Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Lollapalooza Festival Information


Lollapalooza is a yearly music festival featuring well-liked and popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock & hip hop bands, dance & comedy performances & craft booths. It has as well given a platform for non-profit & political groups. Conceived & formed in 1991 by ‘Jane's Addiction’ singer ‘Perry Farrell’ as a farewell visit for his group, Lollapalooza ran yearly until 1997 & was revived in 2003. 

From its beginning through 1997 & it is revival in 2003, the festival toured North America. In 2004, the festival planners made a decision to expand the dates to 2 days for each city; however poor ticket sales forced the 2004 tour to be cancelled. In 2005, Perry Farrell & the ‘William Morris Agency’ combined up with Austin, Texas-based Company Capital Sports Entertainment (now C3 Presents) & retooled it into its present format as a weekend destination festival in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois. In 2010 it was declared that ‘Lollapalooza’ would debut abroad, with a branch of the festival staged in Chile's capital Santiago on April 2 to 3, 2011 where they combined up with Santiago-based company Lotus. In 2011, the company Geo Events established the Brazilian version of the occasion, which was held at the Jockey Club in São Paulo on 7 and 8 April 2012.

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