OT: Lollapalooza lineup announced

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OT: Lollapalooza lineup announced

The lineup for Lollapalooza was announced today, and my initial reaction is that it is more "meh" than past years. Some of the best headliners I saw the past couple years were RHCP, Rage Against the Machine, and Muse. This year's headliners (Soundgarden, Greenday, and Lady Gaga) don't get me that excited.

The only band I'm actually very pumped to see is Wolfmother, and if MGMT is playing the same day I'll check them out again. The nice thing about Lollapalooza, though, is that there are a ton of bands I've never heard of and are pleasantly surprised when I enjoy their show (actually, Wolfmother is one of those bands which was part of the 2006 lineup; they've since broken up and gotten back together).

Are there any other bands in the lineup that any of you think are a "can't miss" show? See the link below.

http://2010.lollapalooza.com/?utm_campaign=2010_lineup&utm_content=20100...

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:01 PM | Lady Gaga? (Score:1)
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What the fuck? I can't say I've ever payed too much attention to it, but isn't Lollapalooza supposed to be a punk thing? Lady Gaga does not seem to fit in very well.

April 6th, 2010 at 12:17 PM | More like modern indie-rock (Score:1)
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More like modern indie-rock and grunge throwbacks. They usually do at least one mass appeal artist too. The last time I went they had Kanye West and Gnarls Barkley.

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:34 PM | I walked away from Gnarls (Score:1)
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I walked away from Gnarls Barkley after like ten minutes, and didn't even waste my time with Kanye - he was playing opposite NIN.

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:03 PM | arcade fire, frightened (Score:1)
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arcade fire, frightened rabbit, and phoenix, i'm sure all put on a good live show.

i really like grizzly bear, but i feel like it's very possible they could suck live.

minus the bear is a band that should be seen live. it's all live guitar looping stuff that doesn't translate to records.

i haven't given lollapalooza a thought in years, and looking at this lineup makes me want to go... soundgarden was my band in high school, man.

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:55 PM | not to sound gay... (Score:1)
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...but I like you. I really, really like you. Between your Sufjan Stevens avatar and your interest in Grizzly Bear, Minus the Bear, and Frightened Rabbit, I think we should be friends.

I know that might sound creepy, but I'm completely heterosexual.

I swear.

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:38 PM | dude, magnus is trying to (Score:1)
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dude, magnus is trying to sound NOT gay, and you're talking about him servicing people's dongs? you are not helping him out here.

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April 7th, 2010 at 12:47 AM | Really impressed (Score:1)
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Really impressed by the taste in music in this thread. I've been off on internships for the last two summers but was lucky to catch Lolla the prior two years in Chicago. It's a GREAT time. My most anticipated for this year if I'm able to go:

Arcade Fire (obviously)
MGMT
Phoenix
The Strokes
Grizzly Bear
Minus the Bear
Lady Gaga (sideshow-type appeal)
Hot Chip

...I would pay to see any of these individually.

(Others in my iTunes: Wolfmother, Dirty Projectors, the Temper Trap, Cut Copy, Frightened Rabbit, The Black Keys, HEALTH, Rogue Wave, Empire of the Sun, Stars, prly a half dozen others)

April 6th, 2010 at 1:25 PM | it's okay. i'm down for a (Score:1)
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it's okay. i'm down for a good old fashioned bromance every once in a while... also, it's good to know people who you can trust to tip you off to good new music.

recent additions to the arsenal:
broken bells (self-titled)
gaslight anthem (59 sound)
cold war kids (behave yourself EP)

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April 6th, 2010 at 2:41 PM | I do like Broken Bells and (Score:1)
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I do like Broken Bells and Cold War Kids. I haven't listened to Gaslight Anthem before, though. I'll have to check them out.

Have you ever heard of Motley Crue? They're a pretty big deal in underground circles.

