Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. Lollapalooza has featured a diverse range of bands and has helped expose and popularize alternative groups such as Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Hole. In 2005, Farrell and the William Morris Agency partnered up with Austin, Texas-based company Capital Sports Entertainment (now C3 Presents) and retooled it into its current format as a weekend destination festival in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois.
August 4, 2007
On August 4, 2007, Lady Gaga & The Starlight Revue performed at Grant Park from 3:00 to 3:45 on the BMI Stage, where the ladies entertained the crowd with their performance art piece. While walking around the concert grounds, Gaga received an indecent exposure citation from a bicycle cop for wearing "hot pants". They played nine songs, the list below contain potential songs played at the show. Being apart of the event was Gaga's introduction to Interscope Records and Vince Herbert.
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I was outside the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago and this policeman came up and told me my hotpants were too short. They weren’t really pants at all, but he got upset and I got a citation. All people will have seen is this half-naked girl on the street yelling, ‘It’s fashion! I’m an artist!’ |
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—Lady Gaga |
- Setlist
- "Blueberry Kisses"
- "Dirty Ice Cream"
- "Disco Heaven"
- "Brown Eyes"
- "Summerboy"
- Outfit change
- "Paparazzi"
- "Boys Boys Boys"
- One of the "break-down" rock songs Gaga used during this performance was the song "Forever My Queen" by Pentagram, which was played between "Summerboy" and "Paparazzi", while Gaga was backstage, switching outfits between the disco ball bra and the chain bra. When Gaga returned to stage, she and Lady Starlight danced to the song, eventually culminating in the two pulling out cans of hairspray and lighting the aerosol spray on fire, after which the performance continued with "Paparazzi".[1]
- Prior to October 8th, 2024, it was believed that "Fooled Me Again" had been performed during this set, closing the show after "Summerboy". This proved incorrect when complete footage of the set from an official Lollapalooza videographer was posted online. This footage also revealed that "Brown Eyes", "Paparazzi" and "Boys Boys Boys" were performed, none of which had previously been known to be part of the setlist.
Also performing at Lollapalooza that day were the following acts:
- 2:30 - Silverchair
- 3:00 - Gaga's performance
- 3:30 - Motion City Soundtrack
- 4:30 - The Roots
- 5:00 - Roky Erickson & The Explosives
- 5:30 - Regina Spektor
- 6:30 - Snow Patrol
- 7:30 - Patti Smith and Spoon
- 8:30 - Interpol and Muse
Eric Kolkey, also known as the concert promoter, Eric Nihilist, saw Gaga perform and was so impressed, he wrote a review of her performance on the forum of the music festival.
- "Lady Gaga is the BEST! You must have her back next year. Her music is great, her voice is great, her hot looks are way hot. I listen to her everyday on her MySpace page and on her Purevolume page.
Interview
- Leggings by American Apparel and pumps by Tara Subkoff for Easy Spirit from Intermix.
August 6, 2010
Lady Gaga was announced as a headliner for the event. Jane's Addiction, founder of the event, and frontman Perry Farrell, have commissioned a custom built set for Gaga, when she takes the stage in Chicago's Grant Park at the music festival. The designs cost a total of roughly $ 150,000. On an August 11th radio interview, Gaga stated that the performance was basically The Monster Ball Tour outdoors.
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We're bringing in a special stage for her, investing like a hundred grand to house what she's doing. That's massive. Only Lady GaGa could step in and say 'I'm a headliner.' |
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—Perry Farrell |
Before performing "Yoü and I", Lady Gaga welcomed Lady Starlight onto the stage and told the crowd about how Lady Starlight and she performed Lollapalooza back in 2007. The disco-bra she was wearing was the same she had worn when performing in 2007. To pay tribute to their old-style of performing they both danced to Metallica while setting hairspray on fire.
Additional Notes:
- During Money Honey, The rising platform used during So Happy I Could Die was used.
- During Act II, Instead of her usual Atsuko Kudo studded bra and panty, Gaga wore a disco bra as a tribute to her 1st performance at Lollapalooza
- Before Yoü and I, Lady Gaga welcomed Lady Starlight onstage and talked about their times performing at Lollapalooza before performing Metal Militia by Metallica as a tribute to their heydays.
- Monster Film was played after Yoü and I
- Because the Lollapalooza stage lacks a runway and it's an outdoors event, the Twister Film and So Happy I Could Die weren't performed.
- The Black leotard worn during Act III was the same one worn during the Monster Ball 1.0.
- Poker Face had no interlude before it and was performed in the same outfit as Act III.
- Gaga wore a messy yellow wig with side swept, messy bangs.
- Setlist
ACT I: City
- Jumping Film (Intro)
- "Dance in the Dark"
- "Glitter and Grease"
- "Just Dance"
- "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
- "The Fame"
- Puke Film (Interlude)
ACT II: Subway
- "LoveGame"
- "Boys Boys Boys"
- "Money Honey"
- "Telephone"
- "Speechless"
- Metal Militia (dance interlude with Lady Starlight)
- "Yoü and I"
- Lil Monster Film (Interlude)
ACT III: Forest
- "Monster"
- "Teeth"
- "Alejandro"
- "Poker Face"
- Apocalyptic Film (Interlude)
ACT IV: Monster Ball
- "Paparazzi" (Battling a Paparazzo)
- "Bad Romance" (Encore)
- Fan Film (Outro)