Chances are you don't have a ticket to Lollapalooza. Weekend passes to the three-day behemoth sold out in less than an hour back in March, and single-day tickets didn't last much longer. For all intents and purposes, the fest has become a place for speedy shoppers.
Luckily, there are more than 60 after-shows open to the public this year, and in many ways, they'll be better than Lolla itself (read: a fraction of the price in a fraction of the heat with a fraction of the crowd). Some are ritzy. Others are cheap. Many are sold out entirely, though resale tickets are still relatively affordable.
Rather than highlighting the best as in past years, below is a list of every official Lolla after-party, plus a few unendorsed ones—because you know what you like best. Save for the hotel parties, all times indicate doors. May the bash be with you.
* denotes critic's picks
Toro Y Moi (Nelarusky, benefitting Special Olympics Chicago) *
WHEN: Wednesday, July 29 at 7
WHERE: Metro (3730 N. Clark)
HOW TO GET IN: $25
Broods, Coasts
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 4:30
WHERE: 25th floor, Virgin Hotel Chicago (203 N. Wabash)
HOW TO GET IN: RSVP (space limited)
The War on Drugs, Philip Selway *
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: Metro (3730 N. Clark)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Gary Clark Jr. *
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: House of Blues (329 N. Dearborn)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Hot Chip, the Hood Internet
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: The Vic (3145 N. Sheffield)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Cold War Kids, Coasts
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: Park West (322 W. Armitage)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Kristin Diable
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: Thalia Hall (1807 S. Allport)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Zella Day, My Gold Mask
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: Schubas (3159 N. Southport)
HOW TO GET IN: $15
MS MR, Wet
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: Lincoln Hall (2424 N. Lincoln)
HOW TO GET IN: $12
Tove Lo, Broods
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: Concord Music Hall (2047 N. Milwaukee)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Badbadnotgood
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: Subterranean (2011 W. North)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Glass Animals
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: Bottom Lounge (1375 W. Lake)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
alt-J, Boots *
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 8
WHERE: Aragon Ballroom (1106 W. Lawrence)
HOW TO GET IN: $49
Viet Cong, Nancy Whang, DJ Windows 98 *
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 9
WHERE: Third Floor Manor, Virgin Hotel Chicago (203 N. Wabash)
HOW TO GET IN: RSVP (space limited)
Sylvan Esso, Absofacto *
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 9
WHERE: Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
What So Not, D.R.A.M., Zebo
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 10
WHERE: The Mid (306 N. Halsted)
HOW TO GET IN: $22.50
Hot Chip (DJ set), Slaptop
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 10
WHERE: Smart Bar (3730 N. Clark)
HOW TO GET IN: $22.50
Mutemath, DJ Mel
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 10
WHERE: Double Door (1572 N. Milwaukee)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Zebra Katz, Made of Oak (Nick Sanborn)
WHEN: Thursday, July 30 at 10
WHERE: Berlin (954 W. Belmont)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Givers, Aero Flynn, DJ Zack Well
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 9
WHERE: Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western)
HOW TO GET IN: $15
Kaskade, Tony Arzadon
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 9
WHERE: Studio Paris Nightclub (59 W. Hubbard)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Father John Misty, Idyll, Daye Jack
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: 25th Floor, Virgin Hotel Chicago (203 N. Wabash)
HOW TO GET IN: RSVP (space limited)
Kywo, Lany, Yacht
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Third Floor Manor, Virgin Hotel Chicago (203 N. Wabash)
HOW TO GET IN: RSVP (space limited)
Slick Rick, Chris Crack, Impala $ound Champions (DJ set)
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Hard Rock Hotel Chicago (230 N. Michigan)
HOW TO GET IN: RSVP (space limited)
Hot Chip (DJ Set)
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Cerise at the Virgin Hotel (203 N. Wabash)
HOW TO GET IN: Free (space limited)
Brand New, Basement *
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Sturgill Simpson, Chris Jacobs *
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Metro (3730 N. Clark)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Walk the Moon, Hippo Campus
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: The Vic 3145 N. Sheffield)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
MisterWives, Jessica Hernandez, the Deltas
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Park West (322 W. Armitage)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Django Django, the Beat Connection
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Thalia Hall (1807 S. Allport)
HOW TO GET IN: $26–$36
Ryn Weaver, Coin
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Schubas (3159 N. Southport)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Charli XCX, Holychild
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Lincoln Hall (2424 N. Lincoln)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Tyler, the Creator, Badbadnotgood *
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Concord Music Hall (2047 N. Lincoln)
HOW TO GET IN: $30
Death From Robove 1979, the New Pacific
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Bottom Lounge (1375 W. Lake)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
SZA *
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Reggies (2109 S. State)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Pardon My French, DJ Snake
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: The Mid (306 N. Halsted)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Flying Lotus (DJ Set) and Nikola Baytala *
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Spybar (646 N. Franklin)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Les Sins
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Smart Bar (3037 N. Clark)
HOW TO GET IN: $12
Peking Duk and SNBRN
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Roof on theWit (201 N. State)
HOW TO GET IN: $20 at the door; space limited
Jamestown Revival
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Double Door (1572 N. Milwaukee)
HOW TO GET IN: $10–$20
Delta Spirit, T. Hardy Morris
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 11
WHERE: Subterranean (2011 W. North)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Boys Noize Records Showcase
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 9
WHERE: The Mid (306 N. Halsted)
HOW TO GET IN: $450–$650 for a table. See StubHub for resale general admission.
