Lollapalooza 2020 has been cancelled with the city of Chicago due to COVID-19 concerns, but the musical festival's organizers are still on the hook for $750,000. This comes a few weeks after Bonnaroo announced their cancellation, as well as Coachella postponing until October. Although it was definitely anticipated, cancellations like these are a bummer for fans and artists alike. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Lollapalooza may have been cancelled this year, but the music festival's organizers are still on the hook for $750,000.Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,828 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths'Land of Make Believe' helps residents escape from struggles of pandemicMeet the woman behind Soldier Field's drive-in moviesCPD announces arrest of suspected looter caught on camera Dr. Murphy's Food Hall offers variety in landmarked Cook County Hospital buildingNC woman celebrates birthday as oldest living AmericanCPD squad car stolen during South Shore pursuit, crashed, police sayCA mother with infant twins homeless after being evictedIllinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,828 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths
In the written announcement above, Lollapalooza both canceled their 2020 event and made clear their intention to make the 2021 festival a spectacular celebration to honor their 30th anniversary. Lollapalooza will not be holding its iconic festival in Chicago this summer, thanks to a blanket ban on mega-events by city officials. The event was supposed to return to Chicago’s Grant Park on July 30 – August 2, where it has been held annually since 2005. At the end of March, the festival posted on Well before any decision had to be made about the Chicago festival, Lollapalooza was Lollapalooza 2020 has been canceled due to ongoing health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Photo Credit: Lollapalooza Facebook Page Lollapalooza. For Lollapalooza specifically, you had highly anticipated … The Chicago-based festival was one of the last holdouts in the long line of cancellations in the wake of the pandemic. Lollapalooza has been canceled due to ongoing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, but the fest is plotting a major livestream in its place. “We wish we could bring Lollapalooza to Grant Park again this year, but we understand why things can’t move forward as planned,” the festival wrote on its In lieu of the actual festival, however, Lolla said they would host a virtual livestream festival during the same weekend that will feature “performances from around the city and beyond, epic archival sets from Chicago and the festival’s six international editions, never-before-seen footage from the 1990’s and much more.” A full schedule will be released next month.The decision to call off Lolla comes weeks after the festival delayed its 2020 lineup reveal.
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Lollapalooza 2020 has officially been cancelled.
In regards to handling this year’s cancellation, the festival says to still keep the slated festival dates on our calendars to join them in a “weekend-long … Fest plotting virtual event to take place weekend of July 30th through August 2nd In what should come as a surprise to no one, Lollapalooza 2020 has been canceled.