Sabtu, 01 Maret 2008

Pearl Jam-led Lollapalooza announces initial lineup

Pearl Jam-led Lollapalooza announces initial lineup

Along with previously announced headliner Pearl Jam (music), Lollapalooza (music) will host 130 bands August 3-5 at Chicago's Grant Park.Topping the list of performers are Modest Mouse (music), Iggy and the Stooges, My Morning Jacket (music), Interpol, Daft Punk, Ben Harper, Muse, and Lolla founder Perry Farrell's new band, Satellite Party. Pearl Jam's festival-closing set is expected to be that band's only US show this year. The initial lineup is listed below.Lollapalooza, formerly a traveling festival, successfully reinvented itself in 2005 as a multi-day event anchored in the Windy City. Event organizers have since made a deal to remain at Grant Park through 2011.In addition to music on nine stages, the event will offer Kidzapalooza for the next generation of Lolla fans, with family-oriented musicians, a hip-hop workshop, "a rock and roll petting zoo," hair and makeup styling, and a dance floor, among other things, according to organizers.Lollapalooza will also bring back Mindfield, a multimedia, interactive attraction, and introduce a new "Green Street" exhibit to promote ecological sustainability, according to the Chicago Tribune.The regular price for a three-day pass has increased to $195, but service charges have been eliminated.

Last year, Lollapalooza expanded from two to three days and reportedly drew 166,000 fans.

Lollapalooza lineup:
Pearl Jam
Daft Punk
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Muse
Iggy and the Stooges

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