Coachella, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Summerfest, Pitchfork Music, etc. They all owe an enormous debt to Lollapalooza, the groundbreaking music festival that helped change the touring and music industry just as alternative music peaked in the early 90s.
Yes, Lollapalooza itself was inspired by enormous, already-existing U.K. music festivals like Glastonbury, Reading, and Leeds.
Still, in 1991, a big rock festival in the United States was largely unheard of—at least since Woodstock—let alone a touring version of a large-scale music fest.
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