IVE successfully ended their performance at ‘Lollapalooza Chicago’ in the US!
“MZ Wannabe Icon” IVE (Ahn Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz, Leeseo) successfully ended their performance at the largest music festival in the US!
IVE appeared at ‘Lollapalooza Chicago’, a large-scale music festival held in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois on the 3rd (local time), and created an unforgettable moment by performing on stage for about 45 minutes.
IVE’s leader Ahn Yujin said through her agency Starship Entertainment, “While on the world tour, we discussed the ‘Lollapalooza’ stage with the members a lot, and we went on stage to show everything that the band and choreography team had prepared together”.
The 6-member girl group graced the stage with ‘I AM’ and then showed off a different charm with a rock version of ‘ROYAL’ and ‘Accendio’. In particular, the band’s perfect teamwork and exciting stage caught the attention of the audience.
IVE also added a summer atmosphere through the stage of ‘Off The Record’ which was rearranged into a summer festival remix version that will cool down the local heat, and brought out the audience’s cheers with a performance that was even more distinct in ‘Baddie’ and ‘ELEVEN’.
Meanwhile, the audience’s excitement intensifies even more by cheering them on, and the members responded to the cheers by moving around the stage with an unmatchable energy.
IVE brought the atmosphere to a climax with their title songs ‘HEYA’ and ‘After LIKE’ from their recently released second EP album, and on the stage of ‘LOVE DIVE’ and ‘Kitsch’.
IVE perfectly executed 11 songs with the entire band for about 45 minutes full of energy, and showed off a diverse stage as one while drawing the audience’s response, showing off the aspect of a ‘group you can trust and watch’.
With a setlist that covered the group’s discography from their debut album to their new songs, accompanied by a live band, we can say that their first challenge at this festival was a total success.
The Event
Lollapalooza is a large-scale music festival that started in Chicago, USA in 1991 and is held in many places around the world, including the US, France, Chile, and Brazil. It is a festival that covers popular music genres such as pop and rock, and an average of 170 teams of artists are invited every year, and a total of 400,000 people enjoy the festival over the four days. Paul McCartney, Metallica, and Coldplay have all performed on stage. This year, among K-pop singers, IVE and Stray Kids are scheduled to perform on stage.
The Group
Despite having no separate promotional activities or official debut in the United States, IVE began their North American tour in March with a performance at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, then toured six cities in the United States, performing at Oakland Arena, Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Allstate Arena in Rosemont, and finally Prudential Center in Newark.
In addition, in May, they were the only K-pop artist to be included in the ’30 Under 30 in Asia’ list selected by the American economic magazine Forbes, establishing themselves as a rising 4th generation girl group.
Meanwhile, the group also ranked in the ‘Best K-pop Song’ category with ‘LOVE DIVE’ in ‘The Best K-pop Songs and Albums of 2022′ selected by TIME Magazine. They were also listed as one of the ’10 K-Pop Rookie Girl Groups to Watch In 2023’ by the GRAMMYS for 2023, showcasing their influence on various overseas charts.
Currently, IVE is on their first world tour, ‘Show What I Have’ (IVE THE 1ST WORLD TOUR ‘SHOW WHAT I HAVE’), and will continue with encore performances at ‘KSPO (formerly: Gymnastics Arena)’ in Korea on the 10th and 11th and at ‘Tokyo Dome’ in Japan on September 4th and 5th.
Source: Photos & PR provided by Starship Entertainment
