When Tor Hyams wanted to put on an awesome music festival for kids and grown-ups alike, he turned to Perry Farrell for guidance. Together, the two created Kidzapalooza. Kidzapalooza debuted in 2005 at Ferrell’s famous Lollapalooza Festival (see the Kidzapalooza sub-page at the Lollapalooza site here) at Chicago’s Grant park, featuring family oriented musicians, performers, and DJ’s, as well as booths offering rocker hairstyles and temporary tattoos and music-themed workshops and games. In 2009, Kidzapalooza will run concurrently with Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival (August 7-9). This year’s line up has yet to be announced, but Farrell and Hyams are polling now on facebook for suggestions. Previous years have seen performances by Jeff Tweedy, Perry Farrell, School of Rock and many more! Advance tickets for Chicago’s Lollapalooza – including all access to Kidzapalooza, are on sale now.
Folks in the west can get in on the fun this year too! Kidzapalooza is planning a stand alone festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 27th. Tickets and details have yet to be released, but Bunch families in Cali can watch this link for details!
