Sunday, Aug. 13
- Balbo Drive to Michigan Avenue to Columbus through Monday, Aug. 7
- Jackson Drive from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive through Saturday, Aug. 12
- Jackson Drive to Michigan Avenue to Columbus through Monday, Aug. 7
- Columbus from Monroe to Roosevelt through Monday, Aug. 7
- Additional northbound center lanes on Columbus from 13th Street to Roosevelt Road through Monday, Aug. 7
- Ida B. Wells / Congress Pkwy/Circle is closed from Michigan to Columbus through Monday, Aug. 7.
- Monroe Street from Michigan to DuSable Lake Shore Drive is closed Wednesday, Aug. 2 through 6:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at 7 a.m.
Rideshare pick-up and drop-off locations and boundaries
According to the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications, geofencing boundaries will be set up for rideshares, taxis, car services and pedicabs from DuSable Lake Shore Drive State Street, and Wacker Drive to 14th Street.
CTA and Metra service extension
Both the CTA and Metra are set to add additional service Thursday through Sunday as well.
According to officials, “Metra will provide extra trains with added railcars for expanded capacity and adjust schedules on most lines to accommodate the anticipated demand for ridership.” For CTA riders, the Loop lines, along with the Blue and Red lines will get ticketholders the closest to Grant Park.
Who is performing?
Although names like Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey may draw the most attention, dozens of artists will be hitting one of the festival’s several stages throughout the weekend.
A full list of performers can be found here.
What am I allowed to bring inside the festival?
According to event organizers, all attendees will be searched upon entry and re-entry to the festival.
A list of allowed and prohibited itema can be found here.
Streaming Options
If you can’t make it to the festival this weekend, certain performances will be available to stream on Hulu live as the show goes on!
And as always, have a safe and Happy Lollapalooza!
