MFRONE

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Kanye West
Manu Chao
Wilco
Death Cab For Cutie
The Raconteurs
The Flaming Lips
Ween
Queens of the Stone Age
The Shins
Common
Matisyahu
Ryan Adams
Umphrey's McGee
Sonic Youth
Thievery Corporation
Sleater-Kinney
Nickel Creek
Blues Traveler
Broken Social Scene
The New Pornographers
Iron & Wine
Poi Dog Pondering
Coheed And Cambria
The Secret Machines
Eels
Panic! At the Disco
The Disco Biscuits
She Wants Revenge
The Dresden Dolls
Reverend Horton Heat
The Smoking Popes
Andrew Bird
Gnarls Barkley
Stars
Cursive
Blackalicious
Editors
Lyrics Born
Lady Sovereign
Hard-Fi
Calexico
Nada Surf
Feist
Aqualung
The Frames
The Hold Steady
The Go! Team
Mates of State
Pepper
Particle
The Redwalls
Mute Math
Wolfmother
Sparta
The Subways
Of Montreal
Blue October
Jeremy Enigk
Living Things
Sound Team
The M's
Hot Chip
The Benevento-Russo Duo
Matt Costa
The New Amsterdams
deadboy & the Elephantmen
Sybris
Anathallo
The Burden Brothers
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Manishevitz
Husky Rescue
The Towers of London
Ohmega Watts
Boy Kill Boy
Jim Noir
The Standard
Be Your Own Pet
Elvis Perkins
Trevor Hall
Midlake

The show is August 4-6 at Chicago's Grant Park

Giles

I thought this was supposed to move to other cities every year.. oh well, Chicago again?!

AndyCleveland

nice lineup. ill be there

JeffreyLebowski

Just bought three tickets for me and two friends. $150 a piece is steep but I think it'll be worth it. I wish I would've gotten them when they were only $45 a week ago!!! The lineup is pretty awesome, although I was hoping for a few other bands to return from last year (The Arcade Fire, Kaiser Chiefs, Tegan and Sara, The Walkmen, etc.). Oh well.

The Bus

Wow. Manu Chao almost never ever plays in the US. I doubt more than 5% of attendees even know who he is.

This might require travel to Chicago.

KV12482

I think I may have to go this year. Does anyone know if it sold out last year?

Giles

unlike Coachella, I am surprised Lollapalooza doesn't book or recognize dance acts/DJ's (sans Thievery Corporation).

grunter

Wizard World, Lollapalooza & Halsted Street Days all on the same weekend.

That's what I fucking hate about summer. Everything's jammed up at the same damned time.

atlantamoi

Gee, thanks for pointing this out . Makes me more pissed that they chose Chicago again. Really wish it was a travelling fest.

(Chao and Mano Negra kick booty)

chino77

are single day tickets available? i cant handle 3 days of drunkeness and loud music....unless im on my couch.

clemente

From what I remember of last year, the deal pretty much was that the fest in Chicago to stay until it gets on somewhat firmer ground, then it would start expanding a little bit.

Although last year it ended up being the hottest weekend of the summer.

whynotsmile

what a line up!

3 days for 150. sure beats coachella this year

Flashback

Slight update in the paper today.

Lollapalooza fans can start making their plans for fest

June 23, 2006

BY JIM DEROGATIS Pop Music Critic


With more than 100 bands on five main stages spanning the entirety of Grant Park for three days, Aug. 4-6, Lollapalooza will provide more music than even the most ardent fan can possibly take in.

But promoters have just made it easier for festivalgoers to plan their weekend by releasing the schedule for all of the performers.

Friday's bill will climax with the Violent Femmes and Sleater-Kinney on opposite stages at 7:30 p.m. and Death Cab for Cutie and Ween playing against each other at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday's headliners are the Flaming Lips and Common at 6:30 p.m., the New Pornographers and Thievery Corporation at 7:30 and Manu Chao and Kanye West at 8:30. (Since they're sharing the same stage for subsequent sets, it's almost a sure bet that hometown heroes and longtime friends and collaborators West and Common will take part in one another's performances.)

The festival will draw to a close on Sunday with the choice of catching Wilco or the Queens of the Stone Age at 6:30 p.m. and Broken Social Scene or Blues Traveler at 7:30, before the Red Hot Chili Peppers end the weekend playing unopposed at 8:15 p.m.

Tickets are on sale ($140 plus a $16 service charge for a three-day pass, increasing to $150 plus service charges closer to the concert date) and the complete schedule is online at www.lollapalooza.com.

GuessWho

I'm going... comp'd tickets. w00t.

nodeerforamonth

I think they need to add more bands.

woofman

Watch Nickel Creek, you won't be disappointed.

sauce07

corrected,
seriously though they are a local chicago band playing the main stage (at&t) at 4:30 on day 1. I know they are playing against Ryan Adams and John Mclaughlin but it is worth it.

Also I like Nickle Creek, but they are playing at the same time as Benevento/Russo who are sick

Sheff

Anyone else going to this?

FrozenMetalHead

I'll be there.

PJsig08

Coming from Cali. Look forward, first time in Chicago. I'll be the one puffin' away

FrozenMetalHead

Had a blast in Chicago this weekend. Here was my itenerary:

Friday: The Subways / Husky Rescue / Ryan Adams / eels / Raconteurs / Sleater-Kinney / Ween

Saturday: Be Your Own Pet / Living Things / The Go! Team / Wolfmother / Gnarls Barkley / The Smoking Popes / Common / The New Pornographers / Kanye West

Sunday: Katie Todd Band / Mucca Pazza / Catfish Haven / Burden Brothers / Ben Kweller / The Benevento-Russo Duo / Matisyahu / Of Montreal / She Wants Revenge / Queens Of The Stone Age / Red Hot Chili Peppers

Giles

how was Be Your Own Pet?

FrozenMetalHead

They were great; I really enjoyed them. Since they were early, we got right up front on the stage very easily. Jemina (?), the lead singer, puked on stage towards the end during a song. Mostly dry heaved, but there was quite a bit of spit coming up - and "watermelon" as we were later informed. She definitely has some Karen O dance flairs to her style - course Karen probably ripped her style from someone as well.

If you enjoy their album, you'll enjoy seeing them live.

PJsig08

I had an amazing time. Matisyahu, Gnarls, Kanye, Common, RHCP, Cursive, She Wants Revenge, Queens of Stone Age all were great. Well run show, no violence, no lack of bathrooms, and acceptable prices for beer. Great times!

Giles

and how 'bout The Go! Team - have read they put on a great live show.