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Lollapalooza, No. 1 Tour That Changed The World


Lollapalooza, granddaddy of the all-day, traveling, multi-act festival, is the No. 1 tour that changed the world, according to the editors of Spin magazine.

Other tours that "changed the world" are:

2. "Raising Hell" rap tour (1986 — Run-DMC, L.L. Cool J, Beastie Boys)

3. The Beatles' 1965 U.S. tour

4. Madonna's 1985 "Virgin" tour

5. Grateful Dead tours, 1967-1995

6. Promoter Alan Freed's 1950s package tours

7. Ozzfest 1998

8. James Brown's 1968 world tour

9. Black Flag's 1981-82 tours

10. Up In Smoke 2000 hip-hop tour (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Warren G, Korupt, Xzibit, Tha Eastsidaz

The list runs in the magazine's July issue.