Clarion Guide: Lollapalooza

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Lollapalooza goes international

Chicago’s largest music festival is going international this year. Lollapalooza will be doing two shows this year: one in Chicago and the other in Chile. The Chicago show will still be held August 5^th-7^th, 2011.

In honor of the twentieth anniversary, Lollapalooza will be held in the South American city of Santiago.  The festival will be held April 2-3, 2011 at Parque O’ Higgins. Chile was selected to host the international fest because of its location, city, and people. The culture of Chile played a big role in the selection of the venue.

Expect to see top rock, hip-hop, comic acts from the US. Last year’s lineup included The Strokes, MGMT, Lady Gaga, Phoenix, Green Day, Chiddy Bang, and B.O.B among others.

The acts have yet to be released or ticket prices for Chile show. You can track further information by going to Lollapalooza’s main website.

Lady Gaga: Ready to rock Lollapalooza 2010

The lineup for Lollapalooza 2010 was just released on Tuesday, April 6^th with many surprising and remarkable artists set to perform in one of America’s most popular music festivals. It isn’t exactly uncommon for Lollapalooza to select unexpected groups for their lineups, but this year may be one of the most startling yet.

No doubt the most shocking headliner selected for Lollapalooza this year was popular pop artist Lady Gaga. Even though there are often a few performers that fall under the category of hip-hop, more often than not they are rappers (Snoop Dogg last year, Kanye West in 2008, etc.) rather than female pop stars. Her live shows, however, are highly rated, so a good performance is expected.

In addition to Lady Gaga, the other headliners include popular grunge rock band Soundgarden, punk rock band Green Day, Canadian indie rock group Arcade Fire, alternative rock band the Strokes, and French alternative rock band Phoenix. Other than Lady Gaga, this year’s lineup has stuck to their tradition of choosing rock bands that are popular, but not too popular.

Other notable performers set to take the stage include Cypress Hill, Social Distortion, MGMT, Wolfmother, the Black Keys, Chromeo, B.o.B., AFI and Switchfoot. The festival runs from August 6-8 in Grant Park in downtown Chicago. Although the Early Bird and Advance 3-day passes have already sold out, regular passes are still available for $215 per pass. One-day tickets will start selling over the summer.

Even though there are plenty to go around, these tickets are selling fast so if you want to witness some incredible shows, make sure to buy your passes as soon as possible.

Lollapalooza headliners leaked

The official line up for Lollapalooza will not be announced until sometime in April but rumors of who will be headlining the festival have already begun circulating.

Lady Gaga, Green Day and a reunited Soundgarden will be headlining the festival that will run from August 6 to August 8 this year. These rumors were first reported by the music site The Daily Swarm and the site claims that “multiple industry sources” have confirmed these rumors.

Lollapalooza lineup does have a reputation for being one of the music industry’s worst kept secret, so there is a great chance that the rumors are in fact true. The festival’s headliners were correctly revealed by the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun Times in 2008 and 2009 before the official lineup announcement.

Lady Gaga is the possible headliner who has created the most buzz due to the fact that she does not particarly fit the mold of a Lollapalooza performer. She is not a stranger to the festival; she performed at the festival in 2007 when she was still relatively unknown.

There are also rumors that the Strokes and Arcade Fire are also going to headline the festival. The Chicago Tribune has stated that negotiations between these bands and the festival’s organizers are progressing and these reports are nearing conformation.

The Strokes are currently at work on their highly anticipated fourth album and are playing together for the first time in four years. Arcade Fire is at work on their third album and fans are hoping that they can repeat the spirited performance they gave at the festival in 2005.