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i may go simply because the bloody beetroots will be playing. i think the rest of the lineup is pretty solid as well. i got some decisions to make here
Post by sendmetoalbion on May 11, 2011 16:18:23 GMT -5
I'm not into the headliners at all (Muse were a favorite, but the last two albums have turned me off, and they don't play the old stuff live), but the bottom half of the line-up is enough for me to buy a ticket. I used to live in Chicago, and it's just a short drive, so worth it in my eyes. Very excited for Arctic Monkeys and The Vaccines in addition to the Bonnaroo repeats.
I really hope the schedule is announced the Tuesday of the week of Bonnaroo again like last year. That way I'd know when bands like Beirut/Explosions/Sleigh Bells/others playing both are playing Lolla so I know who to see at Roo in case of conflicts.
So... This may have already been discussed on this thread, but unfortunately I don't have much time to read thru all 6 pages.
But, I am thinking of hitting up Lolla this year, but have never been. I just checked out hotel prices online and the cheapest I've seen is $233 per night. Anyone have any tips on how to do Lollapalooza cheaply?
Also, anyone have any advice or things I should know about attending Lolla as a first timer?
I actually like to camp, so Roo is perfect for me. I just want to check out Lolla at least once and I'm pretty stoked about this year's line up.
Here's some insight from the Tribune before the lineup comes out this morning
Lollapalooza will announce its schedule Tuesday and here’s how the headliners will shake down: Coldplay and Muse on Aug. 5, Eminem and My Morning Jacket on Aug. 6, and Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 on Aug. 7.
5/24-5/26 - EDC Chicago
6/18 - Giraffage
6/28 - Richie Hawtin
7/5-7/7 - Wavefront Music Festival
7/19 - Pearl Jam @ Wrigley
7/22 - Jay-Z & JT
8/2-8/4 - Lollapalooza
8/30 - 9/1 - North Coast Music Festival
Lollapalooza will announce its schedule Tuesday and here’s how the headliners will shake down: Coldplay and Muse on Aug. 5, Eminem and My Morning Jacket on Aug. 6, and Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 on Aug. 7.
Single-day tickets ($90) also go on sale Tuesday, so concertgoers will now be able to choose which day to attend the three-day 20th anniversary festival in Grant Park. Three-day passes ($215) went on sale a few months ago and the lineup was announced in April.
In an effort to dissipate some of the massive crowds that have congregated near the main stage in recent years, Texas-based promoters C3 Presents will offer fans more options throughout the festival until closing time.
The Perry’s stage – dedicated to DJs and electronic-music performers – will feature a closing set by Girl Talk on Aug. 5, Pretty Lights on Aug. 6 and Kid Cudi on Aug. 7, all playing opposite the main-stage headliners. Perry’s will occupy a new, larger location than in past years: a large softball field on the west side of Columbus Avenue in the Southern half of the park, which can accommodate about 15,000 fans. At the northern end of the festival, Ratatat (Aug. 5) and Beirut (Aug. 6) will play late sets on the first two nights opposite the big main-stage acts.
If that’s not enough, eight stages will host more than 130 performers over three days, packing in about 10 hours of music daily. So which day offers the most bang for your buck? Here’s a quick assessment:
Aug. 5: Usually the headlining slots are about contrast, but on this night the similarities outweigh the differences. Coldplay vs. Muse? It’s more a matter of degree for two U.K. bands that specialize in arena-sized anthems. Muse skews more bombastic and Queen-like, without the sense of humor. Coldplay would like nothing more than to be the next U2, with their weight-of-the-world philosophizing. Chris Martin’s crew should be advertising its forthcoming album, though the first single (the musically unremarkable and lyrically laughable “Every Tear is a Waterfall”) is not a promising start.
The best spectacle of the night might belong to Girl Talk, the one-man dance machine who churns up samples from decades worth of hits and usually unveils some new theatrical gimmick to rev up the crowd (everything from floating on a raft atop the audience to building a five-story house on stage). The early part of the day includes some choice up-and-comers, including Wye Oak, the Vaccines and Reptar. Buzz is building around Texans White Lies, who combine a penchant for melody and pop hooks with their jam-band pedigree. A Perfect Circle rarely tours, so this side project of Tool’s Maynard James Keenan is certain to be a big draw. It’s also a great day for co-ed duos that blend hooks and mayhem: The Kills, Crystal Castles, Sleigh Bells. Top Chicago draw: Check out Kids These Days, a big band that blends old-school soul and hip-hop.
Verdict: Go for it. Above-average early lineup, skip the headliners to party with Girl Talk.
