Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza 2009:
August 7-9, 2009 - Chicago, IL
Latest Updates: 7/21 - Added Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Official Lineup:
The Airborne Toxic Event, Alberta Cross, Amazing Baby, Andrew Bird, Animal Collective, April Smith, Arctic Monkeys, Asher Roth, Atmosphere, Band of Horses, Band of Skulls, Bat For Lashes, Beastie Boys, Ben Folds, Ben Harper & Relentless7, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Blind Pilot, Bon Iver, The Builders and The Butchers, Cage the Elephant, Carney, Chairlift, Coheed and Cambria, Cold War Kids, Constantines, Crystal Castles, Dan Auerbach, Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam, The Decemberists, Deerhunter, Delta Spirit, Depeche Mode, Dirty Sweet, Esser, Eric Church, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, Federico Aubele, Fleet Foxes, Friendly Fires, Gang Gang Dance, The Gaslight Anthem, Glasvegas, Gomez, The Greencards, Gringo Star, Heartless Bastards, The Henry Clay People, Hey Champ, Hockey, Ida Maria, Kaiser Chiefs, Ke$ha, Kevin Devine, The Killers, Kings of Leon, The Knux, Jane’s Addiction, Joe Pug, Langhorne Slim, Living Things, Los Campesinos!, Lou Reed, The Low Anthem, Lykke Li, Manchester Orchestra, Mike’s Pawn Shop, Miike Snow, Neko Case, Neon Hitch, No Age, Of Montreal, Other Lives, Passion, Peter Bjorn & John, Portugal. The Man, Ra Ra Riot, The Ravonettes, Rise Against, Robert Earl Keen, Sam Roberts Band, Santogold, Silversun Pickups, Snoop Dogg, STS9, TheNewNo2, Thievery Corporation, Tool, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, The Virgins, White Lies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zap Mamma
And spinning at PERRY’S: A-Trak, Animal Collective (DJ Set), Bassnectar, The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set), Boys Noize, Car Stereo (Wars), Crookers, Dark Wave Disco, Deadmau5, Diplo, The Glitch Mob, He Say, She Say, Hercules and Love Affair (DJ Set), Hollywood Holt, The Hood Internet, Kaskade, Kid Cudi, LA Riots, Late of the Pier (DJ Set), DJ Mel, Moneypenny, MSTRKRFT, Prophit, Simian Mobile Disco, Yellow Fever
Kidzapalooza: Care Bears on Fire, Frances England, Lunch Money, Paul Green’s School of Rock All-Stars (w/ Peter Distefano & Tor), Perry Farrell, The Q Brothers, Quinn Sullivan, Ralph’s World, Secret Agent 23 SKidoo, Yuto Miyazawa, Zach Gill
Rumored:
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Tickets:
Related Posts:
- 2009 Dates Announcement
- Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode, Jane’s Addiction head Lollapalooza ‘09
- Tool, The Killers confirmed as final two headliners of Lolla ‘09
- Lollapalooza finally shares ‘09 lineup
- Lollapalooza unveils 2009 schedule
- Lollapalooza unveils ‘09 aftershows
Official Poster:
I had a blast at my second Lollapalooza in Grant Park. Jane’s was amazing. Read my each day reviews here of the bands I was able to check out.
http://thecosmicvibes.blogspot.com/2009/08/lollapalooza-2009-one-for-books.html
http://thecosmicvibes.blogspot.com/2009/08/lollapalooza-saturday-day-2.html
http://thecosmicvibes.blogspot.com/2009/08/lollapalooza-sunday-day-3.html
Had a blast as usual. Thanks for the memories.
Seems like a decent festival.
Maybe I’ll go.
It was acting goofy earlier now it is just totally not working.
I cant connect to the lolla message board. Is anyone else having a problem?
Yeah I know how it will play out… TOOL will be unbelieveably crowded and YYYs will barely fill up at all.
