Lollapalooza 2017 Aftershows listed here with over 55 performances
Want to see even more from your favorite artists at the fest? Keep the party going at one of our Official 2017 Lollapalooza Aftershows with more than 55 performances featuring over 110 artists. From Metro to House of Blues, these legendary rooms will host the ultimate Lolla after-parties from Tuesday, August 1st through Sunday, August 6th. This list will be updated as more information is released. Who is ready for another year at Lollapalooza? Well rock your Chicago Music because it is Festival Season!
WEDNESDAY 8/2
- Kaytranada - Concord Music Hall - Tickets available HERE
THURSDAY 8/3
- Porter Robinson - the MID - Tickets available HERE
- Little Dragon - Concord Music Hall - Tickets available HERE
- Jai Wolf & Gryffin - Logan Square Auditorium - Tickets available HERE
- Mac DeMarco - Concord Music Hall - Tickets available HERE
- Slushii - Logan Square Auditorium - Tickets available HERE
- Gramatik - the MID - Tickets available HERE
SATURDAY 8/5
- Alison Wonderland w/ Ephwurd - the MID - Tickets available HERE
- NGHTMRE - Logan Square Auditorium - Tickets available HERE
- G Jones & EPROM - Chop Shop - Tickets available HERE
- Zane Lowe Presents: Towkio, Jidenna and Aminé - Concord Music Hall - Tickets available HERE
SUNDAY 8/6
Lollapalooza 2017 Aftershows
Fans brave rain as Chicago gets in formation for Beyoncé
Beyonce's "The Formation World Tour” sold out two shows in Chicago at Soldier Field. On the first night despite the heavy rain fall fans left Solider Field seeing Beyoncé at her best.
Back on tour for the first time since her ambitious “Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” in 2013. Beyoncé’s "The Formation World Tour” was announced following her appearance during Super Bowl 50. Receiving high acclaim for her latest album Lemonade, Beyoncé was praised for her boldest and craftiest work to date.
Beyoncé brought out Chicago’s and Roc Nation artist Vic Mensa for a surprise performance. Performing “U Mad” and “16 shots”, Mensa felt right at home. Mensa was well received for his notability and his authentic rap personal. Just performing two songs, fans missed out on some of Mensa’s best.
Opening for Beyoncé was Atlanta rap duo Rae Sremmurd with their energy filled favorites “No Flex Zone” and “Throw Some Mo”. These two easily are continuing to break the ‘one hit wonder’ chatter that has been following them since the beginning of their short career.
A 70-foot-tall rotating video screens were die center in the middle. Visually the stage was stunning, the video screens and THX sound system embodied everyone in the stadium. Video from Beyoncé’s Lemonade teased fans as it spun three times bringing out Beyoncé and her dancers.
Performing majority of her set from her hit Lemonade album. Beyoncé brought us back in time with songs “Baby Boy”, “Crazy in Love’, and Destiny Child’s “Survivor”. She also performed covers of Nicki Minaj’s “Feeling Myself”. For the full set list view below.
The track history of hit records from Beyoncé was visited with songs that fans grew up on. A nice touch to that history was a video that showed a just turning 16 year-old Beyoncé explaining what she would do to someone who disrespects her.
Near the end of her performance Beyoncé paid tribute to the fallen legend Prince. Using the video screens, nothing but the color purple was on while Prince’s "Purple Rain" played. A tribute that felt even more touching as light rain was coming down at that time.
Literally singing in the rain, Beyoncé didn’t disappoint while setting the bar high for future shows. The term “rain or shine” will now be looked at differently as if Beyoncé could give this stellar showcase of her incredible talent so should everyone else.
It’s important to note Beyoncé’s status while on her "The Formation World Tour”. Hearing her last night was a pure pleasure for many reasons. The obvious one is the huge block party feeling that came with a community of fans dancing together singing word for word every song while in the rain. The underlining reason is the heavy meaning she brings in songs like ‘Formation’.
Beyoncé’s voice was one of the many highlights of the night. A typical backtrack was missing making Beyoncé the only things fans heard that night. This created a unique experience for music lovers especially when it came time for her acapella song “Love on Top” and her blues renditions of “Daddy Lessons”.
Fans who attended the sold out stadium show left feeling a sense of familiarity with the mega star. With that connection Beyoncé fans left the first night of her tour in Chicago with the feeling of knowing her on a personal intimate level through her stellar performance.
Beyoncé’s setlist Friday:
- Intro (with samples of 'No Angel' and 'Formation')
- Formation
- Sorry
- Kitty Kat
- Bow Down
- Run the World (Girls)
- Superpower
- Mine
- Baby Boy
- Hold Up
- Countdown
- Me, Myself and I
- Runnin' (Lose It All) (Naughty Boy cover)
- All Night
- 6 Inch / I Care / Ghost
- Don't Hurt Yourself
- Ring the Alarm
- Diva
- Flawless (remix)
- Feeling Myself (Nicki Minaj cover)
- Yoncé
- Drunk in Love
- Rocket
- Hip Hop Star / Freakum Dress
- Daddy Lessons
- 1+1
- Love on Top (Acapella)
- The Beautiful Ones (Prince cover)
- Purple Rain (Prince song)
- Crazy in Love
- Naughty Girl
- Party
- Blow
- Die with You / Blue
- Freedom
- Survivor (Destiny’s Child song)
- End of Time
- Halo
[Video] Gramatik Announces 2014 Winter Tour
Gramatik is one of the funkiest EDM producers in the game right now, and yesterday announced plans to head back out on the road in 2014. The Slovenian-born DJ made the announcement alongside a video from his recent sold-out show in Athens, Greece as part of his 2013 Age of Reason Tour. Gramatik will be in Chicago around New Year's Eve for a pair of dates at Concord Music Hall and The Auditorium Theatre on the 30 & 31 respectively before taking off to Canada to begin his tour in Drake's hometown of Toronto on January 16. Established one of the more gifted producers in EDM, Gramatik's compositions can get fans worked into a frenzy or set the mood for a perfect wavy, chill afternoon. Ringing in the new year with his music wouldn't be such a bad way to start 2014. Tickets went on sale for the general public earlier today, so make sure to pick yours up here, for the New Year's Eve shows put on by REACT Presents, kick it here. Scroll your way down for the Greece video, his latest track, "Obviously" with Cherub and ExMag and a full list of tour dates.
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12/30/13 @ Concord Music Hall, Chicago, IL
12/31/13 @ Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
1/16/14 @ The Hoxton, Toronto, ON
1/17/14 @ Imperial, Quebec City, QC
1/18/14 @ Telus, Montreal, QC
1/19/14 @ Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME
1/21/14 @ Output, Brooklyn, NY
1/22/12 @ Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA
1/23/14 @ Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
1/24/14 @ Lupo's, Providence, RI
1/25/14 @ Best Buy Theater, New York City, NY
[Video] Daryn Alexus: "Party"
Daryn Alexus is a talented young female singer/songwriter from Washington D.C., who has been making some noise between carefully crafted tracks, well-deserved collaborations and a personality that is absolutely infectious. I last caught up with Alexus earlier this summer, and since then she has been hard at work preparing her next project, due out in early 2014. Today, we get her video for "Party", check it out below and be on the look out for more coming from Daryn Alexus in the near future.
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