25 Days of Lolla: Two fest headliners, three-peat for Bulls in 1993

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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 1993 which saw Lollapalooza feature two headliners for the first time (Alice in Chains and Primus) and the Bulls winning their third straight NBA Title.

Dates: June 18 - August 7
Locations: Throughout North America 
Lollapalooza artists: Primus, Alice in Chains, Dinosaur Jr, Arrested Development, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Redman

Notable Chicago sports moment: John Paxson's three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left in Game 6 of the NBA Fianls clinched the Bulls' three-peat.

How Chicago sports teams fared in 1993:
Bulls: 1st in Central, beat Suns 4-2 to win NBA Title
Cubs: 4th in NL East
White Sox: 1st in AL West, lost ALCS to Blue Jays 2-4
Blackhawks: 1st in Norris, lost Division Semifinals to Blues 0-4
Bears: 4th in Central

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!

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