BTS’ J-Hope Added as Lollapalooza Headliner Making History

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Have you heard the news?! J-Hope has been added as a headliner for this year's Lollapalooza festival, taking place in Chicago's Grant Park on July 28-31. J-Hope will close out the festival on Sunday, July 31. The festival’s Instagram account, which shared the good news with the world on June 7, made a big deal of J-Hope’s inclusion. A post which includes several photos and a video of the J-Hope performing was captioned with the statement, “Verified We are thrilled to announce j-hope of @bts.bighitofficial will headline #Lolla 2022 on Sunday, July 31st! 🙌 His performance will make history, cementing him as the first South Korean artist to ever headline a main stage at a major U.S. music festival.”

But that's not all! Get ready MOA, Lollapalooza also announced that Tomorrow x Together has been added to the lineup on Saturday, July 30, making this their U.S. festival debut.

"I'm happy to welcome J-Hope and Tomorrow x Together into the Lollapalooza family," said Lollapalooza founder, Perry Farrell, in a statement. "These artists have been given great gifts in communication. Their global audience speak different languages but possess an intense passion for their music. Lolla is the place where all music genres live in harmony. These are the superstars of the global phenomenon of K-Pop, and we are so excited to have them at this year's festival."

J-Hope joins an impressive lineup alongside co-headliners Metallica, Dua Lipa, J. Cole, and Green Day, among many others, and sets from Kygo, Big Sean, Jazmine Sullivan, Don Toliver, Charli XCX, Idles, Turnstile, and more. The festival also recently posted a full list of set times for the festival on its Twitter page.

Last year, Lollapalooza also took place in Grant Park and made its mark as one of the first big festivals to come back after the shutdowns of the pandemic.