Perry Ferrell and Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza Filmmakers Discuss Docuseries at Sundance 2024

Most of us know what Lollapalooza is – a four-day festival that attracts enormous numbers to celebrate music, with huge lineups ranging across different genres. Nowadays, we see artists like Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Green Day, Tove Lo. Over 30 years since the festival’s conception, however, few of us know its origins or even its cultural impact. In Michael John Warren’s Sundance Film Festival debut, the filmmaker’s three-part docuseries, Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza provides an immersive look at the genesis of this counterculture phenomenon.

The docuseries, which will premiere on Paramount+, takes its audience back to 1991 when Lollapalooza was formed as a farewell tour for Jane’s Addiction. Co-founder and Jane’s Addiction frontman, Perry Ferrell, had a big hand in organizing the summer-long tour that focused on music from the fringes of mainstream culture. Ultimately, this event altered the trajectory of the music scene in the ‘90s. In fact, the ebb and flow of Lollapalooza is nearly synonymous with the popularity of alternative rock. Warren’s series uses actual archival footage and interviews with the bands for behind-the-scenes recounts to highlight the influence of Lollapalooza, politically and within the music industry.

Director Warren, and producers Farrell, Brian Lazarte, and James Lee Hernandez joined Collider’s Steve Weintraub in our Media Studio, sponsored by Film.io, to talk about the importance of music throughout the generations. Farrell shares his own experiences growing up with music, how meaningful Lollapalooza's outreach still is to him to this day, and some of his favorite line-ups. They also discuss why now is the perfect time to tell this story with the world, how the turbulence of the '90s that spurred the creation of Lollapalooza mirrors today's world, and why it's so important to look back at the generations that came before.

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