Lollapalooza has shown "no evidence" of being a COVID superspreader event, Chicago health official says

An estimated 385,000 crowd at the annual Lollapalooza music festival this year did not play a substantial role in spreading COVID-19, Chicago's public health commissioner Allison Arwady said Thursday — two weeks after the first day of the event. 

"There have been no unexpected findings at this point and NO evidence at this point of 'super-spreader' event or substantial impact to Chicago's COVID-19 epidemiology," Arwady tweeted, adding that the city would have already seen a surge in cases if there would be one. "I do not think we will see anything that will suggest it was any sort of super spreader event," she said.  Organizers of the multiday event — which included headliners Miley Cyrus, Megan Thee Stallion and Post Malone — required attendees to either provide proof of full vaccination or show negative COVID-19 test results within three days of showing up. Unvaccinated guests were asked to wear a face mask while onsite.