Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Using Lollapalooza Headliners as a Predictor for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
March 25, 2015 10:35 PM Filed in: Future Hall of Famers? | Prognostications
Over the last 25 years, Lollapalooza has an impressive track record for showcasing some of the biggest and best names in rock. Many of the headliners have since been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But does a headline slot guarantee you a future home in Cleveland? Just like we did with Coachella, let’s take a look at the top three (or four) headliners from each Lollapalooza over the years. (* = already a Hall of Famer)
- 1991: Jane’s Addiction, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Living Colour
- 1992: Red Hot Chili Peppers*, Ministry, Ice Cube
- 1993: Primus, Alice In Chains, Dinosaur Jr.
- 1994: Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys*, George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars*
- 1995: Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill
- 1996: Metallica*, Soundgarden, Ramones*
- 1997: The Prodigy, Tool, Snoop Dogg
- 1998-2002: No festivals
- 2003: Jane’s Addiction, Audioslave, Incubus
- 2004: Cancelled
- 2005: Pixies, Widespread Panic, Weezer
- 2006: Red Hot Chili Peppers*, Kanye West, Death Cab for Cutie
- 2007: Pearl Jam*, Daft Punk, Muse
- 2008: Radiohead*, Rage Against the Machine, Kanye West
- 2009: Depeche Mode*, Tool, The Killers
- 2010: Soundgarden, Green Day*, Lady Gaga
- 2011: Eminem, Foo Fighters*, Muse
- 2012: Red Hot Chili Peppers*, The Black Keys, Jack White
- 2013: The Cure*, Mumford & Sons, The Killers
- 2014: Eminem, Outkast, Kings of Leon
- 2015: Paul McCartney*, Metallica*, Florence + the Machine
- 2016: Radiohead*, Red Hot Chili Peppers*, LCD Soundsystem
- 2017: Muse, The Killers, Chance the Rapper, Arcade Fire
- 2018: Arctic Monkeys, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Jack White
- 2019: Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, Twenty One Pilots, The Strokes
- 2020: Canceled
- 2021: Miley Cyrus, Tyler, The Creator, Post Malone, Foo Fighters*
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