This is a list of Lollapalooza lineups , sorted by year. Lollapalooza was a travelling music festival organized by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell and occurred annually from to The concept was revived in , but was cancelled in All information taken from various sources.
Angelo Moore aka Dr. Poet Thomas R. Peters, Jr. Poet Tracie Morris , among others, was hired by Lollapalooza to perform in the spoken word tent for the New York to Texas leg of the tour.
The poetry tent was actually called "The Revival Tent" at the time. The Flaming Lips performed in The Revival Tent in Denver, going so far as dragging an upright acoustic piano across yards of grass to do so. Several of the artists, including Green Day and Cypress Hill , skipped at least one Lollapalooza date to appear at Woodstock '94 instead. Nirvana was scheduled to headline but officially pulled out on April 4, [ citation needed ] , amid rumors that the band was on the verge of breaking up.
Cobain's widow, Courtney Love , made surprise guest appearances at several shows, speaking to the crowds about the loss. Having met the authors at a party, she deemed the book hilarious, saying, "Kurt would have loved the mean stuff. Obviously people don't sit down to watch The Prodigy, but the security people were making them sit down. You had all the expensive seats at the front and the moshpit at the back. It was all wrong. A North American tour was planned with a two-day festival taking place in each city, scheduled to begin on July 14, and continue through to August 25, Location: Grant Park , Chicago.
Saturday: The International Noise Conspiracy , Friday: The Subways , Panic! James Inc. Oregon rock band The Standard were set to play, but decided to pull out due to recording duties. Friday: Ghostland Observatory , Jack's Mannequin , moe.
