Headed to Chicago for Lollapalooza 2013? If so, you’re about to enter a powerful music scene, on par with its reputation for heart-attack-inducing pizzas and organized crime. In addition to hosting one of the world’s biggest music festivals each year, tons of side shows and aftershows in town will play host to artists looking for a little extra stage time over festival weekend.
Lollapalooza 2013 Spotify Playlist
Lollapalooza, which runs Aug. 2-4 in Chicago’s Grant Park, has more than 45 official shows on the list – a welcome sight for music addicts torn by scheduling conflicts on the bill. Below you’ll find our selections for the best musical bet each day. Below that, you’ll find the full list of options for aftershows in Chicago over Lollapalooza weekend! Conspicuously missing, however, is Thursday’s show at the Metro featuring Queens of The Stone Age. With good reason as well – the show sold out in a matter of seconds. But you can bet your sweet deep-dish Chicago pie that we’ll be there with bells on…
Wednesday
07/31- 7pm: Benefitting Special Olympics Audiotree and Scion Presents NELARUSKY: Performances by Imagine Dragons, Icona Pop, Brick + Mortar, Kellen & Me @ METRO
7/31- 7:30pm: Timeflies w/ Keys N Krates @ THE VIC THEATRE
7/31- 8pm (doors): Thievery Corporation w/ DJ Mel @ HOUSE OF BLUES
7/31- 9pm: Smith Westerns @ LINCOLN HALL
Thursday
8/01- 8pm (doors): Lana Del Rey @ HOUSE OF BLUES
8/01- 9pm: Hot Chip w/ Bear Mountain @ THE VIC THEATRE
8/01- 9pm: Atlas Genius w/ San Cisco @ SCHUBAS ($20
) 8/01- 9pm: Father John Misty w/ Night Moves @ LINCOLN HALL ($20
) 8/01- 9pm: Hiatus Kaiyote @ SUBTERRANEAN
8/01- 9pm (doors): Wild Nothing w/ Circles @ EMTPY BOTTLE
Friday
8/02- 11pm: Eric Church w/ Frontier Ruckus @ METRO
8/02- 10pm (doors): Local Natives w/ Wake Owl @ HOUSE OF BLUES
8/02- 11pm: The Mowgli’s w/ The Bright Light Social Hour @ DOUBLE DOOR
8/02- 11pm: The Lumineers @ THE VIC THEATRE
8/02- 11pm: Foals w/ Drowners @ PARK WEST
8/02- 11pm: Little Green Cars w/ The Dunwells @ SCHUBAS ($18)
8/02- 11pm: Jessie Ware @ LINCOLN HALL ($20)
8/02- 10:30pm: Flux Pavilion w/ Dillon Francis, RVSB @ ARAGON BALLROOM
8/02- 10pm: SBTRKT and Disclosure @ THE MID
8/02- 11pm: The Neighbourhood and Family of the Year @ SUBTERRANEAN
8/02- 11pm: Death Grips @ BOTTOM LOUNGE
8/02- 10pm (doors): Heartless Bastards w/ Houndmouth @ CITY WINERY
8/02- 11pm: Chance The Rapper w/ BJ The Chicago Kid @ REGGIES ($17 – $20)
Saturday
8/03- 9pm (doors): DIIV @ EMPTY BOTTLE
8/03- 11pm: Band Of Horses w/ Reignwolf @ METRO
8/03- 11pm: Ghost B.C. w/ Skeltonwitch @ DOUBLE DOOR ($25)
8/03- 11pm: Two Door Cinema Club w/ MS MR @ HOUSE OF BLUES
8/03- 11pm: Matt & Kim w/ Robert DeLong @ THE VIC THEATRE
8/03- 11pm: Frightened Rabbit w/ Wild Belle @ PARK WEST
8/03- 11pm: SKATERS and The Orwells @ SCHUBAS ($15)
8/03- 11pm: HAIM w/ St. Lucia @ LINCOLN HALL ($18)
8/03- 10:30pm: Kendrick Lamar w/Baauer, BJ The Chicago Kid @ ARAGON BALLROOM
8/03- 10pm: Dada Life w/ Nathan Scott, Gus Karas @ THE MID
8/03- 1pm: Baroness w/ The Royal Thunder @ SUBTERRANEAN
Sunday
8/04- 9pm (doors): Wavves w/ E.T. Habit @ EMPTY BOTTLE
8/04- 11pm: Palma Violets w/ Wild Cub @ SCHUBAS ($15)
8/04- 11pm: Alt-J w/ Guards @ LINCOLN HALL ($20)
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