{"id":112451,"date":"2025-08-02T07:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/112451\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T07:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:58:11","slug":"chicagos-own-ratboys-debut-new-music-during-their-lollapalooza-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/112451\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago’s Own Ratboys Debut New Music During Their Lollapalooza Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the north-side of Grant Park during Lollapalooza, it doesn\u2019t get any bigger than the Bud Light Stage. On Thursday, July 31, the first day of the four-day musical extravaganza, festival organizers tapped a group of local favorites<\/a> to welcome fans to the stage.<\/p>\n

Ratboys \u2013 Julia Steiner (guitar, vocals), Dave Sagan (guitar), Marcus Nuccio (drums) and Sean Neumann (bass, vocals) \u2013 performed a 1:30 p.m. set that included a slew of songs from their 2023 album, The Window, and they even debuted a brand new song from their forthcoming album.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks for starting things off with us here at the Bud Light Stage,\u201d said Steiner introducing \u201cNo Way\u201d early in the set. \u201cAlright, these first few songs that we\u2019re playing tonight are all on a record that we put out a couple years ago called the window, and we\u2019re just so excited to be here on this big ass stage playing these songs. This song\u2019s gonna be a big fuck you to our corporate billionaire overlords.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"RatboysRatboys perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago on July 31, 2025. Photo Credit: Laurie Fanelli, Rebellious Magazine<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Alive!\u201d \u2013 dedicated to all of Steiner\u2019s \u201canxious brethren\u201d \u2013 the guitar-heavy \u201cMaking Noise for the Ones You Love,\u201d and the title track were among the other tracks from The Window that connected with fans throughout Ratboys\u2019 45-minute performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re just joining us, we\u2019re a band called Ratboys. We live here. We love living here. We just finished a new record. It\u2019s all done. If you\u2019d be so kind, we\u2019re gonna play one of these new ones now. Our favorite one, it\u2019s a bit of a wormhole jam,\u201d announced Steiner near the end of the show adding that everyone should feel free to move around.<\/p>\n

Decisive strums began the new, unreleased song which evolved into a swirl of noisy feedback that created visceral excitement. The tune would have sounded right at home in the early days of Lollapalooza when bands like Jane\u2019s Addiction, Violent Femmes, and Living Colour topped the bill. If this song is an indication, the new album is going to be among the best of the year.<\/p>\n

Ratboys Lollapalooza performance set the bar high for a spectacular day of music on the Bud Light Stage, which also featured performances from Mark Ambor, Sierra Ferrell, Cage the Elephant, and Luke Combs. Click here to pick-up<\/a> any remaining 1-day tickets to the remainder of Lollapalooza and more information about the fest can be found at Lollapalooza.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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