Classic Party Rentals Lollapalooza tenting under the Chicago skyline

Chicago hosted Lollapalooza, an annual four-day musical festival August 7–9 featuring alternative rock, hip hop and punk rock bands offering a series of concerts in Grant Park.

Lollapalooza entrance

Kicking off this year’s Lollapalooza weekend was Galapalooza, where Classic created a total backstage experience on the festival grounds for guests to enjoy an evening of cocktails, dining and music in an upscale outdoor lounge setting while supporting the Parkways Foundation’s efforts to enrich Chicago’s parks.

Classic Chicago provided a large amount of tents, tables, chairs, lounge furniture, linen, flooring, lighting and food service equipment to accommodate the festival traffic which encompassed over one mile of eager crowds. While most of the tenting we installed was for alcohol and food sales, we provided a 50′ x 50′ tent for a PlayStation area and eleven 20′ x 20′ cabanas which served as upscale areas for VIP hospitality sponsors. We also provided tents for the entrance, souvenir sales, display areas, first aid and autograph sessions.

The event was a success in spite of inclement weather conditions. A sold-out crowd of 225,000 music fans attended the performances of approximately 130 bands. The die-hard concertgoers came…….rain or shine!