Overview
- The festival opened Thursday, July 30, at Grant Park with headliners Lorde and John Summit and attendance expected to top 100,000 people per day.
- Disney+ and Hulu are simulcasting two channels of live coverage each afternoon and evening, with streams beginning around 3:05 p.m. CT / 4:05 p.m. ET and available only during the live event.
- Chicago and transit agencies have activated multi-week street closures, added Metra trains and extra CTA service to handle large crowds and surge travel demand.
- Organizers and local health providers have increased emergency staffing, set up fentanyl education and naloxone distribution points, and federal authorities warned attendees about counterfeit pills containing meth.
- Rain is forecast for parts of the weekend and officials urge attendees to sign up for alerts and follow evacuation orders if issued while the festival’s scale continues to drive city planning and park-restoration costs.