Aug. 6: The two names atop the lineup present a clear-cut choice for the fans, with a fairly traditional rock act going against a hip-hop icon. Eminem hasn’t headlined in Chicago in years, and tours rarely, so his headlining appearance is sure to pack the park on a midsummer Saturday night. His commercial comeback with last year’s “Recovery” album has coincided with his reinvention as an almost-cuddly mainstream celebrity, featured in not one but two Super Bowl ads. Opposite him is My Morning Jacket, whose latest album, “Circuital,” is not the breakthrough long predicted for this Louisville band, which nonetheless remains a strong live act.
The early lineup includes a few bands deserving of a wider audience: Portland orchestral-popsters Typhoon, Chicago drone-rock masters Disappears (with Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley on drums) and Australian co-ed duo An Horse. Big Audio Dynamite, Mick Jones’ post-Clash electro-rock band, will be making its Chicago debut. Also on the must-see list, Swedish singer Lykke Li and quirky dance-rock band Local Natives.
Verdict: For Eminem fans only. This might be your only chance to see him until the next album cycle. Otherwise, only so-so.
Aug. 7: The headliners pit a dance-club hero (Deadmau5) against an alternative-rock veteran (Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters). The overlap between these two acts is zilch, so maybe the big Hutchinson Field area in front of the Foo Fighters won’t be quite as jammed as it has been in past years for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and Pearl Jam.
Besides Deadmau5 (Toronto progressive-house star Joel Zimmerman), it’ll be a good day for the dance and hip-hop crowd in general with Jay Electronica, Busy P and Kid Cudi all playing at Perry’s stage.
Two words of advice if you want to be rocked: Arrive early. Guitar army Titus Andronicus is sure to provide the sonic equivalent of a caffeine injection during their 12:45 p.m. kickoff slot. Otherwise it’s a pretty drowsy day for rock fans, even with the Cars scheduled to perform (their Riviera set a few weeks ago was pretty robotic). Best of the remaining bunch are California indie-pop band Best Coast, epic instrumental specialists Explosions in the Sky, and Brits Arctic Monkeys, a huge hit at the festival in 2009.
Verdict: Club-music addicts, this is your night. If you’re not there to dance, the rock lineup isn’t quite as strong as on previous days.
Post by suspendedzen on Jun 7, 2011 10:34:07 GMT -5
No single day stands out enough for me to buy a one-day. I was interested in the possibility of Deftones and APC doing "Passenger" but different days doesnt make that seem likely. Oh well.
Lollapalooza will announce its schedule Tuesday and here’s how the headliners will shake down: Coldplay and Muse on Aug. 5, Eminem and My Morning Jacket on Aug. 6, and Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 on Aug. 7.
Single-day tickets ($90) also go on sale Tuesday, so concertgoers will now be able to choose which day to attend the three-day 20th anniversary festival in Grant Park. Three-day passes ($215) went on sale a few months ago and the lineup was announced in April.
In an effort to dissipate some of the massive crowds that have congregated near the main stage in recent years, Texas-based promoters C3 Presents will offer fans more options throughout the festival until closing time.
The Perry’s stage – dedicated to DJs and electronic-music performers – will feature a closing set by Girl Talk on Aug. 5, Pretty Lights on Aug. 6 and Kid Cudi on Aug. 7, all playing opposite the main-stage headliners. Perry’s will occupy a new, larger location than in past years: a large softball field on the west side of Columbus Avenue in the Southern half of the park, which can accommodate about 15,000 fans. At the northern end of the festival, Ratatat (Aug. 5) and Beirut (Aug. 6) will play late sets on the first two nights opposite the big main-stage acts.
If that’s not enough, eight stages will host more than 130 performers over three days, packing in about 10 hours of music daily. So which day offers the most bang for your buck? Here’s a quick assessment:
Aug. 5: Usually the headlining slots are about contrast, but on this night the similarities outweigh the differences. Coldplay vs. Muse? It’s more a matter of degree for two U.K. bands that specialize in arena-sized anthems. Muse skews more bombastic and Queen-like, without the sense of humor. Coldplay would like nothing more than to be the next U2, with their weight-of-the-world philosophizing. Chris Martin’s crew should be advertising its forthcoming album, though the first single (the musically unremarkable and lyrically laughable “Every Tear is a Waterfall”) is not a promising start.
The best spectacle of the night might belong to Girl Talk, the one-man dance machine who churns up samples from decades worth of hits and usually unveils some new theatrical gimmick to rev up the crowd (everything from floating on a raft atop the audience to building a five-story house on stage). The early part of the day includes some choice up-and-comers, including Wye Oak, the Vaccines and Reptar. Buzz is building around Texans White Lies, who combine a penchant for melody and pop hooks with their jam-band pedigree. A Perfect Circle rarely tours, so this side project of Tool’s Maynard James Keenan is certain to be a big draw. It’s also a great day for co-ed duos that blend hooks and mayhem: The Kills, Crystal Castles, Sleigh Bells. Top Chicago draw: Check out Kids These Days, a big band that blends old-school soul and hip-hop.
