Lollapalooza 2023 day 2 pics & video (Kendrick Lamar, The 1975, Knocked Loose, Fred again.., more)

While he did promote the new album, Lamar also dug into the archives, sampling all of his material, including the 2012 track “Money Trees,” 2015’s “King Kunta” and 2017’s “DNA.” He also delivered “Sidewalks,” the 2016 song Lamar guests on for The Weeknd, just as fireworks went off at Perry’s Stage across the way.

Arriving 15 minutes late, the rapper kept things going for 10 minutes over his allotted time, ending on a high note with “Alright,” but not before wishing his cousin Tasha in the crowd a happy birthday and vowing, “Until next time Chicago. I love you. I will be back.” [Chicago Sun Times]

Like his set closing Governors Ball in June, Kendrick Lamar‘s headlining Lollapalooza set on Friday (8/4) spanned his discography, heavy on the hits and without a ton of bells and whistles to distract your focus from the power of his rapping. See video from his set below.

The 1975 were day two’s other headliners, and also performing were Knocked Loose (whose vocalist Bryan Garris joined 30 Seconds To Mars for “The Kill (Bury Me)” earlier in the day), Fred again.., Foals, Sudan Archives, beabadoobee, Jessie Reyez, Tems, Sincere Engineer, and more. See pictures from Friday by James Richards IV below.

Lollapalooza continues through Sunday in Chicago’s Grant Park. Catch up on our coverage with pictures and video from Thursday HERE. If you can’t be there in person, the fest is also streaming live.