When: Thursday, July 30 – Sunday, August 2 from 12noon PST, 9am EST, 4am BST
Where: Disney+ & Hulu
Watch anywhere: With Nord VPN’s 30-day trial
Lollapalooza lands in Chicago later this week for four days of music – and artists including The Smashing Pumpkins, Turnstile, The XX, Beabadoobee, Boys Noize, Ethel Cain, Wet Leg, Yungblud and Wolf Alice are all set to perform.
But not everyone will be able to travel to Chicago’s Grant Park between July 30 and August 2, but have no fear, because Disney+ and Hulu are official partners of the festival and they’lll be live-streaming sets over the course of the four days.
For the full four-day line-up, check out the official Lollapalooza website.
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How to watch Lollapalooza Chicago
If you want to catch the weekend action from Grant Park, you’ll need to sign up for a Disney+/Hulu subscription.
Monthly price 🇺🇸: From $9.99 (Disney/Hulu bundle), from $19.99 (Disney/Hulu Premium bundle)
Monthly price 🇬🇧: £5.99 (Standard with ads), £9.99 (Standard), £14.99 (Premium)
Free trial? Not currently, but look out for special offers throughout the year.
Once you have your subscription set up, you’ll be able to watch some brilliant music live from Lollapalooza Chicago.
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How to watch from anywhere
If you’re going to be out of the country on holiday between July 30 and August 2 and don’t want to miss the live action from Lollapalooza, you’ll need a VPN to help you.
Virtual Private Networks are used to change the location of your IP address, enabling you to watch Lollapalooza Chicago no matter where you are. Nord VPN is Louder’s service of choice and it’s currently available with 75% off the usual price – and there’s a 30-day money back guarantee.
How to use a VPN
1. Install a VPN. As we’ve mentioned above, Nord VPN is Louder’s favourite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN. If you’re currently outside of the country and don’t want to miss the music from Grant Park, just select your country from the list, then log on to your Disney+/Hulu account.
3. Kick back and relax: That’s it – you’re all set for a weekend of great music.
Speaking about its commitment to music festival coverage (which also includes Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits) Head of Content Planning & Partnerships, DTC at The Walt Disney Company Lauren Tempest says: Music festivals are among the most electric, can’t-miss moments in culture, and now Disney+ and Hulu subscribers around the world can experience the excitement.
“As we continue to extend our live offerings, we remain committed to bringing fans the biggest, most iconic moments right as they happen, and are thrilled to bring that vision to life with Live Nation.”
EVP, Head of Global Media Partnerships at Live Nation Kevin Chernett adds: “Music festivals used to be experiences reserved for the people who could physically be there. Now they’re becoming global live moments that fans want to experience together in real time, no matter where they are in the world.
“Expanding this partnership with Disney+ and Hulu allows these festivals to reach music fans at an entirely different scale.”
(Image credit: Lollapalooza)
What else is on Disney+
Disney+ is one of the many TV and film streaming services available, but while I’d like to see more music-related content, there’s still plenty to get excited about.
The service is home to the likes of Peter Jackson’s Beatles doc Let It Be, and the three-part series Get Back. Other musical highlights include Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, Summer ’82: When Zappa Came To Sicily, Abbey Road: If These Walls Could Sing, Hip-Hop And The White House, and the 2024 biopic The Beach Boys.
For me, the real draw of Disney+ and the reason I’ve had a subscription for years is that it’s home to the entire Star Wars universe – all the classic movies are here, alongside spin-offs such as The Mandalorian, Andor, The Book Of Boba Fett and The Clone Wars animated series. There’s even an option to watch everything in timeline order.
Marvel content is another draw, and like the Star Wars content, it’s crammed with flicks, series and shorts – and the ability to binge on the entire MCU complete timeline.
There’s also all the classic Pixar movies and shorts, the National Geographic Channel, and the Hulu network (featuring the excellent comedy crime drama Only Murders In The Building starring Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short.