Verdict: Go for it. Above-average early lineup, skip the headliners to party with Girl Talk.
Aug. 6: The two names atop the lineup present a clear-cut choice for the fans, with a fairly traditional rock act going against a hip-hop icon. Eminem hasn’t headlined in Chicago in years, and tours rarely, so his headlining appearance is sure to pack the park on a midsummer Saturday night. His commercial comeback with last year’s “Recovery” album has coincided with his reinvention as an almost-cuddly mainstream celebrity, featured in not one but two Super Bowl ads. Opposite him is My Morning Jacket, whose latest album, “Circuital,” is not the breakthrough long predicted for this Louisville band, which nonetheless remains a strong live act.
The early lineup includes a few bands deserving of a wider audience: Portland orchestral-popsters Typhoon, Chicago drone-rock masters Disappears (with Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley on drums) and Australian co-ed duo An Horse. Big Audio Dynamite, Mick Jones’ post-Clash electro-rock band, will be making its Chicago debut. Also on the must-see list, Swedish singer Lykke Li and quirky dance-rock band Local Natives.
Verdict: For Eminem fans only. This might be your only chance to see him until the next album cycle. Otherwise, only so-so.
Aug. 7: The headliners pit a dance-club hero (Deadmau5) against an alternative-rock veteran (Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters). The overlap between these two acts is zilch, so maybe the big Hutchinson Field area in front of the Foo Fighters won’t be quite as jammed as it has been in past years for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and Pearl Jam.
Besides Deadmau5 (Toronto progressive-house star Joel Zimmerman), it’ll be a good day for the dance and hip-hop crowd in general with Jay Electronica, Busy P and Kid Cudi all playing at Perry’s stage.
Two words of advice if you want to be rocked: Arrive early. Guitar army Titus Andronicus is sure to provide the sonic equivalent of a caffeine injection during their 12:45 p.m. kickoff slot. Otherwise it’s a pretty drowsy day for rock fans, even with the Cars scheduled to perform (their Riviera set a few weeks ago was pretty robotic). Best of the remaining bunch are California indie-pop band Best Coast, epic instrumental specialists Explosions in the Sky, and Brits Arctic Monkeys, a huge hit at the festival in 2009.
Verdict: Club-music addicts, this is your night. If you’re not there to dance, the rock lineup isn’t quite as strong as on previous days.
I really wish Beirut was Sunday night instead.
Unless this guy hasn't seen the entire schedule, he needs to shore up his research on rock bands on Sunday. There's also Flogging Molly, Portugal. The Man, Cage The Elephant, Cold War Kids, and Manchester Orchestra. Albeit they are scheduled in the same 2 hour time frame, there's more for rock than just Titus Andronicus.
No single day stands out enough for me to buy a one-day. I was interested in the possibility of Deftones and APC doing "Passenger" but different days doesnt make that seem likely. Oh well.
Ok I knew there were going to be alot of conflicts, but the schedule is pretty manageable for me. I think one of the bigger problems is whether I decide I it's worth missing a band I want to see to get a good spot for a band I REALLY wanna see, because there's a ton of scenarios like that.
One thing this schedule pointed out to me is how unappealing the undercard is compared to bonnaroo. On the bonnaroo schedule there's bands from noon til 5 am I want to see. At lollapalooza, on most days, theres nobody I really care about seeing for the first few hours each day. Anyone wanna help me fill out my early day schedule? lineup.lollapalooza.com/user/475016/schedule/2011/08/05 any suggestions?
Ok I knew there were going to be alot of conflicts, but the schedule is pretty manageable for me. I think one of the bigger problems is whether I decide I it's worth missing a band I want to see to get a good spot for a band I REALLY wanna see, because there's a ton of scenarios like that.
One thing this schedule pointed out to me is how unappealing the undercard is compared to bonnaroo. On the bonnaroo schedule there's bands from noon til 5 am I want to see. At lollapalooza, on most days, theres nobody I really care about seeing for the first few hours each day. Anyone wanna help me fill out my early day schedule? lineup.lollapalooza.com/user/475016/schedule/2011/08/05 any suggestions?
Friday: Tennis, Reptar, Delta Spirit, The Vaccines, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals
Saturday: J Roddy Watson and The Business, Maps and Atlases
Sunday: Daedelus, Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses
