This summer, Lollapalooza is expanding to four days as the iconic festival celebrates its 25th anniversary!
To help celebrate, we will be taking a look at each year of the festival and what was going on in the world of Chicago sports at that time.
Today is all about the year 2007.
Dates: August 3 - 5
Locations: Grant Park, Chicago, IL
Lollapalooza artists: Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Muse, Lupe Fiasco, Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket, Pearl Jam, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Snow Patrol, Interpol, Amy Winehouse, Iggy & the Stooges, Modest Mouse, The Fratellis, TV on the Radio, Lady Gaga & Lady Sunlight
Notable Chicago sports moment: Cubs finish first in NL Central with a 85-77 record but were swept in the NLDS by Diamondbacks.
How Chicago sports teams fared in 2007:
Bulls: 3rd in Central, lost to Pistons in Conference Semifinals 2-4
Cubs: 1st in NL Central, lost to Diamondbacks in NLDS 0-3
White Sox: 4th in AL Central
Blackhawks: 5th in Central
Bears: 4th in NFC North
Fire: 4th in East, lost Conference Finals to Revolution 0-1
Check out the rest of the #Lolla25 countdown here.
Four-day passes for #Lolla25 go on sale March 22 at 10 a.m. but we are giving away passes now here!