Blog: Idolator

Some of the biggest names in rock, dance and pop will descend on Chicago for Lollapalooza on August 3-5, including everyone from Frank Ocean to  Florence + the Machine to Fun . But Lolla wasn't always this inclusive: It began as a the leading authority on alt-rock in the early '90s, a traveling caravan of flannel and ripped jeans that brought Seattle's grunge and Cali's trash-glam to the masses. That iteration of the touring fest folded after '97, but Lolla [...]