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April 6th, 2010 at 4:26 PM | gaslight anthem is a little (Score:1)
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gaslight anthem is a little more americana than i normally do, but one of my sources is really high on them.

i'm liking the cold war kids ep enough to consider investing more in them. there are a few bands like that that i'm late to the game on, but i'm okay with that. vampire weekend, for example, although i'm trying to figure out how they're not just a slightly rastafarian grizzly bear.

motley crue: starting a guitar solo by saying "guitar". brilliant.

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April 6th, 2010 at 3:34 PM | The Gaslight Anthem have a (Score:1)
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The Gaslight Anthem have a great EP titled "Senor and the Queen" that might be better than 59 Sound.

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April 6th, 2010 at 5:30 PM | I wasn't familiar with The (Score:1)
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I wasn't familiar with The Gaslight Anthem until I saw them at Lollapalooza last year. I really enjoyed them and decided they are pretty good. Still enjoying their album.

April 6th, 2010 at 2:41 PM | Seconded, though I've heard (Score:1)
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Seconded, though I've heard that Grizzly Bear is pretty good live. And frightened rabbit should be epic.

April 6th, 2010 at 6:48 PM | best live performance i've ever seen (Score:1)
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was arcade fire at lollapalooza 2005. so much energy and stage presence, not to mention great music.

and just to give you an idea of where they stand, they outrank the following live performances i've seen:

- Michael Jackson, Silverdome, 1984
- Pink Floyd, Silverdome, 1994
- Page & Plant, Palace, 1994
- Grateful Dead, Palace, August 1, 1994

April 6th, 2010 at 10:43 PM | surprised to hear you say (Score:1)
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surprised to hear you say that. I was telling a buddy earlier tonight that I like Arcade Fire but thought they might not be that great live.

I'll definitely make a point to check them out now.

April 6th, 2010 at 12:08 PM | definitely not into the top (Score:1)
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definitely not into the top three headliners but there is some good stuff after that.

only festival with arcade fire this year, i think. that's pretty awesome. i might make the trip out just for whatever day they play.

April 6th, 2010 at 2:55 PM | Yes (Score:1)
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I am definitely excited for the lineup. The headliners are usually kinda "meh" to me, and when I do like one, I walk away from the experience kinda bummed because it's so hard to get close to the stage without risking your life. That's why, in my opinion, the best shows at Lolla in Chicago are always the non-headliners.

I saw The Arcade Fire at Lollapalooza in 2005 and it was fucking awesome. I am stoked about them coming back. If I recall, around Christmas of '05, Rolling Stone had a list of top live shows of the past 25 years or something, and that Arcade Fire show at Lolla was in the top 10. I can't wait to see them follow it up this year.

April 6th, 2010 at 12:10 PM | THE STROKES (Score:1)
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THE STROKES

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:15 PM | Drive By Truckers (Score:1)
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I see the Drive By Truckers have been invited. DBT is a great band to see. They are southern, and they rock, but they avoid the Southern Rock label like poison. Their frontman, Patterson Hood, is the son of legendary studio bass player David Hood, one of the "swampers" (yes, THOSE swampers) from Muscle Shoals Studios. They blend alt country, rock, punk, and even a little bit of metal and it all comes out as gloriously "in your face" while retaining a melodic feel.

I became a fan when I saw them at Bonnaroo in 2003; it's great to see a band you don't know and have them surprise you.

Caveat emptor: if you stereotype southern accents as "ignorant," you will not enjoy this band. If you like everything except the accents, just pretend Patterson Hood is RR with a lot more hair.

 

 

 

April 6th, 2010 at 1:26 PM | DBT (Score:1)
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DBT is playing at Saint Andrews Hall on Thursday in case anyone is interested

April 6th, 2010 at 12:20 PM | Pretty Stoked for Soundgarden (Score:1)
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They were my favorite band as a teenager, but had broken up by the time I was really into them. I'm curious if Chris Cornell can still hit the high notes from Superunknown, its been pretty much absent from his Audioslave and solo efforts.

