Thank God it's a WHITE CROWD - 300,000's a crowd at packed Lollapalooza - Yet no MURDERS - no SHOOTINGS - no GANG FIGHTS......

The Cure, with lead singer Robert Smith, closed the festival on Sunday night. (Scott Strazzante, Tribune photo)

In many ways it felt like the biggest Lollapalooza ever, and it wasn't just an illusion. The three-day festival in Grant Park that concluded Sunday not only sold out in advance in its ninth year, attendance topped out at a record 300,000.

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• Video: The Cure closes out Lollapalooza

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• Saturday photos: Mumford and Sons, more