I am ECSTATIC to see the Beasties were replaced by a band with quality - Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Have wanted to see them for ages and now finally have the opp! Should be outstanding. YYY versus Tool? We’ll see what plays out there.
All Points West gets Jay-Z as a replacement and Lolla gets Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs? Weak replacement by Lolla. I’m sure it as a lot cheaper to get Yeah, yeah, yeah’s, so that’s just that much more $$$$ in their pocket. I saw them at Lolla 2 years ago and it was nothing to get too excited about. Plus the new album isn’t anything I care to listen to. So the hip-hop artists remaining are Atmosphere, Snoop, and The Knux, plus a few things in Perry’s Tent. Lolla really needs to get off this DJ kick and actually put some bands on instead. Some of it’s OK, but they are really starting to over do it.
I’d rather see YYYs than the Beastie Boys anyway. Good job C3, that was quick as hell.
Not thrilled with Yeah Yeah Yeahs replacing Beasties. Not that they aren’t good but they don’t strike me as a headliner for 30,000 or whatever.
I agree. That is a wonderful choice. Considering this was short notice, Bravo!
yyy’s is a fucking terrific choice for headliner on such short notice…. great call.
Cut some slack, its kind of short notice.
yyy’s as a headliner is a pretty shitty choice.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs took the Beastie Boys spot.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs just got added.
I’d like some Coldplay or Bjork
PJ is already playing Virgin Festival Alberta in Calgary on Aug. 8th…but Coldplay has that date open…
God I wish they would fill that spot with a decent Brit band. Someone send over Oasis, Blur, hell, even Bloc Party (though it’s super doubtful they’d fill that slot even though they did headline).
Pearl Jam…
replace them with whoever they want, I’m still seeing TOOL!!!
With Beastie gone, who will replace them in the Saturday night headlining spot?
I cant connect to the message board or to the lollapalooza.com site. Is anyone else having problems connecting?
ahhhh last year’s lineup was so much better. I’m a little disappointed Lolla. I think I’ll just stick to this place http://tinyurl.com/pc2atu
Beastie Boys playing a pre-show Thursday, August 6th at the Congress Theater…problem solved.
Why the fu@k are we playing at the same time. Bad move Lolla!!!
who ever made the day by day schedule is a retard! they did a really good job of putting similar bands up against each other so as fans will be unable to see multiple acts of similar genres.
Major Lazor (i.e. Diplo and Switch) are playing an aftershow on Aug. 7 at the Congress and MSTRKRFT are set to play one on the 9th.
http://pitchfork.com/news/35200-major-lazer-diplo-and-switch-announce-summer-tour-album-tracklist/
http://www.myspace.com/mstrkrft
That’s good to hear, AK87. BTW, that doesn’t have anything to do with this.
Creed and Limp Bizkit are two of the most God-awful bands on the planet. Creed just blows, period. And for Limp Bizkit? What is Fred, like 40 now?
according to toolband.com, tool is playing saturday night.
Don’t see this year coming close to a sellout, which should make for a much better weekend.
does anybody have info as to what nights the headliners are playing?
Wow! So much for surprise late adds. As if the headliners weren’t disappointing enough.
I likey.. do the cha cha..
Wow, the late adds have been terrible.
Johnny J-
Have you heard any news about late adds? If so, who are they going to be?
Johnny J is my baby daddy
I’m totally with you Mazdawg. I said the same thing back when JJ allegedly canceled his email address… That he worked for C3 all along and he was seeing what the fans thought of the lineup.
Maybe the disappointment from a lot of people on this board got some of the decent midtier bands added??? Who knows.
I just don’t think it’s a coincidence the all knowing Johnny J came around when he did… Perfectly timed right before tickets went on sale. Just like the “leaked” official headliners by the Sun Times.
I have a feeling that Franz was booked, until they decided to do the Green Day tour instead. But there is still a slight chance they get added on to Friday. Rancid was probably booked as well, but something fell through. Odd that Rise Against is on it but not them. And Johnny J called Rise Against. How he would have just guessed “Tool”, is beyond me. No rumors of that before Johnny J spoke.
