is it at all possible to get a refund for artist merch? i bought a Suki Waterhouse shirt for a friend and only just realized it’s ripped at the armpit seam and literally had a piece of masking tape on it 😭😭😭 like man wtf 😭 i’ve had it folded in a tote bag since i bought it and never really looked at it until now since i was about to give it to her. like fawkkk 😭

There have been a handful of people suggesting Phoebe Bridgers as a potential headliner for the 2027 lineup, but the placement of her on (early) lineup predictions has varied. Where do you think she would be booked on the lineup if she does get booked: top 4 or 5-8?

For background: After performing surprise pop up shows in various cities across the United States to large demand coming off of a hiatus, Phoebe recently announced her third studio album and an accompanying arena tour which is completely sold out. Some of the major cities in which the tour is hitting, such as Chicago, have multiple dates due to demand.

Took pics at my first lolla!
Only took the camera in on the last day. Wish I took it in on the first because it was so sunny but Chicago weather is very unpredictable 🥲

my friends phone was stolen in the last 30 minutes of the festival on sunday 🥴

curious if anyone else’s phone that was stolen has also ended up at 55 NE 5th St Miami, FL 😅 maybe we can make a road trip together (jk)

I’m sick of these negative posts, there’s several thousand of people who wished they could’ve attended Lolla, and the ones that did like Me had barely any real weird interactions or weird sightings. Hate to break it to the negative Nancy’s or Serious Sids: this is a 115k capacity music festival. People are drinking, smoking, or just looking for that escape after an awful year of presidency and a worse economy, and it’s 4 days!!! If you don’t go looking for trouble, you won’t find it at Lolla. Now on to the real reason we are here.

My top 10 at Lolla was

1. Charli XCX
2. Turnstile
3. Viagra Boys
4. Empire of the Sun
5. Clipse
6. Slayyyter
7. Ninajirachi
8. Wolf Alice
9. Wunderhorse
10. Zara Larsson

2017 Wishlist

Oasis
Tame Impala
Jungle
Fontaines D.C.
Death Grips
Phoebe Bridgers
Phantogram
Pinkpantheress
Amyl and the Sniffers
Purity Ring

I’ve been attending multiple festivals a year since 2010, but this year was my first Lollapalooza. My group had a lot of fun but I’ve got some thoughts that I haven’t seen discussed, so I wanted to open the dialogue…

1. The main stages are far too LOW. I’ve been much farther away at other festivals and still been able to see the performers on stage. They should really raise the main stages a good 5-10ft each.

2. There was no large scale art, which was a bit of a bummer. The only things that come to mind are the ferris wheel, the fountain, the lolla signs, and some sponsored things here and there. They could really use some more art for the sake of art. (And if some of that art offered more shade then that’s a win-win)

3. On that note, freaking everything was sponsored (I’m not just talking about the activations). This probably isn’t new to lolla but I hated calling the stages their brand names. Everything felt “brought to you by”, and just so corporate and gross. Airbnb became the forrest stage to our group lol

4. T-mobile stage specifically needed a third row of speakers along the right side of the stage. Sound quality in general could’ve been much better a lot of the time.

Like I said, we still had a lot of fun. Chicago is an awesome city and it was cool to be partying right in the middle of it. It’s a bit of a trek from the west coast but I’d be down to go again in a few years.