Lollapalooza 2015 Mayhem: 34 Arrested For Drugs, Illegal Entry, Theft

By Rachel Cromidas in News on Aug 3, 2015 7:33PM

The doors are open again! Photo by Jim Kopeny / Tankboy

Lollapalooza saw at least 34 arrests over the music fest's three-day takeover of Grant Park.

The hectic weekend kept Chicago police and the Office of Emergency Management busy with fence-jumpers, illegal vendors and trespassers around the Lollapalooza perimeter, according to authorities, and reports of ambulance calls and hospital visits surged.

At least 34 Lollapalooza attendees are now facing steeper problems after being arrested on charges that range from theft and illegal entry to battery and narcotics possession, according to OEMC spokeswoman Melissa Stratton.

At least 16 boys and 17 girls received emergency treatment for alcohol-related problems at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital this weekend, DNAinfo reports, presumably after a weekend of intense underaged day drinking at the music fest.

At least 85 ambulances were called on just the first day of Lollapalooza, according to ABC7. And rapper Travis Scott, whose legal name is Jacques Webster, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after police said he encouraged the crowd at Lollapalooza to rush the stage and disregard security.