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One Direction didn’t come to Chicago this weekend for Lollapalooza like so many other celebs. The UK boy band has been staying in the city during the midwest portion of their tour. And because they were already here, some of the members of the band decided to take advantage of the Lolla festivities. Here are those sightings and a few more from a star-studded weekend…

– Kellan Lutz was also in attendance for the UFC watch party at Rockit (he appeared in “The Expendables 3” with Rousey) and hung out at The Underground afterward for the second night in a row. Rapper/singer T-Pain and DJ Alesso were spotted at The Underground that night as well.

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Where have the Lollapalooza artists been hanging out in Chicago? Which celebs are in town for the Grant Park festival? Why was the Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo at The Underground’s Lolla after-party Friday and not in Milwaukee, where his team is in the middle of a four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers? Here are the answers to all those questions — except the last one….

Rizzo, former *NSYNC singer Joey Fatone, “Twilight” actor Kellan Lutz – who rarely misses the Lolla festivities – and snowboarder Louie Vito were on hand for Wyclef’s energetic performance at The Underground Friday. Vito tweeted that he and Fatone also were at Rockit Bar and Grill that night: “I was thinking of dance battling @realjoeyfatone at Rockit tonight but then I saw he made it further on DWTS than me.”

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A new feature film, THE WAREHOUSE, will celebrate the Godfather of House Music, Grammy Award winner Frankie Knuckles (1955-2014), and Chicago’s legendary Warehouse after-hours club, where the internationally recognized House Music genre was born. The film will be produced byBARBERSHOP producer Bob Teitel, Billy Dec (Rockit Ranch/Elston Films), Randy Crumpton (short film THE TRUTH) and Joe Shanahan (Metro/Smartbar/Double Door).

The film will pay tribute to the life story of The Warehouse owner Robert Williams and the legacy of Knuckles’ timeless artistry. Knuckles inspired a movement, transforming the music scene at Williams’ groundbreaking club The Warehouse, with Knuckles’ unique mix of pulsating rhythm and beats, combined with classic disco, soul, gospel and rock, creating modern dance music’s global DJ culture. Williams’ Warehouse, shortened to “House” by its followers, is where House Music got its name.

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