The Lollapalooza traveling festival, established in Chicago, Buenos Aires and Berlin, returns until Sunday at the Longchamp racecourse.
The fifth edition of Lollapalooza Paris will be held until July 23 at the Longchamp racecourse. For three days, artists from all horizons will follow one another on the six stages of the event to the delight of festival-goers.
Friday July 21: rap, violin and K-pop
On the rap side, Niska, revealed in 2015 with Known like never before featuring with Gims, will rock the stage with his famous hits pretty baby, Building or Medication. Rewarded with the prize for the best rap album in 2019 during the Victoires de la Musique, the Belgian artist Damso is a heavyweight in the music industry, becoming in March 2023, the second most listened to French-speaking rapper on Spotify after Jul. The Parisian festival, known for its diverse programming, will also welcome Lindsey Stirling. The Californian violinist has found the perfect balance between violin and electronic music. His compositions, at the same time soft, vibrant and catchy like Carol of the Bells, Long Way Home or Shatter me are sure to captivate Lollapalooza audiences.
Australian singer Dean Lewis, discovered in 2017 with his single Waves, worldwide success that has become five times platinum according to Universal Music, will perform Friday, July 21 in Lollapalooza. The musician has delivered a new album titled The hardest lovewhich includes the title How do I say goodbye, which he will defend in front of the Parisian public when he comes to Lollapalooza. The boy band Stray Kids, eagerly awaited by fans, will close this first day. The group formed in 2018 is Lollapalooza’s first headlining K-pop group. K-pop, pop music from South Korea has become a global phenomenon that has won the hearts of many teenagers. There is no doubt that the arrival of the Korean group will ignite the public of Lollapalooza.
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Saturday July 22: rock with Latin sounds
The Directioners, as the fans of the group One Direction, one of the most influential boy bands of the 2010s who broke up in 2015, were called, will be delighted to find one of the members of the group. Niall Horan, who has continued his solo career, will defend his new album released last month titled The Show on stage at Lollapalooza. Rapper Lil Nas X, revealed with Old Town Road in 2019, will cause a sensation on the Parisian scene. His genre mixes between rap, country and R&B/hip-hop combined with ever more breathtaking performances are sure to draw the public into a memorable concert. In the rock department, fans will find the Swedish group Royal Republic formed in 2007. A mixture of rock, punk and garage rock, Royal Republic will sing its greatest hits such as Everybody wants to be an astronaut, Tommy-Gun or Underwear. Fans will also be able to enjoy the sounds of the Icelandic rock and folk band Kaleo, to whom we owe the title Way Down we go which has more than 791 million plays on Spotify, but also All the Pretty Girls or I want more.
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The evening will delight fans of Latin music with Nicki Nicole. The Argentinian singer and rapper is one of the future stars of Latin America: at only 22 years old, she has already released two albums, has accumulated millions of listens and is already on stage at the most famous American festival: Coachella. This Saturday night’s headliner is also a Spanish-speaking megastar: the captivating Rosalía. The Catalan singer who dusts off flamenco by mixing it with pop, reggaeton and rap, will thrill the audience of Lollapalooza. For the last date of his world tour Motomamithe queen of flamenco pop will perform her greatest hits like with height with J Balvin, get rid of, Badly or Kiss performed with her fiancé Rauw Alejandro. Norwegian DJ Kygo will take to the decks from 10:45 p.m. to end the night in style. He is best known for having remixed Higher Love by Whitney Houston in 2019 or even It Ain’t Me next to Selena Gomez.
Sunday July 23: fromfrom Australia to Nigeria to the UK
For this last day, the festival will welcome Australian pop folk musician John Butler, author of Ocean, Zebra or Better Than. He stands out as one of Australia’s most famous independent artists. The American group One Republic, which has sold nearly 33 million albums and 46.7 billion streams since its debut, will also perform on the Lollapalooza stage. The band will be sure to play their greatest hits like Apologize, I Ain’t Worried or Counting Stars. Slander, the Californian DJ duo known for their title Love is gone or All you need to know will get festival-goers dancing. The English rapper Central Cee will also be there, after a stint at the Glastonbury Festival, the biggest festival in the United Kingdom. His title like, released in 2022, has been listened to over 450 million times on Spotify and took second place in the official UK chart. For the 25-year-old rapper who is imposing his style internationally, the Lollapalooza stage will be a great way to win the hearts of new fans.
Pop star Ava Max, who achieved global success with her hit Sweet but psycho certified diamond single will ignite the stage of the Parisian festival on Sunday July 23. There is no doubt that the festival-goers will all sing along to his famous titles such as Kings and Queens, Not your Baby girl or Who’s Laughing now. Revealed internationally thanks to his title Love Nwantiti certified quadruple platinum in the United States, the Nigerian singer CKay will perform at Lollapalooza Paris. Becoming the African artist to have obtained more than 20 million plays on Spotify, he will make festival-goers dance on his greatest hits like Emiliana or Kiss me like you miss me.
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After three sold-out dates at the Accor Arena, singer Aya Nakamura crowned female artist of the year at Les Flammes, will close the fifth edition of the Parisian festival. The most listened to French-speaking artist in the world will defend his fourth album DNA delivered last January, in addition to its flagship titles like Djadja, Jolie Nana or Pookie. The international star of this last day of the festival is the American rapper Kendrick Lamar, who will undoubtedly deliver an exceptional show for this last evening by singing his biggest hits like Money Trees, Humble or All the stars.
2023-07-21 15:12:58
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