Lollapalooza Gets Washed Out: Festival Scrambles Through Day Three Flooding

Lollapalooza hit a wall on day three when intense flooding forced the festival to push everything back three hours, moving the schedule from noon to 3 p.m. CT. It wasn't just a delay; it was a full reset.

Most of the sets that were supposed to fit in that original three-hour window got canceled outright. A few artists made the cut, but even then, the fest had to trim things down. K-pop group Cortis got bumped to later in the afternoon and lost ten minutes off their set—they're now doing 40 instead of 50. Wolf Alice took a similar hit to their performance slot.

This is the kind of chaos that reminds you festival planning is a gamble. Chicago weather in July can flip on a dime, and when it does, somebody's not getting their full set. The real question now is whether the rest of the weekend holds or if this is just the beginning of the headaches. Fingers crossed the grounds dry out enough to keep the momentum going.

For the full rundown on who else got affected and what the rest of the schedule looks like, hit the source.

Read the full story at Variety → https://variety.com/2026/music/news/lollapalooza-delays-flooding-wolf-alice-cortis-1236825734/