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Chicago’s Lollapalooza music festival just announced a major change for this year’s event.
The 2024 festival lineup was announced in March, and included SZA; flash 182; Tyler the Creator. the killers; Future X; Metro Boomin; Hozier. stray children; Melanie Martinez and Skrillex.
Days after the lineup was announced, tickets went on sale, and daily lineups and stages were released that same month. The full list of 2024 performers can be found here.
But on Thursday — a little more than a month before the festival is scheduled to descend on Grant Park — a big change was revealed.
“Unfortunately, Tyler, the Creator will not be able to perform this year.” The festival said in a Facebook post. “Watch Megan Thee Stallion’s Lola headline on Thursday, August 1st!”
The organizers’ announcement came minutes later Tyler, the Creator He posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that he would no longer be playing at the popular Chicago festival, Outside Lands, scheduled to be held in San Francisco one week after Lollapalooza.
“I hate to say this but I have to cancel Lollapalooza and Outside Lands,” a social media post read in part. “I made a commitment that I can no longer keep, and that’s what bothers me when I know how excited people are.”
Many responded to the announcement with disappointment.
“This is not an equal trade,” one comment said on Facebook, followed by others asking about refunds.
But others welcomed the change.
“The lineup just got better,” one commenter wrote on Instagram.
The festival did not immediately respond to NBC Chicago’s request for comment.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza in Chicago. The festival, which began its activities in Chicago in 2005, will be held this year from August 1 to 4.
The company behind the festival recently agreed to another 10-year contract with Chicago, meaning the four-day music event will be in the city for at least another decade. Under the terms of the contract, the maximum number of attendees for the festival at any given time cannot exceed 115,000 people.
In 2023, Lollapalooza hosted around 40 artists daily – including a number of big names. Headliners included Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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