I literally turn in that Pepe Silvia meme this time of year but I definitely have some artists that I have no proof they’ll be there but THEY’LL BE THERE. Are these realistic, absolutely not, but lineup speculation deserves a healthy amount of joy and whimsy.

I’ll go first:

-Ateez 🤞

-Chase Atlantic (I pray every year they’ll hit the fest scene…but pretty sure they’re touring with the neighborhood this year)

-Lorde AND Charli headlining

17 points old_notdead

Daft Punk

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2 points Otherwise_Pine

To see them again would be magical.

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17 points phantofan89

Empire of the Sun :-/

Blood Orange

Leon Thomas

Tame Impala

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1 points womchi

stacked taste

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8 points DerpFapTable

Linkin Park

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7 points Much_Dress3797

Mine is Childish Gambino and Pearl Jam

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6 points Aeazy21

Joji

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9 points can-i-get-a-yeehaw

I hadn’t even considered joji…it’s definitely not far fetched this year

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7 points PreviousEditor2307

mine is also ateez LMFAOOOO

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5 points Top-Celery7960

Lorde, Chappell, Vampire Weekend

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6 points doubledenimm

Harry Styles is my delulu pick of the year

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1 points linnaabina

every year unfortunately

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1 points christrepidation123

He would and could never unfortunately 💔 it would be dangerous

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4 points ButterflySerious7989

Gaga!

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3 points Specialist-Day-236

Keem

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3 points ABlankHoodie

David Byrne is just barely plausible enough that I’m delusionally assuming it must happen.

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3 points Spirited-Tart-6626

Charli, Maroon 5, childish Gambino, Bruno Mars

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2 points Dazzling-Decision564

Bruno Mars AND Beyoncé

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1 points can-i-get-a-yeehaw

This is the kinda energy I was hoping for 😂

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2 points SkyNo5471

lorde, charli and gaga 😂

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2 points outoftime420

They should have lorde and charli headline on the same day for the lore

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5 points can-i-get-a-yeehaw

That would actually be diabolically evil but iconic

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1 points ferro_man

If they're headlining the same day, they would be playing at the same time on opposite ends of the festival

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3 points outoftime420

I know that 😈

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2 points Suspicious_Farmer738

Radiohead

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1 points DC_Bear81

Radiohead 4 nights. Unopposed.

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2 points Suspicious_Farmer738

Everything In Its Right Place. I Might Be Wrong though.

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1 points DC_Bear81

(Nice dream)... Little By Little I'm Optimistic

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2 points Outside-Arm-3896

Cardi b

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2 points drst0ner

My delusional expectation is that Lollapalooza is going to book an A-tier pop act like Lady Gaga, BTS (who are putting out a new album in 2026) or Justin Bieber for the top spot.

Therefore Lorde will not be our top artist for 2026, but will be in the top 8.

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2 points Bluebug_3

twenty one pilots

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1 points flash_holt

Look, I feel like this one isn't a delusional. Theyre only doing festivals this year so I feel like tøp is actually plausible

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2 points lavalampppp

Alice In Chains lmao. They haven’t played Lolla since the 90s

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2 points DoctorEffective2393

Charli, Lorde & Olivia Dean

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2 points TheRealGoose97

Oasis

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2 points boywithapplewatch

Gaga, Charli, Addison

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2 points grantlittle1902

Begging for JENNIE and Le sserafim 🤞

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2 points No_Discipline_8717

Lady Gaga Posty

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2 points No_Discipline_8717

Rhianna

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1 points ishouldgooutmore

Harry and Charli, or Gaga and Charli, but Charli all the way

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1 points can-i-get-a-yeehaw

Honestly I feel like coming off last year sold out and push towards pop… Gaga or Harry seems less delusional then previous years 🤔

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1 points ferro_man

Turnstile headlining one of the two main stages (not the Grove stage)

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2 points can-i-get-a-yeehaw

I don’t even think this is delusional, I fully believe this. Turnstile on Bud Light 🤞

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0 points phantofan89

I could sadly see us missing turnstile because Lolla didn’t do this :-/

They may not want a sub spot.

Feels like Riot this year and Lolla in 2027.

Them not playing Gov Ball was pretty shocking since they’ve yet to play that fest.

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1 points Specialist-Day-236

I feel our 3 main locks so far in the undercard are Clipse, Freddie, and Major Lazer

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1 points phantofan89

Idk about Major Lazer- I can’t see them as a sub at Lolla. But maybe closing Perry’s. We just had Diplo.

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1 points Specialist-Day-236

So did Roo and Gov ball. They didn’t have ML tho

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1 points phantofan89

Idk maybe, I wouldn’t call it a lock. Just surprised people still care about ML. Feels like it had its moment and then died and Diplo fell off, so idk.

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1 points planetshadeee

Radiohead and Tame Impala. Nobody understands how bad I need this to happen.

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1 points phantofan89

Apparently AJR 😂

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1 points Charming_Squirrel_13

Lorde and The Strokes. And please, not at the same time!

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1 points cosmopalooza

Duchess Says

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1 points Professional-Buy5127

Beyonce, Justin Bieber, paramore, and childish gambino, Charli, kayne 🫡

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1 points MacaronAltruistic980

i think Bruno Mars could really go this year

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1 points ahoy_shitliner

NewJeans with Danielle

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1 points Ok_Knee7881

i need lorde bad bad bad for my first lolla / first year living in Chi

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1 points Ok_Knee7881

glass animals would be huge for me

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