--- description: The best accessory for a concert: the Secret Service title: Malia Obama Went to Lollapalooza image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Malia Obama Is Having a Better Summer Than You  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2014 6:14 PM CUT  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2014 6:14 PM CUT First she lands a sweet summer gig on [Halle Berry’s television show](http://www.thewrap.com/malia-obama-assisting-on-set-of-halle-berrys-extant-during-pilot-re-shoot-exclusive/ "undefined"), _Extant_, and then she catches sets from Chance the Rapper and others at Lollapalooza? Malia Obama seems to be having a much better summer than any of us. Word of the 16-year-old’s attendance at the annual music festival spread this weekend on social media, where observers noted the presence of the Secret Service making sure she rocked out safely. “She and her guards … turned right on Balbo into a thick crowd and melted right in — no one the wiser that the eldest Obama daughter was in their midst,” [the Chicago _Sun-Times_ reports](http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/malia-obama-spotted-at-chance-the-rappers-lolla-closeout/ "undefined"). Clearly, some people clearly _did_ notice. While the eldest Obama daughter said she wasn’t wasn’t allowed to pose for pictures, multiple spectators reported, that rule was obviously meant to be broken — the [known selfie fan](http://mashable.com/2013/11/19/oxford-dictionaries-word-of-the-year-is-selfie/ "undefined") looked thrilled to be a part of one [lucky concert-goer’s snapshot](https://twitter.com/cleaaaaver/statuses/496199007350566912 "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3079774/malia-obama-lollapalooza/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3079774/malia-obama-lollapalooza/"},"headline":"Malia Obama Is Having a Better Summer Than You","datePublished":"2014-08-04T18:14:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:29:35.265Z","description":"First Daughter spotted hanging out at Lollapalooza","url":"https://time.com/3079774/malia-obama-lollapalooza/","keywords":["White House","celebrities","malia obama"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3079774/malia-obama-lollapalooza/","name":"Malia Obama Is Having a Better Summer Than You"}}]}] ```