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A Lollapalooza Of A Show
Three days, 120 artists including Red Hot Chili Peppers; Chicago’s own Kanye West, Wilco, Common, Umphrey’s McGhee, Poi dog Pondering, Smoking Popes, the Redwalls and the M’s.; Manu Chao, The Flaming Lips, Ween Death Cab for Cutie, Raconteurs, Queens of the Stone Age, The Shins, Iron & Wine, Matisyahu, Ryan Adams, Sonic Youth, Nada Surf, the New Pornographers, Dresden Dolls, Sleater-Kinney, Sparta, She Wants Revenge … and the list goes on and on.
“We want the fans to discover and explore,” said Perry Farrell, founder and creator of what is considered the “original” modern festival. “That’s what Lollapalooza is all about: sounds of all genres swirling about as you walk through the expanse of Grant Park.”
Tickets are now officially on sale for the August 4-6 party in Grant Park. The schedule for each day hasn’t been nailed down yet, but all the artists aare listed at www.lollapalooza.com.
An unannounced, specially priced ticket sale for e-list subscribers proved Lollapalooza’s buzz quotient, as 3,000 $45 three-day passes sold out in 33 minutes.
Lollapalooza is presented by Parkways Foundation and produced by Capital Sports & Entertainment and Charles Attal Presents. They are partnered with Farrell, co-producer of Lollapalooza, and the William Morris Agency.