OT: Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup Announced

Lolla is deciding not to give Indie fans the finger this year.  Excellent.  Last year's lineup was atrocious.  

Could care less about Black Sabbath, but the other Headliners are top notch. 

On top of the mentions in the OP,  Passion Pit, Miike Snow, The Gaslight Anthem, Sigur Ros, Toro Y Moi, The Walkmen, Tame Impala and Neon Indian are all groups I'm excited to see again live. 

Great, great line-up. 

I saw RHCP last week and they were absolutely fantastic. Played a lot of their older stuff too. You don't need to worry about them being the same band.

I've never been a fan of live music.  Dont get me wrong, I love music, and I have the vinyl to prove it.  But I've never really enjoyed concerts that much...

But that lineup is phenominal. I'd love to see: The Black Keys, Jack White, Florence and the Machine, Justice, Passionpit, The Shins, Delta Spirit, Alabama Shakes, Trampled by Turtles, Dr. Dog.

I immediately bought the 3-day pass. I've been the last 2 years. Definitely fun and worth it. It's crowded, sweaty, sometimes muddy, but an event. I think I'm most excited for Florence, so that will tell you my (lack of?) taste.

are RHCP, Black Keys, Bassnectar, Avicii, Kaskade, Calvin Harris, Nero, J.Cole and Wale. I think I'm more likely to go to this: http://www.springawakeningfestival.com/. That'll be ridiculously crazy.

trampled by turtles is also an awesome band...I highly recommend checking them out if you haven't already

At the Drive-In. I'm so god damned pumped. Bought my tickets yesterday based on tumors that thankfully panned out.

I was hoping to see Two Door Cinema Club this year; they were my favorite out of the bunch last year. Still excited to see Neon Indian, The Shins, and Passion Pit. At the Drive-In should be interesting too! I didn't know they even played live shows anymore.

Where's Lifto?

I'm contemplating on going because I couldn't go to Coachella this year.

If I go I'm excited to see:

At the Drive In, M83, Frank Ocean, The Weekd, Childish Gambino, Santigold, The Big Pink, Yoro Y Moi, Gary Clark Jr, Washed Out, Chairlift, Polica, Star Slinger, The War on Drugs.

Out of those I'm most excited about At the Drive-in, Polica and THE WEEKND.  For me it is worth it just to go see The Weeknd.  All you lucky Canadians get to see him many times, but I think this is the first time he will be playing in the US. 

Saw Of Monsters and Men last week here in Philly. A nice up and coming band, they will not disappoint.

I went last year for the first time in my lifetime, and it was an amazing experience. I personally liked a lot of the music last year, especially Arctic Monkeys and the Foo Fighters ended up being probably my favorite live show ever (especially when we were getting poured on). 

Aside from the music though, just experiencing the atmosphere at Lollapalooza is a great time. You can pretty much find a nice area of grass, pop a squat, and just chill for a day with some music surrounding you on all sides. 

As for this year, I'm excited for the lineup. I don't think the headliners have as much wow factor, but it's definitely a "deeper" lineup, if you will. I intend on making it to at least one of the days, and I highly recommend it to those who can afford it. If you're a big live music guy, considering the price it's definitely worth it. 

No appearance by Tool this year?

for anyone in the Chicago area without a ton of money who wants to see the festival one way or another.

http://www.lollapalooza.com/2012_files/lolla12volunteeroverview.pdf

Black Sabbath and The Black Keys are both awesome, I can't wait.  

Additionally, Black Sabbath is going to be entertaining one way or another. I'm personally a big fan, but I'm also expecting that Ozzy forgets how to speak during Paranoid or something. So it's kind of a win-win scenario: either you get to be incredibly entertained by the sheer amazingness that Ozzy Osbourne is still alive, or maybe they legitimately play well and you can rock out. 

If Bieber's not going, I'm not going.   I believe Tool is recording thier new album this spring/summer.  I saw them in Dallas this year and it was sweeeettt!

I went in 2009 and 2010.  Passed on 2011 because they threw the two acts I wanted to see most (Kid Cudi / Deadmau5) on Sunday night (I have a regular job, so I didn't really want to take off Monday to see a half set of each).

2009 was one of the best life experiences I have ever had.  2010 had a legit heat stroke / panic attack at Lady Gaga, but managed to keep myself upright for the Strokes set.  

Overall I would say that lolla is still worth attending, but since they increased capacity in 2010, it has become a worse overall experience (much larger crowds = shittier views of each stage and much more difficult to walk from stage to stage).  If you haven't been, go.  

[Edit - black keys performed in 2010 (sub-headliner.. came on around 7 PM friday) and they were an AMAZING show.  I knew of them at the time, but became a much bigger fan after seeing their show.  They will absolutely be worth the price of admission this year.]

No Rebecca Black?  Shame.

That's a pretty eh lineup. Jack White as a headliner? Really? And I'm a huge Sabbath fan, but Iommi has cancer, and is missing most dates, Ward isn't part of the band, and Ozzy flat doesn't have it anymore.

Every lineup has been a bit of a let down since I went back in 2008. Can't top the headliners  of Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and Rage Against The Machine. Not just great music, but great visuals, and I've never seen anything anywhere like the energy at RATM.

Bonnaroo is def the best festival out there, rothbury was good for two years despite being a new thing. This year I'm going to Hangout Fest and Bonnaroo, excited for Hangout Fest on the beach with RHCP, Jack White headline with DMB (who I don't like) and other good bands for cheap