Record a New History, Here are a Series of K-Pop Idols Who Have Performed at the Lollapalooza Music Festival

Kapanlagi.com - Author: Azka Aqlia Sudibyo

Lollapalooza is the largest annual festival in America and Europe held in Grant Park, Chicago, for four consecutive days every July. This festival features various musicians in the genres of alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, hip-hop, and EDM. In addition to top musicians, Lollapalooza also showcases visual arts and non-profit organizations.

This music festival emerged in 1991 as a farewell tour for Perry Farrell from the band Jane's Addiction. The first Lollapalooza tour featured many bands from various genres. The festival was originally nomadic, but in 2010 it was announced that Lollapalooza would be held permanently in Chicago, United States.

Since last year, several K-Pop musicians have successfully become part of the lineup for this international festival and entered a new market. So, who are the ones who have performed at this cool festival? Let's find out the information here..

1. J Hope BTS (2022)

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Since officially announced as part of the Lollapalooza 2022 lineup, the excitement and enthusiasm of J-Hope's fans have increased. J-Hope is hailed as the first Korean idol to become a headliner at Lollapalooza and perform on the main stage.

J-Hope successfully rocked the main stage Bud Light Seltzer Stage at Lollapalooza with his amazing performance. This was also joyfully welcomed by his fans, who made the hashtags #hobipalooza and #jhopeatLollapalooza trend on Twitter.

2. TXT (2022)

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TXT participated in the festival as a headliner at Lollapalooza 2022 alongside J-Hope BTS. Other artists who will perform include Metallica, Dua Lipa, The Kid LAROI, Green Day, Lil Baby, Kygo, and Machine Gun Kelly.

TXT's performance at this event is also their first music festival debut in the United States. MOA (TXT's fandom) expressed great joy and pride that their idols will perform at this popular festival in the United States.

3. NewJeans (2023)

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After breaking the record of reaching 2 billion listeners on the Spotify platform a while ago, NewJeans once again captures global attention. Not surprisingly, NewJeans performed as the 'First KPOP Female Act' to ever perform at Lollapalooza 2023, Chicago, United States.

Their stage performance at Lollapalooza received much praise. Despite only debuting for a year, they appeared very professional on stage, especially since it was an international stage. In addition, NewJeans' choreography is pleasing to the eye. Everything looks harmonious and in sync.

4. Stray Kids (2023)

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On July 21, Stray Kids became the first headliner to liven up the largest festival in Europe held in Paris, Lollapalooza. Approximately 60,000 spectators gathered to watch Stray Kids' concert, proving their popularity in the European music market.

At the Lollapalooza Paris music festival, Stray Kids showcased the uniqueness of their group with their best setlist. Stray Kids performed their title track S-CLASS and their b-side songs TOPLINE (Feat. Tiger JK), Super Bowl, and ITEM.

Those are some of the K-Pop idols who have performed at the Lollapalooza festival. Which one is your favorite idol?

(kpl/zka)