After the Show, It's the After Party: Lollapalooza 2015

One major component of having an enjoyable Lollapalooza experience is also hitting up as many after parties as humanly possible! This is the moment where you wish cloning was a real thing, or at the very least you had hired that intern. At any rate, check out what the party gods are offering up and get ready for a sprint around Chicago!

Parties kick off early for Lolla, before it even starts! So get it together and pre-game Thursday!

  • Virgin Records is kicking everything off with live sets from Broods and Coasts for this happy hour event. The event is being held at the new Virgin Hotel, 203 N. Wabash Ave. at 4:30 pm. and is 21+. You can RSVP here.

  • For all the music loving fashionistas the Michigan Avenue Coach store will be celebrating the weekend with music by DJ Matt Roan. And if you’re ticketless for Lollapalooza, they’re giving away a pair of passes to Lollapalooza at 6:30pm. The event is from 4 PM – 7 PM. You can RSVP here.

  • Love you some Pandora?!?! Well, they’re hosting a party with a performance by Madeon and free drinks! Check it out at Morgan Manufacturing, 401 N. Morgan St. starting at 8pm. It’s 21+ and you can RSVP here.

  • Virgin Hotel is going to be JUMPING as they team up with Flood Magazine for weekend of artists and free parties, starting with a Thursday night Lollapalooza kick-off party featuring DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler, y'all) and live set from Viet Cong. Check it all out at the Virgin Hotel, 203 N. Wabash Ave. 9 pm. This is a 21+ event and you can RSVP here. We recommend that you show up EARLY.

  • The Renaissance Hotel will be throwing parties all weekend long for Lollapalooza, hosted by BMF Media. The first party to kick things off will feature DJ Mom Jeans and Chris Kennedy. The event is from 8 PM - 11 PM, is free, and open to the public (21 +), so get there early! The Renaissance Hotel is located at 1 Upper Wacker Dr.

The first official day of Lolla means you’re still full of adrenaline, which also means you can go all night!

  • Flood Magazine's parties at the Virgin Hotel, 203 N. Wabash Ave, continues with a DJ set from KYWO and a live performance by Father John Misty! Everything gets started at 10 PM and is 21+. RSVP here and get there early!

  • Four Loko is pulling out the big guns with a Friday night even featuring performances by  Waka Flocka and DJ Whoo Kid, and there will be plenty of free Loko. There’s a surprise location that will be revealed after RSVP, which you can do here.

  • The Hard Rock Hotel, 231 N. Michigan Ave, presents their Culture Collide Chicago After Parties series. We love some old school hip hop so the performance by Slick Rick (and other special guests) will be hard to beat! Things get started at 10pm - 2am and it’s 21+. You can RSVP at culturecollide.com/Chicago. Plan to arrive early.

  • The Fader and Dell will be partying at the Dell Lounge, 610 S. Michigan Ave., featuring a performance by A-Trak. It’s from 10pm - 2am, 21+, and you can RSVP here.

  • Celeste, 111 W. Hubbard St, will be hosting two nights of Lollapalooza after parties. On Friday night they'll have special guests Cold War Kids hitting the decks for a DJ set. The event is 21+ and there’s no need to RSVP, so plan to get there early!

  • Parties at the Renaissance Hotel, 1 Upper Wacker Dr., continue Friday night with sets from Myles Hendrik and HXLT. Get your party on from 10pm - 2am. 21+. No need to RSVP.

Still got it in you for some Saturday party madness?!?! These are the spots to check out!

  • Flood Magazine closes out their weekend of parties Saturday night with Hanni El Khatib, BADBADNOTGOOD, and other special guests. It all goes down at the Virgin Hotel, 203 N. Wabash Ave. starting at 10 pm. This is a 21+ affair and you can RSVP here.

  • Four Loko continues their parties with a performance from T-Pain. You’ll get all the details, including the surprise location, after you RSVP here.

  • Hard Rock Hotel, 231 N. Michigan Ave, just keeps ROCKING on Saturday with a performance by Jack Antonoff's Bleachers. Get there early to keep the party going from 10pm - 2am. This party is 21 + and you can RSVP at culturecollide.com/Chicago.

  • BMF Media keeps the partying going at the Renaissance Hotel, 1 Upper Wacker Dr. with featured performances by Franco V and Holychild. The party starts at 10 PM and is 21 +. Get there early!

  • On Saturday night at Celeste, 111 W. Hubbard St , they'll be featuring DJ sets by Plastic Plates, Nancy Whang (of LCD Soundsystem), Saam Hagshenas (of Hey Champ), and Adam Savin.
    It’s 21 and you don’t have to RSVP, so get there early!

You are a living legend, if you’ve still got the stamina to rage; and if you do these are the places you need to hit up!

  • BMF Media finishes up the weekend at Renaissance Hotel, 1 Upper Wacker Dr., with featured performances by Franco V and Roofeeo of TV on the Radio. If you're 21+, plan on getting there early and partying from 10 PM – 2 AM.

  • We love all things brunch, so check out the W Hotel, 172 W. Adams St. You can view festival fashions, get in on hair braiding, and snack on tasty brunch bites at this morning event from 10 AM – 1 PM. You can RSVP to CHIrsvp@whotels.com