Lou Reed was confirmed by DeRo on March 20, Ok Go was not there, BoH and Gaslight Anthem were already rumored for obvious reasons, Deerhunter were already rumored for their absence at Pitchfork.
Animal Collective were already one of the most heavily rumored bands to be there.
He also said that both the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Franz Ferdinand would be there- they were not.
As for the bands he said would not be there, its much easier to guess who will not be there than who will, and those bands (other than EoDM) were long shots anyways.
So No Age and Of Montreal being there, and EoDM not was all he really gave us.
Forgot to add that there we a ton of fake JJs out there make predictions.
Adam - I see what you’re saying but he was pretty accurate and I think we had a profound affect on the line up. If you look below, no one was really excited about okgo and there not in the line up. Lou Reed was a solid call and not a lucky guess.
Johnny J on Mar 22nd, 2009 at 1:27 am
Band of Horses, Lou Reed, Gaslight Anthem, deerhunter and okgo confirmed as well.
Another interesting prediction and he was correct with this one. BTW - All three are awesome bands!
Johhny J on Mar 23rd, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Thanks for all the kind words. Again, I know why many of you doubted so early on but glad to see that you have come around.
As far as some of your other questions, I don’t really know.
I know Eagles of Death Metal will not be there but Animal Collective will as well as Of Montreal and No Age.
This is what made me think that he works for C3.
Johnny J on Mar 30th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Snow Patrol and Vampire Weekend are monotonous and boring as hell, so I’ve been lobbying to keep them off the lineup. I’ll let you know what happens. Stay tuned.
So he wasn’t 100% accurate but he did give us some solid information but like I said earlier, I totally see your point. See you a lolla!
I never said that he wasnt 100% correct about the headliners. But alot of those names had already been leaked (or heavily rumored), and I think the others were just lucky guesses. All the other names he released were already rumored, and many of them turned out to be wrong.
Looks like JJ was 100% accurate. It appears that he was planted on this blog just to see what the die hards were thinking about the potential line up. They needed to know if they needed to step up the mid-tier acts or not.
Johnny J on Jan 30th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Even though this is top secret info, here is what i am hearing for the Lolla headliners. I am warning you, it is not that exciting:
Tool, Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, The Killers and Kings of Leon.
Probably beacuse he was just a guy with no inside info who got lucky predicting the headliners. Nothing else he said wasn’t already heavily rumored, and alot of it turned out to be wrong.
Johnny J, why ya gotta be a puss and not even comment on what happened to your Franz and Rancid prediction?
6 days later, I still dont see how this equates to a Lolla cancel. Both dates are on their website. The Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath) tour begins the day following Lolla and Coheed is supporting. I’ll just be the first one to say…. You guys are goofy. Coheed is a go. Count on it. Lollapalooza and the Heaven & Hell tour dont even have the same market draw.
i feel you. thats a must add right there.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
I like coheed and they were at lolla a few years back.
Senor Jones: The question is… why was Coheed put on the lineup in the first place?
Red: I have not a clue why I am still living in vegas. I simply must orchestrate a clever way to take my expertise in my career and get a job in Chicago. I have always been in love with that place. Thanks for the heads up, alas I will not be able to make any of those awesome fests. Sunday at Pitchfork is top heavy… what an awesome day of music. I really hope for the day to see White Rabbits again, when its not 2am on a workday (and gotta be up at 6am).
I forgot my add request for THE WALKMEN. G-damn, I have not stopped listening to their two CD’s in the car for the past month or so.
They are playing Charter One Pavilion in Chicago 8/19 with Heaven and Hell.
Why is coheed getting taken off the lineup?
Coheed and Cambria will probably be taken off the line-up. Which means that hopefully we will have someone of decent size added to the bill.
eric: if you’re in the chicago area, you can catch the white rabbits at the do division street fest (division and damen-ish). blitzen trapper will be at pitchfork.
