The official lineup for Lollapalooza 2008 has been confirmed with Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Kanye West and Nine Inch Nails among the acts scheduled for the Aug. 1-3 event at Chicago’s Grant Park. Wilco and the Raconteurs also top the bill, which will have a total of about 120 acts, and that will also include 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 and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.
Early-bird three-day passes at $175 have already sold out. Still available is the three-day advance pass ($190). When that sells out, the regular three-day pass ($205) will go on sale. Prices are all inclusive with no hidden costs and no surcharges.
The multi-artist, multi-stage music festival is also cultivating the next generation of Lollapalooza fans with Kidzpalooza that includes family-oriented musicians such as Peter Himmelman; Paul Green’s School of Rock Allstars; The Sippy Cups; Peter DiStefano and festival founder Perry Farrell and The Hipwaders; a hip-hop workshop; a rock and roll petting zoo; hair and makeup styling; and a dance floor.
Lollapalooza was conceived and created in 1991 by Farrell, and it criss-crossed the country through 1997. After a five-year hiatus, it was revived in 2003 but was forced to cancel its 2004 outing due to poor advance ticket sales. It had a second revival in 2005 when it was staged as a non-traveling festival in Chicago where it remains firmly planted through 2011.
Lollapalooza lineup:
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
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