Loco for Lolla

It's that time again!  The 2010 Lollapalooza lineup was announced in early June and we are not dissapointed with the various artists vacating our city.  In case you are unfamiliar with Lollapalooza here is a little history:  Lollapalooza was conceived by Janes Addiction Perry Farrel in 1991 as a farewell outlet for the band.  The concert continued annually by touring the U.S. and Canada each summer.  Lollapalooza  was said to be an "Alternative Nation" (a reference to alternative rock) but was also well known for it's ability to bring together diverse bands.  A huge part of Lollapalooza's history was the 1994 tour.  Nirvana was set to headline the 1994 lineup however on April 7th the band withdrew at the last minute.  The very next day Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle apartment.  Soon after this, Lollapalooza lost its following and the concert tour died off in 1998.  In 2003, Farrel tried to revive Lollapalooza by cutting its touring cities down.  However, the expense of trucking bands and equipment across the country left little money to give to artists for their performances.  A bitter-sweet thanks goes out to the fact that Lollapalooza did not work out as a cross-country concert, because in 2005 Grant Park in Chicago was declared Lollapalooza's home!  Having Lolla in Chicago has allowed for more artists and has continually drawn in a large crowd.  Rain or shine there is nothing better than listening to some of the best artists rock out with the Chicago skyline as the backdrop! 

Checkout the line up below (by clicking on the Lineup headline below you will be directed to the official Lineup section of the Lolla website where you can explore and listen to each artist) and to buy tickets simply click here.

 2010 Lolla Lineup

• Soundgarden • Green Day • Lady Gaga • Arcade Fire • The Strokes • Phoenix •

• Social Distortion • MGMT • Jimmy Cliff • Hot Chip • The Black Keys •
• The National •Spoon • DEVO • Slightly Stoopid • Cut Copy •
• The New Pornographers • Erykah Badu • Cypress Hill • Grizzly Bear •
• Gogol Bordello • Chromeo • Wolfmother • Yeasayer • X Japan •

• MUTEMATH • Metric • Dirty Projectors • AFI • Mavis Staples •
• Matt & Kim • Against Me! • The xx • Drive-By Truckers • Blues Traveler•
• Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros • The Temper Trap • Jamie Lidell •
• Frightened Rabbit • F**k Buttons • Deer Tick • Blitzen Trapper • Stars •
• Raphael Saadiq • Minus the Bear • The Cribs • Switchfoot • The Walkmen
• Mumford & Sons • Wild Beasts • Rogue Wave • Los Amigos Invisibles •
•The Big Pink • The Dodos • Hockey • Cymbals Eat Guitars • B.o.B • Dawes •
• Warpaint • The Antlers • The Soft Pack • Rebelution • Balkan Beat Box •
• Wavves • American Bang • Nneka • Company of Thieves •
• The Ike Reilly Assassination • Harlem • The Constellations •

• Miniature Tigers • Mimicking Birds • The Kissaway Trail • HEALTH • Javelin •

•The Morning Benders • Frank Turner • Foxy Shazam • Violent Soho • Royal Bangs •

• Neon Trees • Freelance Whales • Semi Precious Weapons • Dan Black •
• The Band of Heathens • Dragonette • My Dear Disco • Son of a Bad Man •
• Neon Hitch • Skybox • The Ettes • Jukebox the Ghost •
• These United States •MyNameIsJohnMichael•

Spinning at Perry's

• 2ManyDJs • Empire of the Sun (Full Live Band) • Digitalism (DJ Set) • Kaskade • PerryEtty vs Chris Cox • Tiga • Felix Da Housecat • Rusko • Erol Alkan • Wolfgang Gartner • Dirty South • Flosstradamus • Joachim Garraud • J. Cole • Mexican Institute of Sound • Caspa • Peanut Butter Wolf • Kidz In The Hall • Chiddy Bang • NERVO • Beats Antique • Steve Porter • Brazilian Girls • Ancient Astronauts • Ana Sia • Felix Cartal • Team Bayside High • Dani Deahl • FreeSol • DJ Mel • BBU • Vonnegutt • Only Children • DJ Franco V • 
• Lance • Herbstrong•