Every year, Lollapalooza brings together many of the world’s most beloved artists from every genre across the globe for an action packed four-day festival at Chicago’s famous Grant Park.
This year’s event, held from Thursday, July 30 to Sunday, Aug. 2, featured more than 170 incredible artists across eight stages, making for some truly iconic moments that surprised us and had us adding new songs to our playlists. Keep scrolling to discover six of the Lollapalooza 2026’s top musical moments we won’t soon forget.
(via Lollapalooza)
SB19 Made Lollapalooza History
P-pop group SB19 made Lollapalooza history as the first Filipino act to perform at the festival. Their one-hour set included performances of iconic songs including “DAM” and “GENTO,” and also featured a performance of their latest release, “Lawless,” for the first time ever, showcasing a new chapter for the group. The performance on the Allianz Stage highlighted the group’s energy and power, proving why they’re ones to watch and fully worthy of their ever-growing international audience.
CORTIS Brought Big Energy to the T-Mobile Stage
Rookie k-pop group CORTIS made their U.S festival debut just before their one year anniversary. They opened the set with with their high-octane debut track, “GO,” and the fans matched their energy by singing along with the group. They also performed “Motion” with Juicy J live for the first time, bringing CORTIS’s first major collaboration to the stage.
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Tate McRae Returns to the Festival After 5 Years
After five years, Tate McRae returned to Lollapalooza 2026 as a headliner, closing out the festival on Sunday. She opened her set with “Just Keep Watching,” building a buzzing electricity for the crowd and setting the stage for everything to come. She also performed a few of her songs for the first time ever, including “ANYTHING BUT LOVE,” off the deluxe version of her latest album, SO CLOSE TO WHAT???. She ended the set with “Sports Car,” dipping herself into liquid gold to finish off the festival with a bold visual statement.
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Breakthrough Star Slayyter Drew in the Crowds
Slayyter has become a breakthrough artist this year, following up her viral Coachella performance with her Lollapalooza debut. Her first time at Lolla was made even more special with a surprise move to a bigger stage. After originally being slated to perform on the Grove Stage, she was upgraded to a bigger platform—for a bigger crowd—at the Bud Light Stage, proving just how much attention she’s been generating lately. During her performance, she also performed the live debut of her newest single “brand new chanel$,” also taking the time to highlight fan favorites, such as “CRANK.”
Bella Kay Proved She’s an Artist to Watch
If you’re not already a fan of rising artist Bella Kay, now is the time to take notice. At her Lollapalooza debut on July 30 she performed to her largest crowd yet, bringing an emotionally raw and relatable performance. Her songs re about the hard truths of growing up and all the emotions that come with it, and the audience felt every word. She used her time to showcase songs from her debut album, My Reckless Abandon, including her Billboard-charting hit, “iloveitiloveitiloveit.” Bella Kay is already taking the indie-pop scene by storm, and the festival was just the latest step in her upward trajectory.
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Jennie Stunned as Lollapalooza’s First Female K-Pop Solo Headliner
BLACKPINK’s Jennie made history this year by becoming the festival’s first female K-pop soloist headliner. She took the stage on Aug. 1, performing a show-stopping 18-song set, which each track bringing a different vibe and completely changing her onstage energy. She also debuted her latest release, “Less than a Lover,” and sang a fully unreleased track, stunning her loving audience. She closed out her performance with an extended version of her iconic hit, “like JENNIE,” ending the evening on a high note.
For even more from Lollapalooza, click HERE to read our interview with Jae Stephens on making her festival debut.
