Meatpants

Didn't find a thread on this, so I thought I'd start one.

Official site
http://www.lollapalooza.com/default.asp?fd=1

Stories from local papers
Grant Park Lollapalooza sells out
Concert plans still a Lolla confusion
Are you ready to rock?

Bands
Press conference is set for April 22nd. Rumored acts have included Weezer, The Pixies, Beck, Cake, Walkmen, Kasabian, Black Keys, The Bravery, G Love & Special Sauce, and Kings of Leon. According to various websites, these bands are confirmed:

Kaiser Chiefs
http://www.kaiserchiefs.co.uk/us/

Dinosaur Jr.
http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/150...headlines=true

Widespread Panic
http://www.widespreadpanic.com/ontour/tourdates/

Weezer
http://www.weezer.com/default.asp

Metrodub

Interesting that the show would sell out before one band was officially announced. As a ticket holder to last year's "great on paper lineup but poor in ticket sales" cancelled tour, I'm disappointed that they've condensed the festivities to a one city offering, but if this means a successful run for future lolla's then I'm hopeful.

Meatpants

It was only the presale number of 2000 tickets that sold out. I would think the general sale will be after the 22nd.

SpaceBoy

I didnt' realize they still had this tour.

I remember the year Pearl jam was on it, Metallica etc. went and caught it in Cincy I believe. Man that was a sweet concert

Metrodub

You're right.

I went to that show as well. 1992 I believe. Pearl Jam, Lush, Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ice Cube, Ministry, The Jim Rose Circus among others.

Meatpants

I still have my shirt from that year, though it's about as thin as a Kleenex at this point. I think the other band was Jesus and Mary Chain, though I could be wrong.

The first one (91) was awesome as well - Jane's Addiction, NIN, Living Colour, Siouxsie, etc.

Metrodub

I was at the 91 show as well. And you're right about The Jesus and Mary Chain being the other band for the 92 show.

I too still have my 92 tour shirt, but it's a bootleg and, ironically, was made with a good material. Sure, it's ugly as far as today's standards are concerned, but I still pull it out to wear around the house.

I didn't go to any more Lolla's until 2003 when Jane's was the headliner with Queens of the Stone Age, Incubus, Jurassic 5, Audioslave, The Donnas etc. I was only there for Jane's (bad idea considering how short their set was), but Jurassic 5 and Queens impressed me live. Last year's tour should have been the best with that lineup. It's a shame that they couldn't sell tickets, but I don't think there's been a successful 2 day festival tour.

atlantamoi

Went to the first two as well... two more after that. I loved seeing Lush, Ministry and the J&M Chain, but hit the beer stand when Pearl Jam and Soundgarden performed. I know I'm in a tiny minority... but blech.

I'm a bit surprised they are even having ONE show after last year.

auto

Rumored acts

Confirmed acts

DRG

Just for reference:

Lollapalooza lineups by year

1991: Main Stage: Jane's Addiction, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Living Colour, Nine Inch Nails, Fishbone, Violent Femmes, Body Count (with Ice T), Butthole Surfers, Rollins Band Side Stage: No side stage in 1991

1992: Main Stage: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Ice Cube, Soundgarden, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pearl Jam, Lush, Temple of the Dog Side Stage: Jim Rose Circus, Sharkbait, Archie Bell, Porno for Pyros, Cypress Hill, Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine

1993: Main Stage: Primus, Arrested Development, Alice in Chains, Dinosaur Jr., Fishbone, Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Babes in Toyland, Front 242 Side Stage: Sebadoh, Cell, Mutabaruka, Luscious Jackson, Mosquito, Mercury Rev

1994: Main Stage: Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Green Day, A Tribe Called Quest, The Breeders, L7, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Boredoms Side Stage: Stereolab, Charlie Hunter Trio, Shonen Knife, Lambchop, Guided By Voices, The Flaming Lips, the Verve, Boo Radleys, Cypress Hill, Black Crowes, Luscious Jackson

1995: Main Stage: Hole, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Moby, Beck, Superchunk, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Jesus Lizard, Sinéad O'Connor, Elastica Side Stage: Yo La Tengo, Patti Smith, Coolio, Brainiac, Redman, The Roots, Built to Spill

