Lil Uzi Vert misses Lollapalooza birthday set but joins Major Lazer and shares surprise EP

Lil Uzi Vert surprised fans with a new EP just hours after a last-minute Lollapalooza cancellation over the weekend. The Chicago event kicked off on Thursday July 30, with Olivia Dean, Charli XCX, Tate McRae, Lorde and The xx among those at the top of the bill, joined by John Summit, Jennie and The Smashing Pumpkins. This year’s line-up spanned multiple genres, with some of the other big names including Geese, Wet Leg, Ethel Cain, Turnstile, CMAT, Little Simz, Zara Larsson, Clipse, The Neighbourhood, Yungblud, Beabadoobee, Sombr, Wolf Alice, and Lil Uzi Vert, with the Philadelphia rapper – who identifies as nonbinary – due to perform on Friday night (July 31) ahead of Charli XCX. However, Uzi’s set was ultimately cancelled owing to severe weather issues that saw several other sets either shortened or scrapped throughout the weekend. The axed performance was set to be a major one, particularly given it coincided with the rapper’s 31st birthday. Despite the setback, they still made an appearance at the Chicago festival, surprising fans by crashing Major Lazer‘s set on Perry’s Stage to perform 2022 track ‘Just Wanna Rock’, and were later treated to the crowd singing ‘Happy Birthday’. ...