We all know that Lollapalooza is the biggest summer music festival in town, and with it come hordes of publicists, labels and critics who try and determine which acts people want to and should watch. But the verdict of which acts truly reign supreme comes down to the fans. It is always surprising and fascinating—though it shouldn't be—to see a band beloved by the press playing to a sparse crowd in Grant Park, while some newcomer on a major label with a sizable social media following draws in thousands.
The cool thing about the Lollapalooza website is that we can predict to some degree which performers will draw the largest crowds. The interactive schedule allows concertgoers to add an act to their Facebook "MyLolla" schedule. So we tallied the likes and adds to fans' schedules to see who is the most popular. You might be surprised. Scroll down to see the votes. (Note: They may have changed since this was published.)
Some quick takes:
• Grouplove, Cage the Elephant and Young the Giant are much, much bigger than the media gives them credit for.
• Childish Gambino is one of the most successful rappers in America. Deal with it.
• Our 10 acts you might not know remain largely unknown. (We wrote that in March, before Iggy blew up.) Ditto our 9 not-douchey electronic acts on the bill.
• People still care about the Temper Trap.
Here are the top 35 acts at Lolla based on the number of accumulated votes (as of Friday, June 20):
1. Arctic Monkeys 5776
2. Outkast 5768
3. Lorde 5763
4. Foster the People 5730
5. Eminem 5459
6. Kings of Leon 4880
7. Cage the Elephant 4796
8. Calvin Harris 4468
9. Young the Giant 4337
10. Grouplove 4287
11. Childish Gambino 4218
12. Skrillex 3990
13. Fitz and the Tantrums 3917
14. Zedd 3795
15. Chvrches 3329
16. Chance the Rapper 3285
17. The 1975 3195
18. The Temper Trap 3174
19. Portugal. The Man 2989
20. Broken Bells 2864
21. Iggy Azalea 2832
22. Krewella 2818
23. Nas 2688
24. The Head and the Heart 2645
25. The Avett Brothers 2601
26. Phantogram 2486
27. Bombay Bicycle Club 2410
28. Lykki Li 2272
29. Chromeo 2159
30. Flosstradamus 2015
31. Interpol 1924
32. Manchester Orchestra 1909
33. The Airborne Toxic Event 1807
34. The Glitch Mob 1638
35. Cut Copy 1637