Starting next year, up to 115,000 people per day will be allowed in. Before, attendance was called at 100,000 per day.
Billie Joe Armstrong performs with Green Day on the final day of Lollapalooza, July 31, 2022, in Chicago.
In its response to a Tribune Freedom of Information request, the district said Monday the contract “is currently in draft status” and provided a three-page “agreement term summary” signed by Parks CEO Rosa Escareño and C3 manager Charlie Walker on July 30, the second-to-last day of the 2022 festival.Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to the crowd before singer Jazmine Sullivan performs at the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park in Chicago on July 28.
“CPD and C3 shall collaborate as necessary to avoid similar activity as characterized by type of entertainment, number of days and number of stages in Grant Park. In no case shall CPD, without the written consent of C3, permit a music festival in Grant Park to allow more than 20,000 daily attendees or to run more than two days,” the agreement reads. That appears to mean another C3-run festival, the two-day Sueños Music Festival, would be allowed to go forward.
The festival’s wear-and-tear on the grounds has long been a frustration of parks advocates. The agreement summary makes no mention of C3 providing any long-term infrastructure or drainage upgrades; the only improvement singled out is the $100,000 renovation of the tennis courts where festival vehicles are parked.