Chicago’s Lollapalooza music festival went viral for all the wrong reasons after festivalgoers seemingly passed around a urine-filled box. While the festival’s headlining performances generated plenty of buzz, they were overshadowed by reports of the extraordinary lengths fans went to in order to secure their places in the crowd. Images and fan-shared videos circulated across social media showing concertgoers passing around a cardboard box containing a plastic bag reportedly filled with urine so attendees could answer nature’s call without surrendering their prime viewing locations. LOLLA-PEE-LOOZA: Viral Lollapalooza 'Pee Bag' Has Live Music Fans Pissed Off: https://t.co/0ciEZabyofhttps://t.co/0ciEZabyof — Loudwire (@Loudwire) August 3, 2026The event, which ran July 30 - August 2, included performances by Charli XCX, Lorde, Tate McRae, and The Smashing Pumpkins. According to social media reports, devoted fans who needed to relieve themselves but didn’t want to leave their posts got creative and started peeing into the bag inside the cardboard box.