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Lollapalooza has released its 2023 lineup, and Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, J.I.D., and a host of others are set to perform at the annual festival.
The annual three-day festival will take place August 3 – 6 in Chicago’s Grant Park. Additional performers include A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Lil Yachty, Tems, Joey Bada$$, Key Glock, Ken Carson, Zack Fox, Mavi and a slew of others. Presale for tickets will begin on the festival’s website on Thursday (March 23) at 10 am CT.
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Lollapalooza 2022 was just as stacked with rap royalty, and included performances from J. Cole, Doja Cat, Lil Baby, Big Sean, YG, Don Toliver, Cordae, Denzel Curry, Coi Leray, Blxst and Maxo Kream, among others.
Last year’s festival also made headlines when Lil Durk suffered a serious face injury during his performance. The OTF leader required a trip to the hospital following an onstage explosion during his set at Lollapalooza on July 30. He announced shortly after the injury that he would be taking a break to focus on his health.
“Due to the incident that happened at Lollapalooza in Chicago on stage, I’ma take a break & focus on my health,” he wrote in the caption. “I finished my performance yesterday for my fans. Appreciate y’all.”
In other Lolla news, Drake previously shut down Lollapalooza Argentina with a monstrous, albeit brief, performance this past weekend, most of which was captured on one lucky fan’s cellular device.
On Sunday (March 19) a video clip surfaced of the Toronto rap star appearing to take a fan’s phone during his Lollapalooza set. The video shows Drake taking the phone, spinning around a few times, before he finally faces the camera once again, and turns his back to reveal an insane crowd behind him.
However, it doesn’t seem like all Drizzy’s fans were happy with the show. Apparently, he cut the live feed of his performance moments before he began, upsetting his loyal fans tuning in.
On Saturday (March 18), according to Tracklist, Drake canceled the broadcast moments before it started and only performed for 40 minutes. According to fans, headline acts usually perform for an average of 90 minutes. Many of Drake’s fans who were either at home or in person at the festival took to Twitter to voice their disdain regarding the ordeal.
10cc drummer Paul Burgess has announced that he is leaving the band because the demands of touring have become too much for him.
The 75-year-old musician, who also spent time performing with Jethro Tull, Camel, Magna Carta, and The Icicle Works, has chosen to walk away from the legendary rock group after more than five decades.
He shared: “After so many wonderful years with 10cc, I must admit that the rigours of touring are no longer manageable for me as I get older, and I feel it’s time to let go of the long hours in airports and endless travel on buses.
“I’m not planning to stop playing altogether. I will still perform but at a pace that feels right, working alongside old friends and a new group of fellow musicians called The Guilty Men.”
Frontman Graham Gouldman confessed that it will feel unusual to perform without his “longest-running musical associate.”
He explained: “When Paul and I first joined forces in 10cc, we never could have imagined that we’d still be at it after 30 years, let alone 52.
“Paul has been my longest musical partner and it will feel different to turn around and see another drummer, but I completely understand why he no longer wants to sit on a plane for 14 hours or wake up in a new hotel every day for weeks at a time.”
Ben Stone, who has previously played with Mike and The Mechanics and Bonnie Tyler, will be taking over on drums.
Paul, who had several runs with 10cc after joining in 1973, performed his final show with the I’m Not In Love band in Alexandria, Virginia this past September.
The group is set to continue their And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour in the UK next year.
