28th Annual Festival Draws Large Crowds, Top Talent and helps Local Economy
The 28th annual Lollapalooza is history. Clean up is now underway. The four-day Festival that took place in Grant Park Thursday through Sunday featured music, food, art and showcased:
- Over 170 bands
- Eight stages
- Hundreds of thousands to the park
- 55 official after-shows at venues throughout the city
- $247 million into the local economy in 2018 ($1.445 billion in total, since 2010)
- 31 arrests
- 12 administrative notices of violation (citations)
- 116 medical transports over the four days
Lost and Found
For those who lost something at the festival, visit Lollapalooza’s virtual lost and found at www.lolla.com/lostfound. Festival goers can view found inventory, submit a claim, and be more easily connected with their item(s). Additionally, today, Monday, August 5, there will be a Lost & Found matched item pick up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lolla Pop-Up Shop, 224. S. Michigan Avenue.
On-going Street Closures and Traffic Impacts:
- Columbus Drive from Monroe to Roosevelt is expected to re-open to vehicular traffic prior to morning rush hour on Tuesday, August 6
- Ida B. Wells Drive, Balbo Drive, Jackson Drive – from Michigan Ave. to Columbus Drive – will also re-open prior to morning rush hour on Tuesday, August 6
The following closures will remain in place while the festival stages and tents are disassembled:
- Balbo Drive from Columbus Drive to Lake Shore Drive will be closed through Friday, August 9
- Organizers will re-open Jackson Boulevard from Columbus Drive to Lake Shore Drive for Thursday morning rush hour on August 8 and will implement intermittent closures after rush hour concludes on August 8 and August 9 for equipment load-out.
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