Smashing Pumpkins Bring Out Olivia Rodrigo, Yungblud at 32-Year Lollapalooza Return
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Updated · Billboard · Aug 1
Smashing Pumpkins Bring Out Olivia Rodrigo, Yungblud at 32-Year Lollapalooza Return
3 articles · Updated · Billboard · Aug 1
Summary
Chicago’s Smashing Pumpkins turned their Thursday Lollapalooza headline set into a surprise crossover, with Yungblud joining for 1993’s “Luna” and Olivia Rodrigo for 1995’s “Thirty-Three.”
32 years after their last Lollapalooza appearance in 1994, Billy Corgan used the hometown slot to spotlight the band’s 1990s catalog and its influence on younger rock and pop stars.
Yungblud came on less than an hour after his own festival set, while Rodrigo—who has cited 1990s alt-rock as a key influence—extended her run of onstage collaborations with veteran acts.
The guest spots capped Corgan’s weeklong “Pumpkinpalooza” in Chicago and fed into the band’s next major project: a Sept. 30 tour built around Mellon Collie’s 30th anniversary.