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Andrew DeMillo | AP

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Thousands of Festival goers attend the fourth day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
Entertainment and Culture
New 'Lollapalooza' book an entertaining history of festival's role in alternative rock rise
“Lollapalooza: The Unscripted Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival” provides plenty of behind-the-scenes stories, including its fair share of fights, and tidbits including how close Nirvana came to headlining the tour in 1994 before Kurt Cobain’s death.
By Andrew DeMillo | AP