The American festival Lollapalooza was invented in 1991 by the singer of the band Jane's Addiction Perry Farrell. It was a farewell tour of the musicians, and therefore the festival was at first roaming. Nevertheless, Lollapalooza became popular and was held until 1997, then, after a break, revived again in 2003 and settled in one place

Lollapalooza is a cocktail of music, dance, theater and craft fair, flavored with politics and charity . In general, everything is mixed - as is customary for Americans.

Lollapalooza is a cocktail of music, dance, theater and handicraft fair, seasoned with politics and charity. In general, everything is mixed-as is customary with Americans. Music at the festival is also different genre - heavy metal, punk rock, hip-hop, rap. Thanks to Lollapalooza, the world has learned such names as The Killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Machine, Green Day. The Cure, Depeche Mode, Muse were here.

The word lollapalooza comes from an old American phraseology, meaning "a bright, outstanding example." Perry Farrell heard the word in a short film, he liked it. This term also denotes candy on a stick, which is why it is depicted on the logo of the festival.

Once the festival founders decided to make it a two-day festival, but they could not collect the audience and sell tickets. Now Lollapalooza goes for three days, usually falls on the first weekend of August. The place of gathering of fans is traditional - Grand Park in Chicago

Lollapalooza - 2013

In 2011 the festival debuted in South America - in Chile. A year later Lollapalooza sounded in Brazil. Organizers plan to conduct a marathon in Israel and Argentina in 2014.

The ticket for all three days of the festival costs $ 235.