Lollapalooza 2019: Schedule, road closures, map, how to get to Grant Park, critics’ picks and more (2024)

Tickets are still available for Lollapalooza, the four-day music festival that’s returning to Chicago’s Grant Park for the 15th year. Here are some tips on how to plan your weekend:

Time and date: 11 a.m. (gates open) – 10 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 4.

Location: Grant Park.

Entrances: Festivalgoers are encouraged to activate their wristband at lollapalooza.com/wristband to ensure “quick and easy festival entry.” Besides the main festival entrance, there is a north entrance at Columbus Drive and Monroe Street. Security guards will check bags before entry, and attendees are subject to metal detector screenings and full-body pat-downs. Passholders can enter the festival three times per day, and must scan their wristband when they exit.

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Full schedule of bands and acts

Full day-by-day schedule as well as the artists Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot says shouldn’t be missed during Lolla weekend and the full lineup.

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Security

All festivalgoers and their bags will be searched with a full-body pat-down and metal detector screening prior to entry. Follow the festival’s official bag policy.

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Allowed at Lollapalooza

• Small bags, purses, totes and drawstring bags are the only bags allowed into the festival grounds. See illustration for more details. No backpacks or bags with multiple pockets allowed.

• Lockers: Can be reserved in advance for $20 each day or $60 for four days at entertainmentlockers.com, as of press time. The lockers are about 13 inches tall, 11 inches wide and 18 inches deep and come with a universal cellphone charger.

• Empty hydration packs and plastic or aluminum water bottles: Must be emptied of all liquid and have no more than two pockets in addition to the one holding the water reservoir. Maximum size is 36 ounces.

• Sealed sunscreen lotion: No aerosol containers allowed.

• Blankets, sheets, ponchos and towels

• Basic, point-and-shoot cameras: No detachable lenses or other accessories — including monopods, selfie sticks and tripods — allowed. GoPro cameras are allowed without accessories.

• Binoculars

• Strollers

• Prescription medication: Must be in a pharmacy-labeled container. Patrons are only allowed a medication supply sufficient for that day.

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Leave these at home

Passholders can no longer bring factory-sealed bottles of water, as in years past.

• No large bags purses, totes: See illustration above for more details.

• No outside food, beverages and coolers: Including alcohol of any kind. Glass containers prohibited.

• No cigarettes, e-cigs or vaping devices: Chicago Park District policy.

• No professional audio, photo and/or video equipment and accessories: Any camera with a detachable lens is prohibited. No video recording allowed. No monopods, selfie sticks, tripods or GoPro mounts allowed.

• No drones: Or any other remote flying devices.

• No chairs of any kind, inflatable furniture, hammocks, umbrellas, tents or canopies: Shade structures of any kind are prohibited.

• No modes of transportation: Includes skateboards, scooters, bicycles, wagons, carts and personalized motorized vehicles. Bikes can be parked for free near the festival entrance at Ida B. Wells Drive and Michigan Avenue.

• No drugs, drug paraphernalia, illegal or illicit substances of any kind.

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Staying cool

Dealing with the heat: Cooling stations are located around the festival grounds. Cooling buses are located by the medical tents on Balbo Drive and Jackson Drive.

Medical emergencies: There are six medical tents inside the park. Festivalgoers are encouraged to be honest with emergency personnel about any problems. Attendees experiencing sexual harassment should seek help from a Lollapalooza staff member or a medical tent employee.

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Accessibility

Festival entrances: Use designated lanes for patrons with disabilities.

Access center: Located on Columbus Drive just west of Buckingham Fountain, this is where to get information for patrons with disabilities or sensory difficulties. American Sign Language interpreters will be provided for some of the musical performances. Specialty wristbands are available here for those with mobility impairments, sensory difficulties or those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Special access viewing areas: Available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Medically necessary materials and medication: One day supply in prescription-labeled bottles allowed. Please dispose of any medical waste and syringes in the proper disposal located inside one of the six medical tents on the festival grounds.

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Headliners

• Thursday: The Strokes, The Chainsmokers

• Friday: Childish Gambino, Tame Impala

• Saturday: Twenty One Pilots, J Balvin

• Sunday: Ariana Grande, Flume

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Aftershows

Official aftershows run through Aug. 4. Tickets and schedules are available at lollapalooza.com/aftershows.

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Kidzapalooza

Children 10 years old and younger will be admitted for free if their parent has a Lollapalooza pass. There is a limit of two children per adult. Children’s activities will be offered at Kidzapalooza, located southeast of Buckingham Fountain. The area will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

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Food

Chow Town features more than 30 vendors offering items from tacos to ice cream to Chicago-style pizza. Menus can be found here.

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Cashless transactions

Concertgoers can pay for food and merchandise without using cash or credit cards through the festival’s cashless program. Pass holders can register for the program when they activate their wristband online.

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Lost and found

Patrons who lose items can visit guest services booths inside the park or file a claim at lolla.com/lostfound.

On Aug. 5, festivalgoers can be reunited with their matched lost and found items at the Lolla Pop-Up Shop, 224 S. Michigan Ave.

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