‘If you’re in Chicago … it’s the thing to do’: the history of Lollapalooza

On the spectrum of live music festivals, Lollapalooza is a hoary establishment – the big summer tentpole franchise that walked so Coachella, Bonnaroo and Burning Man could fly.Michael John Warren remembers when Lollapalooza was cool – which is to say, this curious happening seemingly only known to him and the fellow brooders in his New England high school clique.

And yet: during the festival’s 90s-era infancy, Lollapalooza not only helped guide the underground “alternative” music scene into the mainstream; it would convert many in that frustrated young crowd into registered voters, environmental activists and first amendment defenders on site. “In episode one, you have people talking about a petition to recall Clarence Thomas,” says co-executive producer James Lee Hernandez.

No one really expected the traveling circus would become a cultural colossus – Farrell perhaps least of all. “His reaction to everyone’s reaction was great,” says Hernandez, recalling the experience of watching the film with Farrell and a full house at Sundance. “Even though he goes to all the festivals, just for him to see people really connecting with what he was doing in such a visceral way was really special to be able to watch.

“Kurt Loder and Tabitha Soren and those guys were part of this era of music journalism that spoke to us teenagers like adults,” says Warren, who longs for the old way. “There are so many ways to find music, and I think people are feeling lost. I think we need to get back to … not a gatekeeper but a filter. Someone like Loder, whose credibility matters. It’s never going to be like it was when we only had three networks in this country.

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