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Lollapalooza Adds Day 4 To Chicago Festival, Tickets Spike to $335

By DNAinfo Staff | December 3, 2015 10:21am

DOWNTOWN — There's no question that Lollapalooza, which packs Grant Park with enthusiastic music fans every summer, has grown every year since making Chicago its home. 

For its 25th anniversary, it's getting bigger than ever. Lollapalooza announced that it's adding a fourth day to the 2016 festival, which is slated to include more than 170 performances. With added music comes an added cost, of course. While Early Bird tickets set fans back $250 last year, this year four day passes will cost $335, according to Lolla's ticket site

The festival will take place Thursday, July 28 through Sunday, July 31 and one day passes will cost $120 when they go on sale in the spring. 

“It’s our 25th Anniversary and we wanted to do something really special and different for our fans," Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell said in a statement. "There’s a lot of really great music coming out in 2016; with the abundance of talent that wanted to help us celebrate 25 years we got to thinking…‘How are we going to fit all those great artists in one weekend?’ Then we thought about what a special day Thursday has become. When the party can’t wait for the weekend, the movers and shakers make it happen on Thursday! So, we’ve put together an entire additional day of music to celebrate our milestone year. It’s going to be a fantastic party!”

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