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:45 PM | I'll go just for Soundgarden (Score:1)
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That was my favorite band at the time they broke up and still rank easily in the top 5. The last Lollapalooza I went to was the one with Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Ministry. Still the best show I've ever seen.

When I heard they were getting back together I told my son that it would probably be his first concert (he's 12).

 

 

April 6th, 2010 at 1:28 PM | superunknown is just a (Score:1)
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superunknown is just a brilliant piece of art. i started listening to it again recently.

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April 6th, 2010 at 2:00 PM | the Soundgarden reunion (Score:1)
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I'd pay to see just that!

April 6th, 2010 at 9:58 PM | Superunknown was the first CD (Score:1)
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Superunknown was the first CD I ever bought. Seriously.

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:23 PM | ARCADE FIRE (Score:1)
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Arcade Fire was reallly all I needed to see. The National will be great too

April 6th, 2010 at 12:24 PM | A couple good ones (Score:1)
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Matt & Kim are good, as well as freelance whales. If you like the same music as i do, that is

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April 6th, 2010 at 5:37 PM | Matt and Kim.... I don't know (Score:1)
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Matt and Kim.... I don't know what it is about them, but they are kinda fun. I enjoy their peppy peculiarity.

April 6th, 2010 at 12:25 PM | Spoon, The Black Keys, The (Score:1)
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Spoon, The Black Keys, The National, The New Pornographers, Gogol Bordello, Matt & Kim, Drive-by Truckers, Blitzen Trapper, Frightened Rabbit are all there?

Should be pretty good.

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:25 PM | Actually, Lolla has 6 (Score:1)
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Actually, Lolla has 6 headliners, the 3 mentioned plus Arcade Fire, The Strokes, and Phoenix. It is a really weak headlining group this year, Phoenix has one hit song so i'm not sure why they are headlining, greenday seems like the types of douches to only play their new stuff (which sucks), and arcade fire had fleeting stardom 3 years ago or so. Soundgarden could either still have it or not, it would be sweet to see them reunited, Gaga is just plain huge right now so that make financial sense even though I don't care, and the Strokes are pretty good and pretty big. It just seems like Coachella and Bonnaroo did a better job with booking this year. I would go if Lolla had vampire weekend to go along with MGMT. Oh well, maybe next year

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:26 PM | Phoenix has a lot more than (Score:1)
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Phoenix has a lot more than one hit song. Educate yourself.

April 6th, 2010 at 12:42 PM | a hit song is not the same as (Score:1)
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a hit song is not the same as hearing it on the radio once in a while, 1901 is the only true hit they have and it peaked at #1 on the billboard hot alternative chart, not the hot 100 or top 200. bands with hit songs, billboard top 10-20 or hot 10-20 songs, like Greenday or Lady Gaga bring in more fans and more money than bands like Phoenix. I'm not saying I don't like them cuz I do, but they aren't headliner material.

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:23 PM | Just because radio stations (Score:1)
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Just because radio stations don't pump out their songs 24/7, it doesnt mean that they aren't good. The entire album is very good, and they are definitely worthy of headlining.

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:39 PM | no they aren't, doesn't (Score:1)
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no they aren't, doesn't anybody understand the meaning of a headlining band? just because they have good music, they are too obscure to be a headliner, headliners are the bands that have huge mega-hits that everybody wants to see. if you play 1901 to people most of them will go "oh, thats that song on that commercial". walk down the street and ask people who lady gaga or greenday is and then ask them who Phoenix is. you can't compare phoenix to headliners for other years like RATM, Radiohead, kanye, pearl jam, the killers, kings of leon, i could keep going on.

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:59 PM | Soundgarden, Green Day, and (Score:1)
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Soundgarden, Green Day, and Lady Gage are your mega-hitters. The Strokes, Arcade Fire, and Phoenix are 3 of the biggest "indie" bands in the world, and Lolla is capitalizing off of the success of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix in tapping Phoenix. I guarantee you you'll have thousands of brahs and whatnot for Phoenix. You're seriously underestimating how popular they are.

