As summer approaches, excitement is growing for the Midwest’s most popular music festival, Lollapalooza. This festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of people every year, takes place in Chicago’s Grant Park. While it usually lasts  three days, it has been extended to four days this year in honor of its 25th anniversary.

Unfortunately, for those who have yet to buy tickets, it is going to be almost impossible to find some for a reasonable price. Due to high demand, tickets sold out after an hour of being up for sale. Now, they are only available on scalping sites, such as Stubhub and Ticketmaster, where they are upwards of $450 (as compared to the original price of $335).

Every year this festival brings some of the best artists to perform from a variety of genres–the most common of these genres being rock, hip-hop, and electronic. This year, however, there seems to be an overwhelming amount of alternative rock groups headlining the festival: bands such as Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and LCD Soundsystem. All of these bands peaked in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, so I’m expecting a lot more 90’s kids attending the festival than usual.

When looking at the hip-hop acts this year, I was quite disappointed. Usually Lollapalooza has many more rappers headlining, but this year the only noteworthy acts are J. Cole and Mac Miller. In 2014, Lolla had hip-hop legends such as Nas, Eminem, and OutKast (I was hoping Kendrick would make the lineup this year, but he’s probably too busy creating groundbreaking albums).

Now, I know there is a very big demographic that treats Lollapalooza like a 72-hour-long rave. For those who are going all four days this year to simply jump up and down to EDM, I feel sorry for you. While the lineup is including some big names in the genre such as Martin Garrix, M83, and Flosstradamus, if you sit at Perry’s (the exclusively electronic music stage) for four days straight, you are not experiencing Lollapalooza to its full potential. With such a wide variety of genres, this festival is the perfect opportunity to expand your horizons. If you waste that time staying at one stage listening to one genre, you aren’t making the most out of this experience.

Lollapalooza also offers an amazing chance to expose yourself to new artists. While the headliners are the driving force behind the ticket sales, there are less popular but amazing groups performing at this year’s festival. As a music enthusiast who happens to listen to some of these lesser-known groups, I can provide some recommendations.

The group I’m most excited to see this year is Hiatus Kaiyote. This genre bending band combines elements of soul, hip-hop, and jazz. If all you want is the funk this year at Lollapalooza, look no further. This band’s slick grooves will make even the most rhythmically challenged listeners move with the music. They’ll be performing earlier in the day on Thursday.

If you’re an old soul like me, you’ll definitely want to check out Leon Bridges on Saturday. This singer-songwriter embodies the spirit of 1960’s rhythm & blues. He writes very emotional music. If you’re looking for a heartfelt and moving performance this year, he’s the guy who’s going to give it to you.

For those who are upset about the lack of mainstream rappers this year at Lollapalooza, you’ll have to check out Vic Mensa. I don’t think the hip-hop community gives this guy enough credit. Like Chance the Rapper, he embodies the heart and soul of the Chicago rap scene without promoting the violence or gang life like so many other rappers emerge from the scene. In addition, his rhymes are consistently great and full of wordplay and intricacy. You’ll definitely want to check this guy out on Saturday.

While the headliners this year may not have the greatest stylistic variety, there are definitely amazing groups to discover at this year’s Lollapalooza. With an extra day this year, there is even more opportunity for discovery. I hope to see you all there!