Lollapalooza 2012 is Here!

03 Aug, 2012

The ultimate outdoor summer concert is here!Starting Friday (August 3), the concert-going masses will slather on the sunscreen, gird their loins in moisture-wick underwear and descend on Chicago for the granddaddy of U.S. summer fests, Lollapalooza.

Yes, ever since it brought Alternative Nation to the masses way back in 1991 (and not counting the six-year hiatus it took between 1997 and 2003), Lolla has been a rite of passage for music fans from all over the world and, in recent years, though it has seen increased competition in the summer season, its influence — and scope — have only continued to grow. It was one of the first major festivals to embrace dance music, showcasing some of EDM’s brightest stars, including Skrillex, Bassnectar, Afrojack and Pretty Lights. It has also expanded to South America, where massively successful spinoffs have staked turf in Chile and Brazil.

Meanwhile, back in the States, Lolla organizers have assembled a 2012 lineup that runs the gamut from meat-and-potatoes rock (headliners the Black Keys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, etc.) and adventurous electronic music (M83, Porter Robinson, Skream & Benga, Justice) to much-buzzed-about newcomers (Frank Ocean, the Weeknd, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) and returning indie elite (Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Part, the recharged Afghan Whigs).

For a full line up of artist http://lineup.lollapalooza.com/events/2012/08/03/

Mentioned In This Post: