We know many of our 12,000 monthly readers are going to Lollapalooza — you’ve told us and asked how you might get in for free to Lollapalooza. we’ve covered that in a prior post but now we have a great article by the Northwest Herald giving us the A to Z of Lollapalooza so we thought we would share it with you.
Many fans have a love-hate relationship with Lollapalooza. Plenty of great bands, but the schedule sometimes stinks. Amazing setting, but the grounds are too huge. And really, wouldn’t this giant music festival be wonderful if it weren’t for all the annoying people? That includes you, too, Perry Ferrell. If you’re going to Lollapalooza, you have to take the good with the bad. We try to cover both ends of the spectrum in our A-Z guide to Lollapalooza.
Here is just a taste of this great article…..
A is for Aftershows
Each year, some Lolla acts play stand-alone shows at Chicago venues. Tickets are still available for concerts featuring Thievery Corporation, The Raveonettes and Deerhunter.
B is for Beastie Boys
Because of Adam “MCA” Yauch’s cancer treatment, the hip-hop legends had to bow out of the fest. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are the sorely deficient fill-ins.
C is for Corporate sponsorship
Who doesn’t love when their favorite indie music is sponsored by beer, video game and phone companies? At least, because of all that corporate money, the tickets are free. Oh wait …
D is for the Decemberists
The brilliant, literate rockers probably won’t have time to perform all of “The Hazards of Love” during their 6 p.m. set today, but listeners will hear some great folk tales set to folk-metal.
E is for Exhausting
Unless you camp out at one stage, three days at Lolla can be comparable to the Iron Man competition. The grounds remain just a little too big to allow most fans to see everyone on their wish list.
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