Lollapalooza’s Lineup get’s Loaded
Coachella is long gone, Bonnaroo is history and Glastonbury will be over soon. Lollapalloza is left and in this case it seems the best has been saved for last.
Chicago has always been a great city for festivals. Perry Farrel’s little baby has endured since 1991 quite well. What began as a farewell tour for Jane’s Addiction has become one of the must do festivals of the year. C3 and William Morris Agency co-produce the festival with Farrel, but it is his touch and presence that give it that final mystic, special texture. Truth be told, it is Farrel that probably turned Coachella around after that festival’s first disastrous year in 1999. Reuniting Jane’s Addiction for the 2001 version breathed new life into it and is arguably the reason it thrives today.
Lollapalooza as a word goes back to American idiom of the early 20th century. The original meaning was “remarkable or wonderful person or thing” and sometimes was alternatively spelled and pronounced as lollapalootza or lalapaloosa.
Innovation in technology is a hallmark of festivals today and Lollapalooza understands that well. SXSW was under woven by Twitter in 2009 with bands even Tweeting from the stage. This year the festival gets special coverage from LP33. LP33.TV is the holding company for 2 new music focused websites. It’s really a consumer facing, video-centric music site best described as myspace meets MTV. Browse through the Lolla channel to watch the interviews and videos for the 2009 line up. While you’re there, check out their other channels and browse through their Featured Artists. LP33 is pretty cool.
The 2009 lineup is sick. Kings of Leon, The Decemberists, Lou Reed, Vampire Weekend, The Killers, TV on the Radio and Beastie Boys are but a few of the bands fans will see from August 7 to 9 at Chicago’s Grant Park.
There are bands for anyone and everyone at Lollapalooza. I should also add that Lolla occurs during the hottest weekend of the year. Never fails. This year will surely be no exception. One keeps moving, drinking, pausing occasionally to hydrate, then moving and drinking some more.
While it sounds like a no brainer, it’s true. Drugs and alcohol dehydrate us while at the same time failing to let us know that we are dehydrated. It’s a totally unfortunate trade off but nevertheless still part of the deal. Keep your wine nicely chilled.
