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8 acts our reviewers loved at Lollapalooza

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<p>Lollapalooza 2026 opened with warm sunshine on Thursday but the weekend soon brought rain and turned Grant Park into a mud pit.</p><p>But neither winds nor rain nor Saturday’s delayed start prevented our critics from canvassing stages in search of the next big talents. After all, veterans of Lollapaloozas yore like to compare notes on which major acts they saw way back when, be it Lady Gaga or <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2026/08/01/review-charli-xcx-delivers-jaw-dropping-drama-amid-made-for-movies-downpour#:~:text=theme%20Friday%20night.-,Charli%20xcx%20performs%20on%20the%20T%2DMobile%20stage%20at%20Lollapalooza,Friday%2C%20July%2031%2C%202026.&amp;text=The%20ground%20pulsed%20as%20Charli&#x27;s,the%20crowd%20to%20dance%20hard." target="_blank" ><u>Charli xcx</u></a> with early-in-the-day slots before making it big.</p><p>Here are 8 up-and-coming performers that our reviewers say will stay on their radars for months to come — and could end up on bigger stages in the future.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-430000" name="image-430000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a175440/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3c5f105/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ae25861/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Cruz Beckham and The Breakers performs on the Tito’s stage on Day 4 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Sunday, Aug.

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<p>Lollapalooza 2026 opened with warm sunshine on Thursday but the weekend soon brought rain and turned Grant Park into a mud pit.</p><p>But neither winds nor rain nor Saturday’s delayed start prevented our critics from canvassing stages in search of the next big talents. After all, veterans of Lollapaloozas yore like to compare notes on which major acts they saw way back when, be it Lady Gaga or <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2026/08/01/review-charli-xcx-delivers-jaw-dropping-drama-amid-made-for-movies-downpour#:~:text=theme%20Friday%20night.-,Charli%20xcx%20performs%20on%20the%20T%2DMobile%20stage%20at%20Lollapalooza,Friday%2C%20July%2031%2C%202026.&amp;text=The%20ground%20pulsed%20as%20Charli&#x27;s,the%20crowd%20to%20dance%20hard." target="_blank" ><u>Charli xcx</u></a> with early-in-the-day slots before making it big.</p><p>Here are 8 up-and-coming performers that our reviewers say will stay on their radars for months to come — and could end up on bigger stages in the future.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-430000" name="image-430000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a175440/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3c5f105/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ae25861/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Cruz Beckham and The Breakers performs on the Tito’s stage on Day 4 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ae25861/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ace15aa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ae25861/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Cruz Beckham and The Breakers performs on the Tito’s stage on Day 4 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h3><b>Cruz Beckham</b></h3><p>Cruz Beckham got his first taste of the stage 18 years ago.

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<p>Lollapalooza 2026 opened with warm sunshine on Thursday but the weekend soon brought rain and turned Grant Park into a mud pit.</p><p>But neither winds nor rain nor Saturday’s delayed start prevented our critics from canvassing stages in search of the next big talents. After all, veterans of Lollapaloozas yore like to compare notes on which major acts they saw way back when, be it Lady Gaga or <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2026/08/01/review-charli-xcx-delivers-jaw-dropping-drama-amid-made-for-movies-downpour#:~:text=theme%20Friday%20night.-,Charli%20xcx%20performs%20on%20the%20T%2DMobile%20stage%20at%20Lollapalooza,Friday%2C%20July%2031%2C%202026.&amp;text=The%20ground%20pulsed%20as%20Charli&#x27;s,the%20crowd%20to%20dance%20hard." target="_blank" ><u>Charli xcx</u></a> with early-in-the-day slots before making it big.</p><p>Here are 8 up-and-coming performers that our reviewers say will stay on their radars for months to come — and could end up on bigger stages in the future.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-430000" name="image-430000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a175440/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3c5f105/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ae25861/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb7%2F14%2Fd903544e4d488f504c71d29a9b7c%2Flollapicsday4-260802-06.png" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Cruz Beckham and The Breakers performs on the Tito’s stage on Day 4 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Sunday, Aug.
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