Lorde has been announced as one of the headliners for Lollapalooza 2026.
The New Zealand superstar will lead the famous festival, which takes place from July 30 through Aug. 2 at Chicago’s Grant Park. Joining the three pop stars at the top of the bill are Olivia Dean, the XX, Jennie, John Summit, and hometown heroes, the Smashing Pumpkins, who haven’t played a Lolla show in the U.S. since 1994.
A stack of local artists have also been confirmed on the bill, including Empire of the Sun, 5 Seconds of Summer, Alison Wonderland, Spacey Jane, Balu Brigada, Ninajirachi and Ecca Vandal.
Presale tickets for Lollapalooza 2026 will be available starting Thursday, March 19, at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT, with the lowest-priced tickets available for the first hour. The public on-sale will begin at noon ET/11 a.m. CT. Full information is available on the Lollapalooza website.
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For Charli, Lollapalooza is currently her only North American concert on the books for 2026, with the pop star otherwise only set to play the Reading and Leeds festivals in the U.K. Charli has spent much of the past two years on the road in support of her breakout album, Brat, though this year’s she’s focused more on film projects, including her own movie The Moment, and the soundtrack-score for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights.
As for McRae and Lorde, they’re also both headlining the Osheaga festival in Montreal (which, coincidentally, is taking place the exact same weekend as Lollapalooza). For Lorde, who released her most recent album, Virgin, last summer, it’s one of several North American festivals she’s set to play this summer, along with Governors Ball in New York and All Things Go in Toronto. McRae, meanwhile, has just Lolla and Osheaga on her itinerary after spending much of 2025 touring in support of So Close to What.
From Rolling Stone US