White Rabbits must be added. Seriously. They deserve the glory of lollapalooza. Also, Girl Talk needs to be there. Blitzen Trapper. Okkrevil River. Any of these adds would make me beyond stoked.
Also, congrats Alex on being officially known in the world of main stream. For Lollapalooza’s site to quote you is just awesome!
The board is down!!! O noes!!!
Uh… You could start with me Sally.
Who does one have to suck to get the eagles of death metal on this fucking lineup!
so, i’m not complaining.. but, can you people do what you need to do to get The Mars Volta on the bill?
the big lolla surprise: 2008, slash. 2009, tupac…?
http://www.tmz.com/2009/04/29/tupac-is-alive/
Look, even Jesus has grown bitter over this lineup!
Hey, don’t F^ck with me.
If I want Creed, I get Creed.
And since I can see all, I know damn well that you would be camped out in front of the BMI stage desperately waiting to catch a glimpse of Scott Stapp before he takes the stage and rocks your pants off…literally. I will see you there…and everywhere for all of eternity you pathetic SOB.
Rob: Don’t talk to jesus like that!
Jesus,
Your comment for wishing Creed and Limp to be at Lolla is unforgivable and you should be crucified for attempting to tarnish a wonderful festival. Just my opinion.
I agree 100%
The set the Raconteurs played last year was one of the best I have ever seen at Lollapalooza.
Ya, I heard that the White Stripes would be added later and they would be playing an early afternoon slot on the BMI stage.
Are any of Jack White’s projects going to be added by any chance? I would love to see the White Stripes return and to check out the Dead Weather. Probs not the Raconteurs, who were amazing last year…
Late of the Pier has been added. Check the new lolla poster. Also Diplo is listed as playing on 8/8 on the windish agency website.
I thought it was illegal to not have the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Girl Talk at a festival?
I would love to see Creed and Limp at Lolla!
creed would be tight lol
any word on which headliners are playing which days.. janes says the 7th and beastie says the 8th. Killers are not playing the 8th and KOL are not playing the 9th
I’m not complaining. I’m just being greedy! I want more bands added to the lineup.
Lollapalooza looks great this year.
Not even close.
I was VERY happy with the lineup the last 3 years.
This is a significant step down.
It’s amazing, the line-up comes out and all everyone can do is complain that there are 2 or 3 bands on Johnny J’s list that didn’t make it.
Calm down. There are a BUNCH more bands that will be added and I am sure that they will need to make another ticket push so these will not all be small bands. No headliners but i am SURE more will be added that will have some substance.
It just blows my the line-up comes out and all everyone can do is complain about the 2 bands that are NOT on the list. Unreal.
Who were you hoping for? Creed and Limp Bizkit?
This lineup is Weak with a capital W
Rise Against is playing Summerfest.
There will be more additions everyone calm down, maybe 1 or 2 fairly big names will be added in late may/early june. As far as Rancid being considered, well, there is a clause in the Lollapalooza contract that restricts bands playing within a certain radius of miles, BEFORE the festival, and being that Rancid is confirmed at Summerfest 09 in Miliwaukee, i find it extremely hard to believe they will be added to the lineup.
Johhny J, what happened to your other confirmations? Did they drop off the lineup, or will they be added later?
I’m pretty sure Johnny J said Franz Ferdinand and Conor Oberst would be there so I’m leaning towards those as additions. Would also love YYYs.
yeah yeah yeahs?! :((((
I would be surprised if Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Franz Ferdinand, and Rancid were ALL added later. Maybe one or possibly 2 of the 3 with a couple smaller acts announced. I’m hoping most of all for YYYs. If they were all somehow added it would be a huge boost to an already great mid tier.
Johnny J-
Where are the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Do you know of any other bands that are going to be added later?
