Chappell Roan Reportedly Drew Lollapalooza’s Largest Crowd Ever
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Pop star Chappell Roan has become a certified “Feminonomenon” this summer, and she may have just made Lollapalooza history. Two sources “close to the singer and the festival” recently told CNN that the “Good Luck Babe” singer’s performance is believed to be the biggest Lolla set of all time, anywhere.
Last Thursday, Roan put on a wrestling-themed show, complete with local Chicago bodybuilders and a lucha libre-inspired look featuring a mask by “post-fetish” leather band Zana Bayne. Apart from her killer fit, though, it was the sheer size of the crowd that really got people talking. Rolling Stone reports that the musician was originally slated to perform on a smaller stage at 5 p.m., before getting moved to the main stage due to fan demand. Sure enough, videos of the absolutely massive crowd soon went viral on social media. When Roan said she was your favorite artist’s favorite artist, she meant it!
“Chappell’s performance was the biggest daytime set we’ve ever seen,” a spokesperson for Lollapalooza told CNN. “It was a magical moment added to Lolla’s DNA.”
Lollapalooza’s spokesperson told the outlet that an estimated 110,000 people attended the festival each day this year, although the exact number of people at Roan’s set is unclear. Still, the fact that she may have made Lolla history is even more impressive given how many iterations of the festival there are. Outside of the Chicago version, Lollapalooza — which began as a touring music festival in 1991 — also has events based in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, India, and Sweden.
After opening for Olivia Rodrigo on her “Guts” tour earlier this year, Roan has rocketed to mainstream stardom thanks to the success of her lesbian pop hit “Good Luck Babe” and the viral popularity of several songs on her 2023 debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. Her (potentially) historic Lolla set is merely another indication that she’s here to stay, and the musician isn’t taking her meteoric rise for granted.
“I was crying as I walked on stage at @lollapalooza because of the overwhelm of support,” Roan wrote in an Instagram post commemorating her Lolla performance. “Thank you thank you thank you ???? I will remember this forever.”
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