- Top 4 the OP expects: Tame Impala / Twenty One Pilots / Mumford & Sons, Lorde, J. Cole, Childish Gambino — with a possible K-pop act sliding into the big slot if needed.
- Other acts floated as 5–8 level: Turnstile, Kali Uchis, Olivia Dean, The Strokes, Conan Gray, Jennie (from BLACKPINK).
- OP noted Lollapalooza’s tendency to pick artists already touring and said surprise slots would likely be acts with albums/tours announced before mid‑March (Phoebe, The 1975 mentioned as examples).
- Several users called Conan Gray and Charli XCX unlikely headliners — pointing to recent billing and growth trajectories as reasons to be skeptical.
- Some defended manifesting underdogs — this is, after all, the fun part of rumor season.
- Other commenters flagged logistics: J. Cole and other big names may be unavailable if they’re on tour the same period.
- Thursday: Lorde, Conan Gray (with Turnstile as a major undercard possibility)
- Friday: Childish Gambino, Charli XCX
- Saturday: Tame Impala, Mumford & Sons (Olivia Dean as a late‑day option)
- Sunday: J. Cole, Jennie
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lollapalooza/comments/1qxtghz/my_final_predictions_for_lollapalooza_2026/