Thanks for all of your help
I noticed no Franz or rancid either and i think that’s a big blow to that “awesome mid tier” everyone was talking about. The Headliners are good and the DJ tent is cool but this is not the end all be all of festivals i thought it was going to be.
arent there suppose to be like 130 bands this looks like its around 90 bands so tomorrow maybe they will release the whole line up or something
No mars volta, eagles of death metal, yeah yeah yeahs (so far), but artic monkeys are there. Tool and Snoop are worth it though.
I noticed no Franz Ferdinand or Rancid… will they be announced later or are they both out?
lineup on Lollapalooza.com
I’d like to hear a few of those reasons, Senor Jones. I think it’s important enough to hear your support.
it needs some good house/electro artists
I’ll tell you what happened to Johnnny J… His job is now done. The lineup will be released tomorrow and he has nothing more to say. Johnny J works for C3 and was probing the lolla community seeing what people think of the lineup, before it is released. I can list various reasons as to why, but that’s not important.
Anyone else with me on this?
Johnny J - What happened to your email address? No longer active?
what is this animal collective confirmation!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?
w00T!!!!!!!!!!
i am literally flipping my shit right now!!!!
i dont think there will be a leak this year. they are having a lolla 09 announcement party late monday night, so it’ll be announced early tuesday morning, the day it’s supposed to come out. don’t you guys get that the lolla promoters have intentionally leaked the lineup in years past? you can’t wait two days?
how much longer for a leak??
mm leak while i sleep please
Here’s hoping Cold War Kids will be back too.
Yes, Ra Ra Riot is definitely playing. They’ve confirmed it a few times, and I’ve spoken with them about it. You guys can add it to confirmed. As another poster said, they even mentioned it last night opening for Death Cab. They said “Oh yeah, we’re playing Lollapalooza” after their last song.
Ra Ra Riot announced to the crowd here in Chicago that they will indeed be back for Lolla. They opened for Death Cab
BACK DOOR SLAM is playing…confirmed by Davy Knowles tonight @ the Jeff Beck show.
damn.. Mars Volta would be nice..
what do you think Perry?
RE: Wilco @ the Taste - XRT’s 4th of July show is Guster & Buddy Guy. Doubt Wilco would be added to that slate, they’ll more likely have a smaller named buzz band to open the day.
anyone know if arctic monkeys or mars volta are playing at lolla this year?
i wonder if wilco will end up slated to play xrt’s free 4th of july concert? seems like that would fill the early july tour gap, as well as slot chicago into the schedule.
Not bad, Lolla.
I bet the White Lies will be on the lineup. Saw them (and the Friendly Fires) a few weeks ago at the Double Door in Chicago and the lead singer mentioned twice that they’d be back very soon. They also have a huge gap in their schedule.
Wilco released their summer tour schedule today with no Chicago date. I know they headlined last year, but it seems sorta suspicious that they arent stopping in Chicago on their massive world tour.
I’d say it’s 50-50
What’s the odds of Mars Volta playing. Anyone?
this is turning out to be a pretty solid lineup
Hoping for Etienne de Crecy to be there! Here’s why: http://ad.vu/qpt9
Also, according to the same guide, Ben Harper, Girl Talk, Decemberists, and Beirut are playing Treasure Island fest. You guys should start a new thread for that one
I can verify that SPIN has confirmed Metric, Ben Harper, Silversun Pickups, Jane’s Addiction, and Gaslight Anthem as all playing. It’s in the Special Festival Guide of the May issue (with No Doubt on the cover).
The guide also covered Erykah Badu, Doves, St. Vincent, BLK JKS
and Tinted Windows (the pumpkins, cheap trick, hanson, fountains of wayne supergroup) but none of them had Lolla listed, which either means they’re not playing or they kept their mouths shut about it.
Kings of Leon have a Red Rocks date on Sunday during Lolla weekend. This strongly seems to suggest:
Depeche Mode vs Kings of Leon
Beastie Boys vs Tool
Jane’s Addiction vs Killers
Link for Ben Harper and Metric confirmation at Spin please.
In SPIN magazine it confirmed Metric and Ben Harper.
Pearl Jam will not play lolla… they WILL play the United Center in August, however.
