The fifth edition of Lollapalooza Paris will be held until July 23 at the Longchamp racecourse. For three days, artists from all horizons will follow one another on the six stages of the event to the delight of festival-goers.
On the rap side, Niska, revealed in 2015 with Sapés comme Never featuring Gims, will rock the stage with his famous hits Joli Bébé, Bâtiment or Médicament. Awarded the prize for best rap album in 2019 at the Victoires de la Musique, the Belgian artist Damso is a heavyweight in the music industry, becoming in March 2023, the second most listened to French-speaking rapper on Spotify after Jul. The Parisian festival, known for its diverse programming, will also welcome Lindsey Stirling. The Californian violinist has found the perfect balance between violin and electronic music. His sweet, vibrant and catchy compositions such as Carol of the Bells, Long Way Home or Shatter Me will not fail to captivate Lollapalooza audiences.
Australian singer Dean Lewis, discovered in 2017 with his single Waves, a worldwide success that has become five times platinum according to Universal Music, will perform on Friday July 21 at Lollapalooza. The musician has delivered a new album entitled The hardest love, which includes the title How do I say goodbye, which he will defend in front of the Parisian public when he comes to Lollapalooza. The boy band Stray Kids, eagerly awaited by fans, will close this first day. The group formed in 2018 is Lollapalooza’s first headlining K-pop group. K-pop, pop music from South Korea has become a global phenomenon that has won the hearts of many teenagers. There is no doubt that the arrival of the Korean group will ignite the public of Lollapalooza.
The Directioners, as the fans of the group One Direction, one of the most influential boy bands of the 2010s who broke up in 2015, were called, will be delighted to find one of the members of the group. Niall Horan, who has continued his solo career, will defend his new album released last month entitled The Show on the Lollapalooza stage. Rapper Lil Nas X, revealed with Old Town Road in 2019, will cause a sensation on the Parisian scene. His genre mixes between rap, country and R
The evening will delight fans of Latin music with Nicki Nicole. The Argentinian singer and rapper is one of the future stars of Latin America: at only 22 years old, she has already released two albums, has accumulated millions of listens and is already on stage at the most famous American festival: Coachella. This Saturday night’s headliner is also a Spanish-speaking megastar: the captivating Rosalía. The Catalan singer who dusts off flamenco by mixing it with pop, reggaeton and rap, will thrill the audience of Lollapalooza. For the last date of her Motomami world tour, the queen of flamenco pop will perform her greatest hits such as Con Altura with J Balvin, Despechá, Malamente or even Beso performed with her fiancé Rauw Alejandro. Norwegian DJ Kygo will take to the decks from 10:45 p.m. to end the night in style. He is particularly known for having remixed Higher Love by Whitney Houston in 2019 or It Ain’t Me alongside Selena Gomez.
For this last day, the festival will welcome Australian folk pop musician John Butler, author of Ocean, Zebra and Better Than. He stands out as one of Australia’s most famous independent artists. The American group One Republic, which has sold nearly 33 million albums and 46.7 billion streams since its debut, will also perform on the Lollapalooza stage. The group will not fail to play its greatest hits such as Apologize, I Ain’t Worried or Counting Stars. Slander, the Californian DJ duo known for their title Love is gone or All you need to know will make festival-goers dance. The English rapper Central Cee will also be there, after a stint at the Glastonbury Festival, the biggest festival in the United Kingdom. His title Doja, released in 2022, has been listened to more than 450 million times on Spotify and took second place in the official British ranking. For the 25-year-old rapper who is imposing his style internationally, the Lollapalooza stage will be a great way to win the hearts of new fans.
Pop star Ava Max, who enjoyed worldwide success thanks to her hit Sweet but psycho, certified diamond single, will ignite the stage of the Parisian festival on Sunday July 23. There is no doubt that the festival-goers will all sing along to his famous titles such as Kings and Queens, Not your Baby girl or Who’s Laughing now. Revealed internationally thanks to his title Love Nwantiti certified quadruple platinum in the United States, the Nigerian singer CKay will perform at Lollapalooza Paris. Becoming the African artist to have obtained more than 20 million plays on Spotify, he will make festival-goers dance to his greatest hits like Emiliana or Kiss me like you miss me.
After three sold-out dates at the Accor Arena, singer Aya Nakamura crowned female artist of the year at Les Flammes, will close the fifth edition of the Parisian festival. The most listened to French-speaking artist in the world will defend his fourth album DNK delivered last January, in addition to his flagship titles like Djadja, Jolie Nana or Pookie. The international star of this final day of the festival is the American rapper Kendrick Lamar, who will undoubtedly deliver an exceptional show for this last evening by singing his biggest hits such as Money Trees, Humble or All the stars.
