Festival Guide: Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL
Date:
August 1-3, 2008, $190-$205
What began as a farewell tour idea for Perry Farrell's band, Jane's Addiction, has now become one of America's most prolific and well-known festivals. Chicago's Grant Park will host tens of thousands of alternative fans alongside more than 100 big-time acts including Radiohead , Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West and Wilco.
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Lineup (subject to change):
- Radiohead
- Rage Against the Machine
- Nine Inch Nails
- Kanye West
- Wilco
- The Raconteurs
- Love and Rockets
- Gnarls Barkley
- Bloc Party
- The Black Keys
- Broken Social Scene
- Flogging Molly
- Mark Ronson
- Cat Power
- Lupe Fiasco
- The National
- G. Love & Special Sauce
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
- Explosions in the Sky
- Brand New
- Gogol Bordello
- Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
- Dierks Bentley
- Okkervil River
- Amadou & Mariam
- Blues Traveler
- John Butler Trio
- Girl Talk
- CSS
- Battles
- Jamie Lidell
- Butch Walker
- Mates of State
- Spank Rock
- Brazilian Girls
- Chromeo
- Duffy
- The Kills
- Rogue Wave
- The Go! Team
- Mason Jennings
- The Gutter Twins
- Yeasayer
- Grizzly Bear
- MGMT
- The Weakerthans
- Booka Shade
- Santogold
- Black Kids
- Black Lips
- Louis XIV
- Dr. Dog
- Nicole Atkins & the Sea
- The Ting Tings
- Kid Sister
- Office
- The Cool Kids
- What Made Milwaukee Famous
- Does It Offend You, Yeah?
- The Whigs
- Manchester Orchestra
- Foals
- Uffie
- The Octopus Project
- Cadence Weapon
- Ferras
- De Novo Dahl
- Noah and the Whale
- Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s
- K’NAAN
- Serena Ryder
- Newton Faulkner
- Your Vegas
- Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves
- Steel Train
- Bang Camaro
- The Blakes
- Tally Hall
- White Lies
- Magic Wands
- Electric Touch
- Innerpartysystem
- The Postelles
- The Parlor Mob
- Bald Eagle
- Krista
- Ha Ha Tonka
- Witchcraft
- We Go To 11
- Sofia Talvik
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