I’m pretty sure that article is several years old.
you sure have to scroll down a long way to make a comment!..
anyways.. it appears mute math is confirmed for lolla:
Source
Born in the dust-laden family garage with archaic samplers, Radio Shack mics, and broken record players, Mute Math have been noisily calculating their notes for the past few years. This electro-alt rock collaboration between longtime friends Paul Meany (vocals/keys), Darren King (drums), Greg Hill (guitar), and Roy Mitchell-Cardenas (bass) has crept up on the music scene with the onslaught of a worldwide fan-base driven to their website and this years performances at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Warped Tour and V Festival.
It would be hilarious if Joaquin Phoenix did show up. My ex’s friend interned for Pitchfork and we were joking around about it a couple weekends ago. (Sorry, he has no inside Lolla info though.) I think Eddie Vedder solo is more likely.
I apologize Mikey M, I was having a bad day yesterday. Today is a new day and hopefully we will get the complete official lineup soon.
Who has a greater chance of being there?
Joaquin Phoenix
vs
Eddie Vedder Solo
JJJ, aka the guy who made 3 posts and has now crowned himself board moderator-
Thanks for joining us here JJJ! Now, if you were reading this board for a while you would know this: People can post under anyones names. For example, someone could post as me and say “i like men”. Are you following me here? Then I would reply to said person… not you.
One more thing, you sound like you know what you’re talking about, however I haven’t seen much of a discussion on Janes Addiction(and only little about Dan Auerbach). Maybe you should learn about the board, no? It’s not really a discussion board, more like a Johnny J Q&A board.
I can’t believe the full lineup hasn’t leaked already. I thought it would’ve by now.
Maybe by Pearl Jam rumor he means Eddie Vedder solo? That COULD be possible. At least more so than Pearl Jam themselves. We all know that’s not going to happen.
in response to johnny j’s thing about the killlers playing on sat. against tool, impossible, they have a show on saturday the 8th in indiana.
Hey JJJ, your original comment was completely centered around you, and how the lineup wasn’t good enough for YOU (keyword) “to go paloozing”. I for one am really sad you won’t be there this year. We had such a blast the last three years.
p.s. find a board to troll with someone who gives a shit.
I’m not even Johnny J and I can tell you that Pearl Jam is not playing Lollapalooza this year. I’m so amazing…
I am glad I didn’t buy tickets…becuz of the lineup
I am disappointed I won’t be Paloozing….becuz of the lineup
My comments…b 4 showed up…were 100% about the lineup
In order to be an effective Troll, you need to learn how to comment on the particular discussion. If you could somehow incorporate your love for men, with say…your love of Janes Addiction, or even Dan Auerbach…then you could join in on the discussion.
Besides all of that, I wish you the best and you have every right to live your life the way you see fit. But do us a favor, if you have no input regarding Lolla, please find somewhere else to troll.
You’re right JJJ, people don’t care…
People also don’t care about how you “normally buy tickets right away.” but you’re glad you waited… and how you “may pass on Poloozing this year.”, which is a huge bummer for us all! etc. etc.
What’s all that have to do with the lineup? hypocrite.
what about joaquin phoenix? he is trying to launch his “rap career” with a bunch of shows but it would be like a comedy set for all of us.
What you like to stick your penis into is your buisness, i don’t care either way. You like men? You like turtles? Maybe a sheep or 2?
No one really cares.
What we do care about is this lineup.
Yes I do prefer men, I’m a homosexual… so what?
CORRECTION:
It is NOT a great lineup. sry
It’s is not that this is a BAD lineup, it is just a great lineup. I normally buy tickets right away. I am very happy I waited. Once the schedule comes out I might go for a day, but at this point it looks like I may pass on Poloozing this year. Which is a bummer, cuz I have really enjoyed the past 3 events a LOT.
Perry says 6 headliners are playing. 6 headliners have already been confirmed.
Pearl Jam is an insta-headliner.
