
The song “Prom Queen” went viral on TikTok in 2019 and quickly catapulted the unassuming Chicago band Beach Bunny onto the national music radar. Subsequently invited to play major fests such as Lollapalooza and Coachella, frontwoman Lili Trifilio kept in mind her own ambitions: to jumpstart her own festival here in Chicago.
This year, it’s happening. Trifilio’s fest is called “Pool Party,” and on Thursday, the inaugural, one-day event will take place at one of Chicago’s newest venues, the Salt Shed, in the former Morton Salt factory. Despite the name, there’s no pool at the Salt Shed — and the fest will take place amid an excessive heat warning in Chicago.