{"id":63491,"date":"2025-08-08T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/how-sabrina-carpenter-got-earth-wind-fire-for-lollapalooza\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:39:02","slug":"how-sabrina-carpenter-got-earth-wind-fire-for-lollapalooza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/how-sabrina-carpenter-got-earth-wind-fire-for-lollapalooza\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sabrina Carpenter Got Earth Wind & Fire for Lollapalooza"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n \u201cWe went out there and floated on all that energy.\u201d
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Prior to this weekend, the best-known duet of Philip Bailey\u2019s career was the stone-cold Phil Collins classic \u201cEasy Lover<\/a>.\u201d Now, it might be a little shorter and sweeter. Earth, Wind & Fire were the surprise guests at Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s Lollapalooza set on August 3, with the band joining Carpenter for a rump-shaking two-song set of \u201cLet\u2019s Groove\u201d and \u201cSeptember.\u201d Bailey, who\u2019s served as lead singer since 1972, credits Carpenter\u2019s agent for conjuring up the idea. However, there was a major time crunch leading up to the performance, so much so that Bailey was initially skeptical the correct decision was made. \u201cIt was one of those kinds of things that happened in 24 hours,\u201d he recalls. \u201cWe had to really turn this thing around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earth, Wind & Fire were up in Detroit for a concert on August 2 and had two days off before their next gig in the northern Michigan town of Interlochen. Lollapalooza, held in Chicago \u2014 the group\u2019s hometown \u2014 was an easy enough commute for the friendly and luxurious skies. \u201cThey sent a private plane for us and our entourage,\u201d Bailey says. \u201cWe hopped a plane at seven in the morning, went in, and had the rehearsal. It was very quick and kind of sketchy. I was almost concerned about it. But by that evening, they had dialed everything in, and she did her homework on what verses she was going to take. We went out there and floated on all that energy.\u201d The song choices of \u201cLet\u2019s Groove\u201d and \u201cSeptember\u201d were an easy decision because they \u201calways keep the party rocking,\u201d although Bailey says Carpenter was well versed in the band\u2019s deeper discography during their brief time together. She later wrote<\/a> on social media that Earth, Wind & Fire \u201craised me on the greatest songs of all time; true soul moving timeless music.\u201d<\/p>\n