Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
Miniseries
Created by: Michael John Warren
Network: Paramount+
Season aired: 2024-05-21
Overview
Explore the iconic festival, Lollapalooza, which started as a traveling circus of bands including Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Butthole Surfers, Rollins Band and Violent Femmes in 1991.
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Episodes · 3
F*** THE MAN
Originally planned as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction, the 1991 Lollapalooza music festival forever changes the music industry with its unconventional and iconic lineup and inadvertently gives birth to a cultural revolution.
END OF THE UNDERGROUND
Following the massive success of Lollapalooza in 1991, the festival explodes into the mainstream in the early 90s, featuring bands that become a soundtrack for an entire generation, including Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine, and The Beastie Boys.
SURVIVING SUCCESS
Lollapalooza becomes the victim of copycats, as it struggles to survive in the late 90s. Determined to keep the festival going, Perry Farrell finds a new partner to help usher the festival into the 2000s, and expand its reach around the world.
