Shaun White’s band, Bad Things, plays surprise Lollapalooza headlining set

It didn’t take long for Shaun White‘s band to hit it big.

The Los Angeles-based band Bad Things, for which the snowboarder White plays lead guitar, was introduced at Chicago’s famed Grant Park by none other than Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell on Saturday.

Grant Park, known as “Chicago’s front yard,” is most famous in sports circles for hosting the Chicago Bulls’ NBA championships celebrations in the 1990s.

The Bad Things’ gig came four days after the band canceled its scheduled Aug. 3 show in Providence, R.I.

The Bad Things show on 08/03 has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts. We apologize for any inconvenience.... http://t.co/XBJ5hQR5Jp

— Fete Music Hall (@fetemusic) July 30, 2013

On Friday afternoon, the bad made the Lollapalooza gig Twitter official.

Excited to say that we'll be joining you all @lollapalooza on Saturday @ 4:30pm... See you tomorrow in Chicago! pic.twitter.com/9WvTOnOIw1

— Bad Things (@badthings) August 2, 2013

The scheduled Saturday headliner on The Grove Stage, Azealia Banks, dropped out with a throat infection earlier last week. The replacements, the Death Grips, reportedly didn’t show up for a Chicago after-party Friday night. That left White’s band to take its place, according to USA Today.

Professional snowboarder/skateboarder “Shaun White is hanging out here, he’s got his band (Bad Things) with him. So we asked, ‘Do you want to jump in and take that slot?’ So he’s going to do it,” Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell revealed earlier in the day.

So, Bad Things performed last, at 8:45 p.m., on The Grove Stage.

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