CORTIS hits Lollapalooza
CORTIS will make their festival debut at Lollapalooza 2026 as the only male K‑pop group in this year’s lineup — a rare Western festival slot for a fifth‑generation group. ( )
Lollapalooza 2026 is scheduled for July 30–August 2 at Grant Park in Chicago, with presale tickets opening March 19 and the public on‑sale beginning the same day at noon ET. (rollingstone.com) CORTIS is a five‑member act — James, Juhoon, Martin, Seonghyeon and Keonho — formed by Big Hit Music and officially debuted on August 18, 2025. (wikipedia.org) Their first EP, Color Outside the Lines, entered the Billboard 200 at No. 15, marking one of the highest debut entries for a rookie K‑pop act. (wikipedia.org) Forbes reports the group’s early singles have crossed roughly 400 million cumulative streams on Spotify and that the band set notable first‑day sales milestones for a rookie release. (forbes.com) CORTIS took part in NBA promotional events earlier this year, headlining the NBA Crossover Concert Series Opening Night and performing during the NBA All‑Star Game festivities. (forbes.com) Big Hit lists Republic alongside Big Hit/Hybe on the group’s U.S. activities, and Forbes says CORTIS will release their second EP, GREENGREEN, on May 4, 2026 with a new single arriving in the weeks before. (wikipedia.org, forbes.com) The festival announcement places CORTIS on a bill that also includes K‑pop names such as JENNIE, aespa and (G)I‑DLE, with JENNIE listed among this year’s headliners. (forbes.com, rollingstone.com)
