Megan Thee Stallion is coming again to Chicago this summer time, as she’s been tapped to switch Tyler, the Creator at Lollapalooza 2024.
The Windy Metropolis-based competition introduced on Thursday (June 20) that the Houston Hottie can be headlining Thursday evening (Aug. 1) of Lollapalooza. The announcement comes on the heels of Tyler revealing that he’s pulling out of Lolla in addition to Outdoors Lands 2024 this summer time.
“Sizzling lady summer time in Chicago Sadly, Tyler, the Creator won’t be able to carry out this 12 months. See @theestallion headline Lolla on Thursday, August 1st,” the competition wrote to social media.
There appeared to be a combined response within the Lollapalooza Instagram feedback, with the headliner swap resulting in some followers asking a couple of refund.
“Bro tyler was carrying. who tf determined megan was a good suggestion,” one individual requested whereas one other wrote, “Why is everybody so mad tyler at all times headlines megan is such a great substitute.”
Megan is at present wrapping the North American leg of her Sizzling Woman Summer time Tour this weekend with reveals in L.A. and Las Vegas, earlier than heading throughout the pond for a handful of European dates via July, which can give her time to make it again stateside to kick off Lollapalooza on Aug. 1.
Megan Thee Stallion can have loads of new music in her return to Chi Metropolis, as her Megan album is slated to reach on June 28. She beforehand headlined Chicago’s United Heart as a part of her tour run in Might.
Minutes previous to Lollapalooza making Meg official, Tyler stunned followers when he introduced that he’d be dropping out of Lollapalooza and Outdoors Lands in back-to-back weekends this summer time.
“I hate saying this however i’ve to cancel lollapalooza and outdoors lands,” he wrote to X. “I made a dedication that i can not maintain, and that bums me out figuring out how excited of us had been. That’s not attractive in any respect. please please forgive me or name me names whenever you see me in individual. love.”
Outdoors Lands additionally acted shortly once they revealed that Sabrina Carpenter could be changing Tyler on the San Francisco competition on Aug. 10. Following the efficiency, the “Espresso” singer will embark on an enviornment trek this fall, with the Quick n’ Candy Tour slated to start in September.
Discover each festivals‘ bulletins beneath.