GRANT PARK — Chance The Rapper refused to let Lollapalooza livestream his headlining set Saturday night, saying he wanted the show to be between just him and Chicago.
Not that the performance, which drew a crowd comparable to last year's Cubs championship rally in Grant Park, was all that intimate.
But the superstar MC from Chatham made the most of his moment, telling the masses to do the same when it comes to public service.
"Put pressure on politicians to put you first ... come at me, Rahm," the rapper born Chancelor Bennett said.
The off-the-cuff remark was one of many moments Chance kept local at the set, which was backed by his Social Experiment band and featured an appearance by fellow Chicagoan and onetime collaborator Vic Mensa.
Since there was no livestream, here's a sampling of social media clips from Chance's big night:
Chance The Rapper with the greatest entrance of all time pic.twitter.com/el7rsn90z3
— Martin Bandzoumouna (@mildishbambino) August 6, 2017
Father Stretch My Hands pic.twitter.com/fdI15RgADM
— David Lee Matthews (@DavidLMatthews) August 6, 2017
Juke Jam pic.twitter.com/ImlTiLviBM
— David Lee Matthews (@DavidLMatthews) August 6, 2017
.@chancetherapper & @VicMensa back together. The most beautiful site pic.twitter.com/uOjktGgZZ9
— Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) August 6, 2017
Chance the Rapper just used a fire hose to spray the crowd at #Lollapalooza 💦💦💦💦 pic.twitter.com/ytgFt5saxM
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) August 6, 2017
Can I Have This Dance pic.twitter.com/Q4I4kLbKKx
— David Lee Matthews (@DavidLMatthews) August 6, 2017
All Night pic.twitter.com/weqUY3xfEp
— David Lee Matthews (@DavidLMatthews) August 6, 2017
Blessings 3 pic.twitter.com/m31q0jQogX
— David Lee Matthews (@DavidLMatthews) August 6, 2017
Chance the Rapper last night performing to a park filling crowd in Chicago at Lollapalooza #Lollapalooza pic.twitter.com/4uOUiHe8Ht
— Colin Hinkle (@hinklecolin) August 6, 2017
