This could be the year of “Feminism.”
Chappell Roan’s 2024 song “Good Luck Babe!” is climbing the charts, and her 2023 song “Feminomenon” has gone viral. And now, the “Midwest Princess” may have set a record with the crowd that gathered to see her last week at the Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago, according to representatives for the event.
“Chappell’s performance was the biggest we’ve ever seen at a daytime concert,” a festival spokesperson told CNN of the singer’s performance in Grant Park. “It was a magical moment that added to the DNA of Lolla.”
The spokesperson said 110,000 people attended the festival each day, although the exact number of Roan performances was not specified. Other notable performers included SZA, Megan Thee Stallion and Melanie Martinez.
Representatives for Lollapalooza did not immediately respond to The Times' request for comment.
“It's Chappell's world and we just live in it,” the festival wrote in its Instagram caption over an aerial view of the crowd during Roan's performance of “Hot to Go.”
The “After Midnight” singer was originally set to perform on a smaller stage at Lollapalooza. However, interest in her performance grew in the weeks leading up to the festival, so she was moved to the main stage, swapping slots with pop singer Kesha, a festival representative told CNN. Roan has previously drawn large crowds on the festival circuit, including Coachella, Boston Calling and New York City’s Governors Ball.
Lollapalooza was founded in 1991 by Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell as a multi-city venue for his band's farewell tour. In 2010, the event expanded overseas with festivals in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Sweden, France and India.
According to Billboard, Korean rapper J-Hope of BTS attracted 100,000 attendees to his solo concert in 2022. J-Hope was the first South Korean artist to headline a major American music festival.
Roan will perform Sunday at the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The three-day festival kicks off Friday.