1996: Main Stage: Waylon Jennings, Rage Against the Machine, Violent Femmes, Cheap Trick, Soundgarden, Metallica, Cocteau Twins, Wu Tang Clan, Devo, The Tea Party, Steve Earle, Rancid, Screaming Trees, The Ramones, Shaolin Monks, Psychotica Side Stage: Ben Folds Five, Cornershop, Soul Coughing, You Am I, The Melvins, Fireside Indie Stage: The Cows, Crumb

1997: Main Stage: Devo, Orbital, The Prodigy, The Orb, Tricky, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tool, KoRn, Julian and Damian Marley and the Uprising Band, James, Failure Side Stage: Eels, Porno for Pyros

2003: Main Stage: Jane's Addiction, Queens of the Stone Age, Jurassic 5, The Donnas, Audioslave, Incubus, Cold, A Perfect Circle, The Distillers

2004 (CANCELLED DUE TO LOW TICKET SALES): Morrissey, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, The Killers, The Flaming Lips, The Von Bondies, String Cheese Incident, Modest Mouse, Le Tigre, Gomez, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, DJ Danger Mouse, Polyphonic Spree, Broken Social Scene, The Datsuns, Bumblebeez 81, The Secret Machines, The Thrills, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Elbow, Wheat, The Coup.

starseed1981

The confirmed bands aren't enough to make me spring for a ticket. But if that rumor about Billy Corgan showing up is true....that's a different story.

KV12482

Weezer is now confirmed!

Elldubtoo

Dinosaur Jr is the original lineup with Mascis, Murph and Barlow. I can't believe you guys are excited about Billy Corgan and Weezer and not Dinosaur Jr.!

Rypro 525

damn, knowing now how much of a success alot of the bands on last years list, it would be a hit tour this year.

Meatpants

Updated the first post for Weezer

worrywort

Great News - Just learned about this through a forum member at soundopinions.net

Flashback

This is not a tour from what I understand. It is just a one city event. Trying to make it more exclusive, like the US festival was for a couple of years or Woodstock or Coachella. etc etc. so that it can make money.

And Billy Corgan will show up to any event that he can get his fingers on.

Flashback

You are right,imho...awesome to hear D.Jr is back.

Meatpants

worrywort, it's best to stay a lurker over there. It's very High Fidelity

Did anyone see Dinosaur Jr. on the Late Late Show last week? I forgot to catch it

auto

Big for DinoJr.

KV12482

Can anyone recommend any cheap, but nice hotels in the area?

Thanks in advance

krazykat72

Yeah....'cause Billy's known for his extensive touring and festival appearances.
He'll be doing a theater tour around that time (about a month after his solo album devuts). Given that it's in Chicago, and he's bigger there than anywhere else, it wouldn't be the worst place for him to show up.......


-Paul Jacobi-

tonyc3742

BODY COUNT'S IN THE HOUSE
Hell, I mainly went for Rollins Band and Butthole Surfers...We were one of like, three people actually listening to Rollins.
I don't think the Violent Femmes were at the Atlanta show, could be wrong though. I think they switched out for the East Coast/West Coast tours, IIRC.

91 and 92....my friend slept through Living Colour [think I've mentioned that before], and though JAMC is more of a 'indoor' band, I enjoyed both those first two. Although even by 92 you could tell it was losing the 'alternative' feel. The bands were still overall widely represented, but the feel of the festival itself.

I think the only band in this year's rumored lineup I'd have any interest in seeing--or any familiarity with--is the Pixies. Although I didn't even know the Ramones and Devo played any of them, those would have made it worthwhile to check out.

My '91 Lollapalooza shirt, the thin white one, has a huge bootprint on the chest I got from the pit at an outdoor Primus/Helmet/Rollins show.

Meatpants

Aw hell yeah!

THE PIXIES

Also Liz Phair and Tegan and Sara have been added

Beck and Kings of Leon still rumored.....

http://www.suntimes.com/output/enter...r-lolla21.html

Giles

I only attended these three years of Lollapalooza, and my favourite was 1997 headlining performance from Orbital.