I mentioned in my “Best Way to Consume Music” post that I wanted to go to Lollapalooza this year.
It was racking my brain for weeks whether I wanted to spend money on going to Chicago and experience the adrenaline of large crowds, being squished in a mosh pit and standing at the barricade for hours to see my favorite artists perform, or sit in the comfort of my living room and watch those same performances on my TV.
Personally, after seeing how large the crowds got there I think I made the right choice. There is always next year if I want to go experience the rush in real life.
Anyway, I thought I could share my thoughts on the live stream for those who didn’t have access to Hulu or didn’t watch it.
To give more background about the live-streaming, there were two channels: Channel 1 and Channel 2. Each channel was streaming from around 2:00 pm ET to 11:00 pm ET.
In hindsight, being able to swap back and forth between channels to tune in to performances was much more simple compared to having to traverse Grant Park to see different artists in person. This way I could just turn off the TV or watch a different channel if I didn’t want to tune into an artist I didn’t enjoy.
Lineups
These are the artist I tuned into and the days.
Thursday (7/28)
- Still Woozy
Saturday (7/30)
- Big Sean
- Wallows
- Tomorrow By Together
- Willow
- J. Cole
Sunday (7/31)
- Djo
- Måneskin
- Beach Bunny
- j-hope
- Denzel Curry
Another thing to note, Lollapalooza has 1-day, 2-day, 3-day, and 4-day pass options if you attend in person, so it’s up to the festival attendees which days they want to go to the festival based on the lineups for that day.
This was one thing I appreciated about Lollapalooza was, of course, the free live stream on Hulu, as well as the ability to choose which days you wanted to attend the festival whether it was on live stream or in person.
Here is a thought I had about Lollapalooza in general, especially after seeing someone of these artists perform in-person and through live-stream as well. I honestly think it takes a lot of talent to pull off performing on stages as big as the ones on Lollapalooza.
The performers kept a huge crowd entertained whether they were closer to the stage or farther back. They were able to get the whole crowd hype about the music. It was impressive to see their stage presence as well as the lights used for the evening performances.
The only downside of streaming is that due to the huge lineup, not all performances were shown. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to tune into Dominic Fike, Dua Lipa, Glass Animals, COIN, or Claire Rosinkranz’s performances because their stages didn’t have coverage.
Regardless, as I’ve mentioned before, the way you want to consume music is all a preference and of course, preferences can change over time. Whether you want to attend Lollapalooza in person or stream it as I did, I’m glad the options are available both ways.
Enjoy music in the way you want to and experience your life how you want to.