Im pretty sure we can put Pearl Jam in the “No” column for 09.
Who started this silly rumor?
Johnny J, can you tell us something about the Pearl Jam rumor?
Band of Horses is playing Louisville, KY 2 days before Lolla. Coincidence? I think not.
http://tour.bandofhorses.com/
Louisville, KY is 5 hours and 300 miles away from Chicago.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Chicago&1s=IL&2c=Louisville&2s=KY
Good enough reason to add to the “rumored” list?
Again, i said i THINK this is how it is. Things can change and i could be wrong at any time
Pearl Jam won’t be there…two out of three years I highly doubt it.
But of course there’s always the Widespread Panic at Bonnaroo theory haha
I like men
Hi Johnny J, thanks for coming back to post. I predicted the headliner match-ups you have suggested long ago, but there is an issue as you have said Tool is on Saturday and the Killers have a show in IN nearby Louisville on Saturday it seems (recently added). This makes Tool vs Killers highly unlikely for Saturday.
Johnny J, can you deny or confirm that Pearl Jam will be at Lollapalooza this year?
Oh and I think Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a go as well.
Based on my insight i have heard:
Beasties vs DM
Tool vs. KIllers
Janes vs KOL
However, you know never know how it will play out.
Thanks
isn’t natalie portman’s shaved head opening for lily in the us? they’d be good for lolla this year—great buzz coming off of that tour and sxsw.
I’m really pulling for Lily Allen—her show at the Riv in Chicago last night was amazing.
Considering we already have 6 “confirmed” headliners and PJ played two years ago, I’m gonna have to leave that one as well.
Heartless bastards are opening for The Decemberists’ midwest surrounding their Lollapalooza bow. Possible bottom-tier addition to the line-up?
i’m gonna have to leave that one
I was told from somebody on pearl jam fan board that somebody that is a very good source said that Pearl Jam was signing on to be at Lolla. He said it was a really good source and to take it or leave it.
Sorry i didnt catch there are six head liners well then Im actually glad because KOL need to play at night they are more epic that way, as long as the killers and KOL arent on the same night I’m fine
any chance of q-tip?
Alice in Chains?
This would be true Michael if Johnny J (and Perry for that matter) hadn’t said there are 6 headliners this year. Google Perry 6 headliners or something. Should find a link to an interview at sxsw.
Im pumped about of montreal hopefully that happens, I dont think KOL would headline since they usually only have 5 headliners last year was Radiohead, Rage Wilco, Kany NIN and 2007 Daft Punk Muse Pearl Jam Ben Harper and Interpool I think
Hey Johnny,
I was wandering if we are looking at a Beastie Boys/Tool headliner conflict on Saturday night.
I would be bummed about it but if it is going to happen I might as well prepare myself!
From the info you gave and the tour dates for others it seems like one of two options
A. Fri-DM vs Beastie Boys, Sat Tool vs KOL, Sun Jane’s vs Killers
B. Fri-DM vs KOL, Sat Tool vs BB, Sun Jane’s vs Killers
Any insight would help on these…
Ax, the link to the Lollapalooza page under the recently updated section is for Of Montreal’s myspace
Of Montreal and Conor, nice! Thanks Johnny J!
Can you tell us what days the rest of the headliners are playing?
Tool is Saturday
Janes is Sunday
John Butler please
Johnny J, can you give us indications of which days any bands will play? I think you mentioned some headliners before. Anything else in the scheduling department?
fuck yea conor oberst
Oh and I would say Of Montreal is a go as well.
Not sure what you want at this point, I have given you pretty much everything that is out there and we should keep a suprise or two.
Again, like i said, the middle tier is going to be insane and will create many scheduling conflicts.
Oh, Conor will be there as well. I REALLY REALLY don’t think Modest Mouse is playing but I could be wrong.
Anyway we can get an easter treat Johhny J? Just one?
Confirmed: MASTODON
Bands come and go. Kid Cudi is a once in a lifetime type of artist.
