Lollapalooza 2008 Line Up is Official: Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, RATM, Wilco, Kayne West, MGMT, BSS and More
Looks like there will be a lot more lollas than loozas for Lollapalooza 2008. While there are some great artists set to play, Lolla 08 doesn't match up to the powerhouse lineup for Lollapalooza 2007. (PDF file). Here's our report from Lollapalooza 2007.
Stay tuned for Lollapalooza 2008 lineup artist and group profiles, MP3s and streams, links, photos and more Lolla 07 videos.
The official line-up for Lollapalooza 2008 is out thanks to an early leak from The Chicago Sun Times. The Lollapaloozer's organizers 'official' line-up announcement set for today at 8 a.m. EST.
Here's the poster we made up in like 15 minutes after hearing the announcement Sunday night (I know Lolla's is better, but ours was first) : |
Other artists and groups confirmed for Lolla 08 (not listed in the unofficial Lollapalooza poster above):
The Raconteurs Mark Ronson Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Brand New Gogol Bordello Dierks Bentley Amadou & Mariam Blues Traveler John Butler Trio Girl Talk Your Vegas Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves Steel Train Jamie Lidell Bang Camaro Butch Walker Tally Hall Spank Rock White Lies Brazilian Girls Magic Wands Chromeo Electric Touch Duffy Innerpartysystem The Postelles The Parlor Mob Bald Eagle Mason Jennings Krista Ha Ha Tonka Grizzly Bear We Go To 11 Sofia Talvik Booka Shade Santogold Dr. Dog Nicole Atkins & the Sea The Ting Tings Kid Sister Office Does It Offend You, Yeah? Foals Uffie Cadence Weapon Ferras De Novo Dahl Noah and the Whale Margot & the Nuclear So and So's K'NAAN Serena Ryder Newton Faulkner
Check back for profiles of Lollapalooza's 2008 line up artists and groups, plus videos, MP3s, news, stage and location information, schedules, maps, Lolla links and more.
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Lollapalooza's 2008 Line-up Rumors, Fakes and Speculation
(Above: This is a fake that has been circulating the Internets for the past month; it is not the official Lollapalooza lineup poster for 2008 - notice the poor Photoshop work on the "8" - somebody couldn't find the correct font match.)
Festival organizers for Lollapalooza have yet to officially announce one artist for the August 1-3 annual rock fest in Chicago's Grant Park.
But that hasn't stopped the rumors, speculation, "wish lists" and flat out fabrications for Lollapalooza's 2008 lineup.
Just this past week, the amps were turned up on the rumor machine with magazines like Paste and Rolling Stone newspapers like the Los Angeles Times and the The Grand Rapids Press announcing that artists and bands like Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are 'rumored' to be headliners for Lolla 08.
The Lollapalooza message boards have been lit up for weeks containing topic threads and replies for "Wanna Make a Band Suggestion?" and various other messages of "hopefuls" that are updated almost hourly with eager fans pumping out some enticing, but again totally wishful, line up schedules.
Stream Rage Against The Machine Now: Listen in real time to tracks "Testify", "Bulls on Parade" [mp3], "Bombtrack" and "Killing in the Name". Here are a couple of tracks from the 'best-bet' rumored artists set to perform at Lolla 2008:
In the meantime, flashback to approximately 18 months ago: Wilco playing "Heavy Metal Drummer" at Lolla 06. Enjoy. If you are waiting for the lineup to be announced before buying your tickets, please use the comments section below to say so and why. (I'm curious.)
Lollapalooza 2008 line-up announcement: Check back or sign up for the site feed to get the actual and confirmed lineup when it is announced (almost certain this will be among the first blogs to delineate the actual and official lineup and schedule for Lolla 08).
Son Volt Founder Discusses New CD and Fallout with Jeff Tweedy
When members of the alternative country rock band Uncle Tupelo decided to call it quits and pursue individual musical careers, fans were devastated.
In retrospect, the split doesn't seem so bad. Two great bands rose from the ashes - Jeff Tweedy ' s Wilco and Jay Farrar of Son Volt, and they each are happy working on their own vision of what is the music they want to make.
For example, Farrar tunes his guitar much differently than most musicians (sort of a Hendrix type of approach), which he says is to blend with his unique voice and songwriting.
This is nothing new with talented musicians and songwriters - the need to branch off at some point and take control of their work. It's a common evolution for successful artists, and thank goodness.
Son Volt's new CD release The Search carves new paths in the musical maturity of Farrar and the rest of the band.
Songs of Summer: As summer begins to slip away, it's fitting to make the first indie rock mix in the PlayThis! Playlist series a collection of
songs about summer.
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