Lollapalooza wrapped its four-day run in Chicago’s Grant Park after weather turned day three into the festival’s most chaotic in years. The National Weather Service had forecast one to two inches of rain, with localized totals reaching two to three inches; overnight storms flooded Hutchinson Field, home to the T-Mobile and Allianz stages, forcing organizers to delay doors from noon to 3 p.m.
Most sets scheduled during the four-hour delay were scrapped outright, though a few acts were rescheduled with shortened runtimes: K-pop group CORTIS played a 40-minute set instead of 50, and UK rockers Wolf Alice were cut from an hour to about 30 minutes. The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s planned Tito’s Stage set was canceled entirely over concerns that continued rain could damage instruments. Rain had already disrupted Friday’s schedule too, postponing Lil Uzi Vert’s set. Despite the mud, Saturday night’s headliners — Olivia Dean, DJ Trixie Mattel, and Jennie — all performed as planned, and Sunday’s closing day, headlined by Tate McRae and The xx, ran on schedule.
The festival’s 2026 lineup also included Charli XCX, Lorde, John Summit, and The Smashing Pumpkins across eight stages and more than 170 acts. Attention now turns to whether organizers adjust Grant Park’s drainage and weather contingencies ahead of next year’s edition.
