Lollapalooza gets Holy Fuck, maybe Obama and Moby?
Ok, lets be honest, all that excitement over Brian Eno reportedly playing with David Byrne at Austin City Limits has pretty much been erased thanks to the contradicting pieces of information floating out there. That’s the problem with rumors. When they snowball, we get excited. When they melt, it’s the equivalent to the end of the world.
So before we get too down, how about we divert our attention with some more rumors that unlike the aforementioned one, are still alive and kicking.
Head on over to The Daily Swarm this morning and you’ll immediately greeted by a banner hyping a certain Presidential candidates potential appearance at a certain August music festival in Chicago…
Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has left a slot open in his schedule during the first weekend of August for an appearance at the Lollapalooza music festival in his hometown of Chicago, according to multiple sources familiar with the ongoing planning and logistics
The article goes on to point out that Obama may introduce one of Lollapalooza’s headliners, possibly either Kanye West, a fellow convention-goer, or iPod favorites’ Wilco. Though before leaving us to salivate over the “what ifs” of this potential appearance, can Barack play guitar?, The Daily Swarm writes one last word of warning…
The sources all insist that Obama’s Lollapalooza appearance will remain unconfirmed right up until the last minute, as his schedule is always subject to change, political events remain fluid, and security arrangements for such a large scale public appearance are challenging.
Alright, so we can live with that. After all, if that rumor doesn’t turn out a go, then maybe this one will - a surprise Moby DJ set!
To be fair, and maintain some shred of respectability in the eyes of Lollaboarders, the rumors of Moby possibly being the “special guest” hyped to appear during Perry Farrell’s Saturday DJ set don’t really have any basis behind them. In fact, the rumors are mostly a product of wishing and hoping that the New York musician will be Lollapalooza’s equivalent to Prince, ACL’s Brian Eno. Still, Moby is in fact scheduled to play a DJ set at Chicago’s Vision Nightclub once day two of Lollapalooza comes to an end. So maybe, just maybe, that wishing and hoping isn’t for something all that unrealistic.
However, in the end, I did just present you with two stories that are far from official. So in an effort to avoid an angry mob appearing outside my window, I’ll leave you with one piece of news that is indeed confirmed.
Holy Fuck, yes Holy Fuck!, that groovy five-piece electro outfit from Toronto, has been added to the Lollapalooza lineup. While their addition comes at the cost of Noah and the Whale, once Lolla-goers get an earful of some of their overly infectious sounds, it won’t matter all that much. The only problem? They are performing opposite the Black Lips. Talk about conflict!
Check Out:
Holy Fuck - “Frenchy’s”
No…he said Lolla’s answer to Prince. It makes sense in that regard. Where it falls apart is that Moby should never, ever be put in the same class with Prince ever ever again.
uh you say Lollapoolaza’s “Prince”… do you mean Coachella’s “Prince”?
Better than the black lips too, IMO
Absolutely fantastic news considering Im going to be camping for radiohead and holy fuck is a much better band than noah and the whale.
Dec 19th, 2008 at 11:24 am
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