After rainy muddy 3rd day, Lollapalooza finale on Sunday sees only a few sprinkles

CHICAGO (CBS) -- After being doused by some downpours on Saturday, music lovers attending the final day of Lollapalooza on Sunday were able to dodge what had been expected to be a severe weather event.

While there were some on-and-off sprinkles for much of the afternoon on Sunday, severe storms that once had been expected on the final day of the festival didn't materialize, and the shows were able to go on without the downpour that was in earlier forecasts.

Thousands of music fans started pouring into Grant Park just after 11 a.m., when the gates opened. Some festival goers were prepared with ponchos and rain boots, especially after Saturday's created a muddy and wet situation on festival grounds.

But rain had cleared out well ahead of when Sunday's headliners – Lana del Rey and the Red Hot Chili Peppers – were set take the stage.

Every year, the 4-day music festival brings roughly $300 million into the city of Chicago, also giving local business here a shot in the arm.

It also brings a number of different groups together – the young and old, locals and out of towners. Whether they love EDM or hip hop, it's an experience that was coming to an end Sunday night.

Many in Sunday's crowd said they weren't really concerned with the weather, because their main focus was on the good vibes you could only find right here at Lollapalooza.

"I'm here about the vibes, and not dancing anything. I mean, I've got dirt on my boots from yesterday," Erica Lazaridis said. 

It would take more than just rain to put a damper on Lazaridis' Sunday. After all, the mother of two and self-described EDM fanatic spent her weekend at Lollapalooza; one of more than 400,000 fans who converged onto Grant Park for the annual music festival.

"I make the best out of every situation. You meet people from all over the world, and I embrace it," she said.

It was not only four days of vibes and feels, but traffic and congestion. Street closures in and around Grant Park have paralyzed much of the area downtown leading up to the festival, with residual closures continuing through this week as a massive cleanup gets underway.

While most traffic restrictions from Lollapalooza will be lifted by Monday, Balbo Drive from Columbus Drive to DuSable Lake Shore Drive will remain closed another week, while Jackson Drive from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive reopens on Saturday.

Aside from one downpour that resulted in a very wet and muddy situation for festivals goers on Saturday, the show was a success. Just ask Isabel Dorman, who has attended for the past six years.

"I feel like each year is fun; even regardless of who's going, it's always really fun."

While it's too early to tell what type of damage lies waiting inside Grant Park after this year's festival, last year organizers spent roughly $410,000 cleaning up the site.