Lollapalooza a rite of summer for many Chicago-area residents
Lollapalooza has returned to Chicago's Grant Park, drawing massive crowds for a four-day music festival. Attendees are navigating high ticket costs and travel logistics to experience the event.
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Lollapalooza is finally here, and Vi Nguyen has a preview of the festival, as well as a look at how festivalgoers are preparing for the massive event.
One of the largest music festivals in the world is back at Grant Park in downtown Chicago, bringing thousands of music fans together.
Gates opened Thursday morning to the traditional mad-dash of spectators hoping to score front row access, with hundreds of thousands of fans expected to cross through the gates over the four-day festival.
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Sky 5 was over Grant Park Thursday morning as some fans ran to the main stages to save a spot to see the headliners, including Lorde and Chicago’s own John Summit.
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