On the 2nd (local time), TWICE took the stage as headliners at the '2025 Lollapalooza Chicago' held in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sharing the stage with global pop stars like Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Luke Combs, and A$AP Rocky, TWICE firmly established their presence as 'stadium artists' even on their first global festival stage.
In front of an audience of 115,000, TWICE kicked off with their English single 'The Feels', followed by a hit parade including 'MORE & MORE', 'Dance The Night Away', 'What is Love?', and more. Their setlist, featuring a variety of genres with songs like 'Alcohol-Free', 'ICON', 'I CAN'T STOP ME', 'MOONLIGHT SUNRISE', fully showcased TWICE's musical spectrum.
Particularly, their performance of 'TAKEDOWN' (by JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) from the Netflix animation KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack drew cheers, and the mood peaked with 'Strategy', recently popular on Billboard's 'Hot 100'.
The latter part of the evening featured a massive drone show using TWICE's official logo, the character 'LOVELY', and the group name 'TWICE', lighting up the Chicago night sky and leaving a lasting impression on the audience. Wrapping up with their final song 'THIS IS FOR', TWICE shared, "Amazing time tonight! It was all the more special because it was our first festival stage. We'll never forget this moment, all thanks to your incredible cheers."
The performance was live-streamed through TWICE's official YouTube channel, connecting with fans worldwide in real time. Online viewers poured out praise, saying, "The epitome of K-pop stage class", "You can even feel the atmosphere from here", "Now I see why TWICE sells out every world tour".
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)