Strand of Oaks, Bully *
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 9
WHERE: Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Alesso, SNBRN, beeFOWL
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 9:30
WHERE: Aragon Ballroom (1106 W. Lawrence)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Coin, Hippo Campus
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: 25th Floor, Virgin Hotel Chicago (203 N. Wabash)
HOW TO GET IN: RSVP (space limited)
Jamie Strong, Badbadnotgood, Hannie El Khatib
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Third Floor Manor, Virgin Hotel Chicago (203 N. Wabash)
HOW TO GET IN: RSVP (space limited)
Bleachers, Yawn, DJ Lani Love
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Hard Rock Hotel Chicago (230 N. Michigan))
HOW TO GET IN: RSVP (space limited)
Nylon, Lolawolf
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Cerise at the Virgin Hotel (203 N. Wabash)
HOW TO GET IN: Free (space limited)
Lord Huron, Spookyland
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Metro (3730 N. Clark)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Of Monsters and Men, Børns
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: House of Blues (329 N. Dearborn)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
The Wombats, Vérité
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Double Door (1572 N. Milwaukee)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
TV on the Radio, DMA's *
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: The Vic (3145 N. Sheffield)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Angus & Julia Stone, Shakey Graves
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Park West (322 W. Armitage)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Gogol Bordello, In the Whale *
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Thalia Hall (1807 S. Allport)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Twin Peaks, Strange Faces *
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Schubas (5159 N. Southport)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Wild Belle, Elle King
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Lincoln Hall (2424 N. Lincoln)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Carnage *
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: The Mid (306 N. Halsted)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Marina & the Diamonds, Sheppard
WHEN: Friday, July 31 at 10
WHERE: Concord Music Hall (2047 N. Milwaukee)
HOW TO GET IN: $28.50
Logic, DJ Rhetorik, Daye Jack
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Bottom Lounge (1375 W. Lake)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Mick Jenkins, Hurt Everybody *
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Reggies (2109 S. State)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
MSTRKRFT
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Sound-Bar (226 W. Ontario)
HOW TO GET IN: $15–$20
Galantis, Jack Novak
WHEN: Friday, August 1 at 10
WHERE: Roof on theWit (201 N. State)
HOW TO GET IN: $20 at the door; space limited
Catfish & the Bottlemen, Circa Wves
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 11
WHERE: Subterranean (2011 W. North)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
The Chainsmokers
WHEN: Sunday, August 2 at 8
WHERE: Roof on theWit (201 N. State)
HOW TO GET IN: $20 at the door; space limited
Lion Babe, Chris Holmes, Golden Touch, Cathleen Cher
WHEN: Sunday, August 2 at 10
WHERE: Cerise at the Virgin Hotel (203 N. Wabash)
HOW TO GET IN: Free (space limited)
The Kills, Baby in Vain
WHEN: Sunday, August 2 at 10
WHERE: Metro (3730 N. Clark)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Twenty One Pilots, Night Terrors of 1927
WHEN: Sunday, August 2 at 10
WHERE: House of Blues (329 N. Dearborn)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub
Nero, jackLNDN
WHEN: Sunday, August 2 at 10
WHERE: The Mid (306 N. Halsted)
HOW TO GET IN: $32
Kygo, Klangkarussel
WHEN: Sunday, August 2 at 10
WHERE: Concord Music Hall (2047 N. Milwaukee)
HOW TO GET IN: See StubHub