Lolla is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special video series looking back on two decades of making musical history, brought to you by citi. With 20 episodes leading up to and after the big gig, you’ll catch interviews with Lolla artists past and present, rare footage, interesting information you might not have known and great memories from festivals gone by. Keep checking back as new installments go up!
Episode 20: Final Thoughts with Perry
Perry talks about how the festival has changed and his fondest memories from the last two decades.
Episode 18: Live at Lolla
The official press conference before the start of the 20th Anniversary of Lollapalooza.
Episode 16: Arists on Lolla
Artists from the 20th Anniversary Lineup share their thoughts and memories of Lollapalooza.
Episode 14: From The Vault
From Pearl Jame to NIN to Ice Cube to Henry Rollins…it’s rare and raw footage from the early years of Lollapalooza.
Episode 13: Flea
Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers talks about his early memories of the original touring Lollapalooza.
Episode 12: Lips at Lolla
The Flaming Lips played Lollapalooza in 1994 and 2006. Wayne Coyne remembers the early years and talks about the fest’s evolution.
Episode 11: Lolla Cuisine
Lolla’s own Culinary Director Chef Graham Elliot talks about what makes the food at Lollapalooza better than any festival food out there.
Episode 10: Chicago
Lollapalooza evolved into a destination festival that found it’s home in the city of Chicago.
Episode 9: Lolla Goes International
Original founders Perry Farrell, Mark Geiger and Dave Navarro talk about Lollapalooza’s expansion into Chile and beyond.
Episode 8: Fishbone at Lolla
Angelo and Norwood of Fishbone talk about the crowd mayhem at the their Lollapalooza performances.
Episode 7: More Circus Stories
Jim Rose takes you through the cast of characters that made up the infamous traveling side show act.
Episode 6: Circus Stories
The Jim Rose Circus started 1992 at Lollapalooza. Perry and Jim describe some of the “freak” acts that performed on the side show stage.
Episode 5: Backstage Stories
Flea, Henry Rollins and Norwood share some of their memories from the original Lollapalooza tour.
Episode 4: Perry Farrell
Friends and Colleagues talk about their initial meeting with Perry and his importance to the music industry and others.
Episode 3: The Early Years
Lollapalooza alumni reminisce about camaraderie and tell stories from the fest’s early tours.
Episode 2: The First Lineup
A unique look at how the first ever Lollapalooza lineup came to be. Perry, Marc Geiger, Dave Navarro and Henry Rollins revisit how the bands were picked.
Episode 1: Origins Of A Name
Perry Farrell and friends discuss how the “Lollapalooza” name came to be and how the word has permeated into our culture.
