5 Seconds Of Summer, Ninajirachi, Ecca Vandal & More Aussies On Lollapalooza 2026 Line-up

This year's Lollapalooza features headliners including Charli xcx, Olivia Dean, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Lorde.

5 Seconds Of Summer, Ninajirachi(Credit: Brian Ziff, Ninajirachi)

The line-up for this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago has dropped, and it’s a big one.

Headlined by pop, EDM, K-pop, indie, and rock icons Charli xcx, Tate McRae, Olivia Dean, John Summit, Jennie, The Smashing Pumpkins, The xx, and New Zealand sensation Lorde, the festival returns to Grant Park in Chicago from Thursday, 30 July, to Sunday, 2 August.

Throughout the bill, there’s plenty for everyone to enjoy, with the likes of Sombr, Wolf Alice, Turnstile, Lil Uzi Vert, Little Simz, KETTAMA, Ethel Cain, Wunderhorse, and many others ready to perform at the festival. Over 100 artists appear on the line-up, and they’re set to perform across eight different stages.

But there’s also a strong showing of Australian artists guaranteed to draw impressive crowds.

The Aussie contingent includes unmissable acts such as returning pop-rock outfit 5 Seconds Of Summer, dance-pop heroes Empire Of The Sun, EDM pioneers Alison Wonderland and Ninajirachi – perhaps an on-stage performance of their collab, Heaven on the way? – indie rockers Spacey Jane, and Sri Lankan, South African-born punk star Ecca Vandal, who was raised in Australia and is now situated in the US.

And, Lorde isn’t the only one from New Zealand performing at the festival: rising pop duo Balu Brigada will also head to Chicago for this year’s event.

Check out the full line-up below.

Pre-sale tickets for Lollapalooza 2026 will be available this Thursday (19 March) at 10 am CT, with a one-hour window offering the lowest price for four-day tickets. Prices will increase an hour later when the general sale commences.

Variety notes that the line-up for the flagship edition of the festival arrives just days after Lollapalooza finished its leg in Chile, which included performances by Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Tyler, The Creator, Chappell Roan, Skrillex, Lewis Capaldi, Lorde, and many others.

Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza as a touring festival back in 1991.

After another six years, the festival went on hiatus and re-emerged in 2003. By 2005, it began holding its flagship event in Chicago, and in the following years, it expanded with international editions in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Stockholm, and Mumbai.