Sep 01, 2026 7:01pm IST
Lollapalooza India 2027: 5SOS, KATSEYE, Limp Bizkit lead next potential confirmations after Olivia Dean
A fresh round of teasing is afoot on Lollapalooza India’s social pages with their latest post filled with cryptic clues via a picture carousel leaving little to the imagination. While headliner and Grammy 2026’s Best New Artist Olivia Dean confirmed her headliner spot earlier today, the new probable names in the lineup has sent engagement into overdrive.
Variety India reported the confirmation via a notification on Olivia Dean’s fan mailing list in the morning (September 1). Now, the new post is leaving guess engines in full rev mode.
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The first slide features a “Strawberry” and an olive, a likely nod to Olivia Dean, the second is a stopwatch, clicked at five seconds with an image of a bright summery sun in the background. A dead giveaway is the band's logo. The third has a “Gameboy” featuring a cat with large eyes on the screen and a graphic of a possible ‘cat’s eye’. No prizes for guessing the group. The fourth features a deer with a white heart across its torso, possibly hinting at Fontaines DC and one of their biggest hits “Skinty Fia,” whose artwork also features a deer. The final slide features chocolate and a large starfish pointing to Limp Bizkit’s “Chocolate Starfish and Hot Dog Flavored Water.”
That essentially points at five confirmations: Britpop princess Olivia Dean, Australian pop-rock outfit 5 Seconds Of Summer, global girl group KATSEYE, Irish rock band Fontaines DC and nu-metal band Limp Bizkit.
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Official confirmations are still some ways off, so this list is still tentative. Watch this space for further updates.
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