Rüfüs Du Sol and Twice close out day three at Lollapalooza 2025 alongside performances by Doechii, Damiano David of Måneskin, Bilmuri, Naomi Scott and more.
“Lollapalooza, this is surreal…” mused Rüfüs Du Sol vocalist Tyrone Lindqvist on stage Saturday night during a massive headlining performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago. “We played this festival maybe ten years ago and 300 or 400 people were there,” he continued midway through the group’s set, introducing “Fire/Desire.” “This is so special to us.”
Following appearances at Lollapalooza in 2016 and 2019, and stops at Lollapalooza Chile, Argentina and Brazil this past March, Australian alternative dance group Rüfüs Du Sol made a triumphant return to the Windy City Saturday night, with Lindqvist’s comments on stage coming as he addressed a massive festival crowd assembled on Grant Park’s south end as South Korean girl group Twice performed concurrently on the festival’s north main stage.
With themes like love, heartache and strength emerging from their latest studio album Inhale / Exhale, their fifth, Rüfüs Du Sol speak directly to their fans, creating a connection that was visible throughout the band’s 90 minutes on stage Saturday night.
“We’ve been in town for the last few nights and can see that there’s a lot of energy in town,” said keyboardist Jon George backstage Saturday night prior to the group’s set. “We’ve been looking forward to the show in general for a very long time ourselves. So, bringing all of that energy, we’re excited to put on the show that we’ve been working on for the last year for everyone here,” he said.
“We’ve really built out a show that is pretty much consistent for our headline slots. And then for festival sets, things can change and we can kind of choose what the best setlist is to keep the energy up,” explained Lindqvist of how the trio goes about tweaking the set in order to connect with the larger festival crowds. “Our main thing is making sure everyone has a good time out there. It’s Saturday night, it’s the middle of the festival. It’s a really cool, eclectic lineup of all genres of music and I feel like we live in a fun, interesting spot between electronic music and alternative music,” said the singer. “We’ve played this festival three times. So, it’s a real gift and an honor to get to headline.”
Following “Pressure,” synths and percussion percolated early, driving “Next To Me,” more synths kicking in as the beat dropped, driving the energy level of the huge crowd.
“You’re gonna make everyone at home jealous watching this!” joked Lindqvist with a wink and a nod to those watching the set on Lollapalooza’s Hulu live stream.
“Fire/Desire” raised the energy with the trio crafting an ethereal soundscape throughout “Underwater.”
“There’s another Australian band called Royel Otis. They actually played yesterday and we missed them. But we’re huge fans of what they’re doing,” said drummer James Hunt, pondering the group’s weekend in Chicago. “Doechii’s playing – she’s killing it. It’s a pretty stacked lineup.”
Playing opposite singer songwriter Clairo, Doechii attracted one of Saturday’s largest crowds, with an overflow audience assembling at Lolla’s T-Mobile main stage.
“Lollapalooza!” shouted the Florida-born rapper midway through her biggest hit “Anxiety,” nearing the end of a 50 minute set.
Scorching guitar tore through the song’s early moments, giving way to a sample of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.
