Industry · festival
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza began in 1991 as a touring festival created by Perry Farrell and has been held in Grant Park, Chicago, since 2005. It is produced by C3 Presents, in which Live Nation holds a controlling stake.
- Current relationships
- 1
- Historical
- 0
- Publishers cited
- 1
- Latest evidence check
- 2026-08-20
Who owns and produces Lollapalooza?
- C3 Presents produces Lollapalooza. Festival production · Confirmed · verified 2026-08-20 · record
Relationship evidence
Each row is one sourced assertion. Ownership, operation, booking, promotion, ticketing, management and roles are recorded separately and never merged. "Unknown" means the cited source does not state it.
| Relationship | Counterparty | Scope / territory | Status | Date / basis | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator of recordlisted as operator of record for (inbound) | C3 Presents | Unknown | reported | Unknown | 2026-08-23 | Lollapalooza |
| Producerproduces (inbound) | C3 Presents | Unknown | confirmed | Unknown | 2026-08-20 | Live Nation Entertainment1 source
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The record
- Type
- Festival
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Founded
- 1991
- Official site
- www.lollapalooza.com
Evidence for this record
- Live Nation Entertainment Expands Festival Portfolio With C3 Presents — Live Nation Entertainment. Company press release. Published 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: The announcement identifies Lollapalooza as a C3 Presents festival.
Operation, booking and promotion
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 Presents produces Lollapalooza. C3 Presents | Festival production | — | Confirmed | 2026-08-20 | Live Nation Entertainment |
Changes in the record
2014-12-19 · Acquisition · effective date
Live Nation acquired a controlling interest in C3 Presents, bringing Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Music Festival into its festival portfolio.
Source
- Live Nation Entertainment Expands Festival Portfolio With C3 Presents — Live Nation Entertainment. Company press release. Published 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: Live Nation announced a controlling interest in C3 Presents, producer of Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival, on 19 December 2014.
Research mentioning Lollapalooza
- Who Owns C3 Presents?
Live Nation announced it acquired a controlling stake in C3 Presents in 2014. A controlling interest is not the same as disclosed 100% ownership.
- Who Owns Bonnaroo? A Controlling Interest, a Farm, and an Undisclosed Cap Table
Live Nation announced in 2015 that it had acquired a controlling interest in Bonnaroo and a share of Great Stage Park. What the record establishes, and what it does not.
- Who Owns Lollapalooza? The Producer Is Controlled; the Brand Is Not Disclosed
C3 Presents produces Lollapalooza; Live Nation controls C3 through a controlling stake. The cited record does not disclose ownership of the festival brand.
- Who Owns Austin City Limits Music Festival? C3 Owns It; Live Nation Controls C3
Live Nation's 2014 announcement describes C3 Presents as owning and operating the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and Live Nation as holding a controlling stake in C3.
- The Biggest Concert Promoters in America: A 2026 Ownership and Market Map
Who actually promotes American concerts in 2026: the Live Nation and AEG families mapped by recorded relationship, plus the documented independents — with sources and dates.
- The American Festival Boom and Bust, 2005–2026
A chronology of the American festival cycle: expansion, capital entry, consolidation, oversupply, the pandemic interruption and the current contraction, with each phase described from the record.
Published Live Index research that names Lollapalooza in its text. A mention is not a relationship: recorded relationships are the tables above.
Cite this reference
- Plain
- Live Index, "Lollapalooza — industry register record", Live Index, https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/lollapalooza
- APA
- Live Index (n.d.). Lollapalooza — industry register record [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/lollapalooza
- Chicago
- Live Index. "Lollapalooza — industry register record." Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/lollapalooza.
- BibTeX
- @online{industry-festivals-lollapalooza, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {Lollapalooza — industry register record}, organization = {Live Index}, url = {https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/lollapalooza} }
Live Index industry register. Each relationship cites the document it was read from. Latest evidence check: 2026-08-20; this is not a review date for every claim.
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