Lollapalooza 2026: Lineup Breakdown and Guide

Grant Park, July 30 to August 2. Over 170 artists, eight stages, four days, and the most pop-forward headline class Lolla has ever booked.

The headliners

This year's top line is Charli XCX, Tate McRae, Lorde, Olivia Dean, John Summit, Jennie, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The xx. It's a pop-heavy slate on purpose, balanced by two very different kinds of nostalgia: the Pumpkins playing their hometown and The xx back on a festival stage after reconvening. John Summit headlining is the one to watch for dance fans. He's a Chicago kid, and a hometown headline set at Lolla tends to bring guests.

The undercard is the real story

Scroll past the top line and it gets interesting fast: Turnstile, Ethel Cain, Lil Uzi Vert, Freddie Gibbs, Blood Orange, Empire of the Sun, Wet Leg, beabadoobee, and Boys Noize are all in the mix, plus the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, which is a genuinely great Lolla tradition. If your plan is only headliners, you're doing it wrong. The 4 to 7pm window is where this lineup earns its money.

Tickets and logistics

Four-day passes are sold out and waitlisted, but single-day tickets are still available, starting around $135 depending on the day. Gates open at noon, headliners go on between 8:30 and 9pm, and the whole thing wraps by 10 thanks to the city curfew. Standard Lolla advice applies: take the L instead of driving, bring a water bottle, and check the daily schedule before buying a single-day ticket, because the day splits matter a lot this year with headliners this different from each other.