Foo Fighters, Post Malone, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion among Lollapalooza 2021 headliners

Against all odds, Lollapalooza will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in Chicago's Grant Park, with a lineup lead by Foo Fighters, Post Malone, Tyler, The Creator and Miley Cyrus.

DaBaby, Marshmello, Illenium and Journey will also headline the four-day bash, set for July 29 to Aug. 1. It will be the first major multi-genre music festival in the United States since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, and the largest mass gathering event in the country since that time, expected to host 100,000 fans a day.

Other lineup highlights include Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch, two of the biggest hitmakers in hip-hop right now, along with other star rappers like Young Thug, Jack Harlow, Polo G and Playboi Carti. Brittany Howard, Princess Nokia and producer Kaytranada are other highlights.

Tickets are available beginning at noon Wednesday at lollapalooza.com, priced between $350 for a four-day general admission pass, and $4,200 for a four-day platinum pass that comes with special perks. Single-day tickets are currently not available. The Lollapalooza daily lineup is expected by July.

“Here in Chicago, the word Lollapalooza has always been synonymous with summer, great music and four days of unforgettable fun – which made last year’s decision to postpone it all the more difficult,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement Tuesday. “Now, less than a year later and armed with a vaccine that is safe, effective and widely available, we are able to bring back one of our city’s most iconic summer music festivals. I want to thank the Lollapalooza team for working closely with the City to create a reopening strategy that prioritizes safety and can’t wait to see festivalgoers return to Grant Park this summer.”

All festival-goers will need to be fully vaccinated or provide proof of negative COVID-19 test results within 24 hours of attending Lollapalooza each day, according a news release issued Tuesday. There was no announcement regarding possible mask requirements. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines, saying that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in crowded outdoor settings. More details on festival entry will be announced in early July.

Coachella in California typically kicks off the festival season each April, but it was canceled for a second year in a row due to COVID-19.

With all Americans 12 and up now eligible for a vaccine, and COVID-19 cases dropping in all 50 states, the live music industry is coming back to life in the U.S. after 15 abysmal months.

There will be other stateside festivals that precede Lollapalooza, including the hip-hop focused Rolling Loud in Miami July 23 weekend, and a few country festivals around the country, including Country Fest and Country Thunder in Wisconsin in June and July.

But Lollapalooza will be the first major festival featuring multiple genres this year, and also the largest, expected to host 100,000 fans a day. Other big festivals like Summerfest in Milwaukee, Bonnaroo in Tennessee and Outside Lands in San Francisco will follow in September and October, and have already unveiled lineups.

And Chicago will have a stacked festival slate this September, with Riot Fest, Pitchfork Music Festival and others scheduled.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Foo Fighters, DaBaby among Lollapalooza headliners