April 6th, 2010 at 3:03 PM | do you have proof that (Score:1)
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do you have proof that phoenix can sell out a venue in minutes or are you just talking out your ass? plus what kind of venues are we talking, stuff like the blind pig, or the joe?

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April 6th, 2010 at 5:32 PM | Proof. (Score:1)
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http://wearephoenix.com/journal/?page_id=254

Looks like they've sold out 90% of their shows this year. They're playing 2-5,000 person venues.

April 6th, 2010 at 12:25 PM | The Strokes, Arcade Fire, and (Score:1)
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The Strokes, Arcade Fire, and Phoenix are one hell of a "secondary headliners" group.

April 6th, 2010 at 3:00 PM | Agreed (Score:1)
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Agreed. I won't be seeing any of the "headliners," (Gaga, SG, GD) but I will be going to each of these shows- Fri, Sat, Sun. And I wouldn't be shocked at all if about 40% of the crowd goes to see one of the "secondary" headliners if they're playing at the same time as the "main" headliner, depending on the combination. I've gone every year it's been in Chicago, and usually they try to pair the "headliners" so people who, say, aren't that into Lady Gaga (like me) have a good alternate option, such as The Strokes.

April 6th, 2010 at 12:26 PM | Grizzly Bear is good, the (Score:1)
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Grizzly Bear is good, the Soft Pack, Frightened Rabbit, Matt and Kim, Edward Sharpe, Spoon and Black Keys will all be good to see. I think its a great lineup except for GaGa and fucking green day.

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:26 PM | mutemath puts on an amazing (Score:1)
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mutemath puts on an amazing show

April 6th, 2010 at 12:45 PM | My Dear Disco (Score:1)
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Awesome that they made the bill, most (if not all) of them are recent UM alumni. Really fun sound (they call it dancethink), plus they'll probably play "The Victors".

April 6th, 2010 at 12:48 PM | Soundgarden is awesome, (Score:1)
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Soundgarden is awesome, definitely want to see that show (maybe I'm a bit older?). Wolfmother was a great show. I've seen them at some small venues in Chicago as well as Lolla in 06. Arcade Fire and Strokes are great live as well. Much better lineup then last year.

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April 6th, 2010 at 12:55 PM | for maybe being a bit older, (Score:1)
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for maybe being a bit older, you aren't a Tool or Depeche Mode fan?

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:04 PM | True, I do like both of those (Score:1)
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True, I do like both of those bands. I forgot about those shows.

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:18 PM | Schedule will be out in June most likely. (Score:1)
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Arcade Fire, The National, New Pornographers, Grizzly Bear, Wolfmother, Yeasayer, Mutemath, Dirty Projectors, AFI, Stars, Minus the Bear, Switchfoot, The Walkmen, Rogue Wave, Cymbals Eat Guitars, The Antlers, Wavves, all good to see.

Lineup isn't as strong as in years past with big names, but Soundgarden hasn't performed live in forever, only festival for Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga is pretty huge right now, etc etc.

Not a bad lineup really.

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:31 PM | Man nobody mentioned slightly (Score:1)
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Man nobody mentioned slightly stoopid or blues traveler. Your all a bunch of jerks. Making me go there and look it up myself.

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:36 PM | I think Blues Traveler plays there every year, it is a given (Score:1)
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the are on the list.

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April 6th, 2010 at 1:53 PM | The National (Score:1)
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is great. One of my favorites. Phoenix is awesome live. I really enjoy the Strokes and heard they put on a great show. MGMT's new album is supposed to be different but good. Arcade Fire is excellent. Spoon has some great stuff as well.

Go see Blues Traveler just to see the sweatiest man alive. He really pours as he wails on his harmonicas

April 6th, 2010 at 3:32 PM | The National are fantastic. (Score:1)
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The National are fantastic.

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