35 Amazing ‘I Was Actually There!’ Lollapalooza Moments

Lollapalooza in Chicago has always been my home away from home.

I have gone to this event in some capacity every year since 2007. I have seen it change over the years as the musical landscape has evolved. Some years I only attended after-shows, while other years I went to the festival each day.

The one thing that never changed was the opportunity to see some amazing musical performances that made for great concert memories.

Here are clips of some of my favorite performances from 2007-2018. You might even see a younger version of me in one of the clips if you look closely enough. 

2007

“Slow Hands”, Interpol

“Chasing Cars”, Snow Patrol

“Stuck Between Stations”, The Hold Steady

2008

“Steady As She Goes”, The Raconteurs

“Smiley Faces”, Gnarls Barkley

“The Bends”, Radiohead

2009

“Brianstorm”, Arctic Monkeys (Metro Aftershow)

“Day and Nite”, Kid Cudi (Congress Theatre Aftershow)

2010

“Hard To Explain”, The Strokes

“1901”, Phoenix

“Fancy Footwork”, Chromeo

2011

“Four Winds”, Bright Eyes

“Clocks”, Coldplay

“Mother” (Danzig Cover), Cee Lo Green

2012

“Australia”, The Shins

“Coeur d’Alene”, The Head and the Heart

“Iron Man”, Black Sabbath

“One Armed Scissor”, At The Drive-In

2013

“The Funeral”, Band of Horses

“I Think We’re Alone Now” (Tiffany Cover) The Killers

“Ludlow”, Houndmouth

2014

“Helena Beat”, Foster the People

“The Ghost Inside”, Broken Bells

“Roses”, Outkast“

“Tongue Tied”, Grouplove

2015

“Shut Up and Dance”, Walk the Moon (Vic Theatre Aftershow)

2016

“Unsteady”, X Ambassadors (Bottom Lounge Aftershow)

2017

“Breezeblocks”, Alt-J

“Roll Up”, Wiz Khalifa

“Bittersweet Symphony” (Verve Cover), Mondo Cozmo

“Everything Now”, Arcade Fire

2018

“Faded”, Alan Walker

“Runaway”, Galantis

“Give Me a Try”, The Wombats

“Past Lives”, BØRNS