Review: Smashing Pumpkins brings Olivia Rodrigo, Yungblud to Lolla

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<p>The Smashing Pumpkins smashed expectations of their Friday finale.</p><p>In the tough battle of Billy vs. “Brat,” Chicago’s alt rock heroes held their own and brought in a respectable crowd — and not just people born in the 1900s. Their 17-song set spanned generations, too, drawing on old stalwarts like “1979” and newer material like “Edin.” The band rounded out their performance with a range of Gen X and Gen Z special guests including Olivia Rodrigo on “Thirty-Three,” Yungblud on “Luna” and one-time Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur for “The Everlasting Gaze.” </p><p>Check back tomorrow for the full review.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-950000" name="image-950000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c6a8a96/2147483647/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%2F05%2F3b%2Fc1de607c4cbbb3188385455e61d9%2Fdw0a7465.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/92c1019/2147483647/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%2F05%2F3b%2Fc1de607c4cbbb3188385455e61d9%2Fdw0a7465.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/f25613f/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%2F05%2F3b%2Fc1de607c4cbbb3188385455e61d9%2Fdw0a7465.png" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="The Smashing Pumpkins perform at the Bud Light stage at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2026. 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