Music festivals don’t get better than Lollapalooza, in my opinion. You’re not trapped in a million-degree desert like Coachella ; you don’t have to spend all day on an international flight like Glastonbury; and you don’t have to pretend to like country music like Stagecoach . The Chicago-based concert weekend has always been my favorite music event of the year, and it raised the bar even higher in 2025 by giving me the full VIP experience. Here’s exactly how a VIP wristband can upgrade your Lollapalooza weekend, if you’re considering going for it next year.

After I first got a taste for Lolla’s VIP perks last year , I resolved that it was the only way I wanted to experience the festival from now on. It’s been a decade since I first attended Lollapalooza as a recent college grad in 2

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