Wow. Kid Cudi greater than Radiohead. Thanks for the info. I guess I better check him out.
Kid Cudi > Radiohead
I decided I wasn’t gonna go to Lolla but now that Kid Cudi is there im gettin that ticket asap!
It has been brought to my attention that Walter Payton will NOT be part of the show despite the rampant rumors that suggest otherwise.
However, there will be a special guest appearance by Steve Bartman, who will “sing” in place of Mr. Payton.
Those sarcastic “confirmations” in the comments section just keep getting funnier and funnier!
lmao!! I can’t wait to see the “Funky QB” on the Bud Light stage.
It has been confirmed!!!!!!
The 1985 Bears will be playing on the Bud Light stage. Rumor is they will be playing an acapella version of the Super Bowl Shuffle.
Another genius-like comment from Mikey M.
Faith No More blows.
Possibly Tenacious D or Faith No More?
wonder if Eddie Vedder solo could be one of the “surprises”?
hahaha kid cudi, normally i would be pissed but thats actually kinda hilarious
oh and gaslights confirmed
Adding MSTRKRFT would be sweet. That would be the electronic artist I would most like to see.
Hmm…. I’m interested to see what those surprises are.
I asked someone at C3 about their reaction to the lineup leaks and he had a very realistic view of the whole thing. He basically said that he realizes that some people are paid to do that kind of thing and he doesn’t blame those guys. In fact, he had nice things to say about Kot. He also said they have a few “surprises” left, but if you ask me, if we get Decemberists, SSPU, Franz Ferdinand, Ben Folds, Fleet Foxes, Tool, Beasties, Janes, and a few more of the confirmed/heavily rumored acts, I’ll be pretty damn pleased.
Fake.
BTW, new comment system soon…
Ax, was that 4/7 comment by Not Johhny J, the real deal or a fakie?
New comment system sucks, please change it back.
Alex, I tip my hat to you. Thanks chief.
Did everyone think how peeved Perry and other organizers had to be that Mr. Greg leaked the goods so early on? I mean really… Especially considering how early on. My hopeful bet is that they are in fact peeved, and they gave him a garbage lineup to leak. Who knows…
Eric, I plan on implementing a new comment system soon, but let’s see how the reverse thing goes for now.
I missed these talkbacks, too funny some of the stuff everyone is coming up with. My two cents, that early announcement sucks. 2/3 sucks really bad. I would not mind seeing them in a different fashion earlier in the day, but for headliners?!
My Wishes:
Friday:
Coldplay- Kings of Leon Bud Light Stage
Beastie Boys- Atmosphere AT&T
Saturday:
Depeche Mode- Killers
White Stripes- Band of Horses (is this over shooting it?)
Sunday:
U2- The black Keys (I know I know, this doesnt mesh well but its still a wish)
Tool- The Cure
This is heavily overpriced based on the bands, but its still just wishes.
Alex can you please make a minor edit to the way the posts appear. Can you make it the most recent at the end of each article/the most recent at the top of the comments? Let all the other stuff down flow. It’s really fun to read everys first posts, but then to be part of the talk you have to scroll down through HUNDREDS of posts. Just gets a bit cumbersome, let me know what you think.
Not only did he forget the Beatles, he forgot about Pearl Jam, Kanye West, Elvis, The Rolling Stones, Jesus, and Barack Obama.
Thanks Johnny J! Keep um coming!
This is the REAL Johnny J, right?
fuck both of those two bands… but i Love Dan Auerbach and Gomez
Despite my best efforts, Snow Patrol and Vampire Weekend are confirmed. Along with:
Gomez
Dan Auerbach
Franz Ferdinand
…stay tuned, BIG announcement soon.
you forgot to include The Beatles.
lets get rage, incubus, the mars volta, he is legend, MGMT, lupe fiasco, beastie boys, tool, the black keys, blink-182, bone thugs n harmony, chad van gaalen, grizzly bear, daft punk, deftones, flaming lips, primus, the raconteurs, radiohead, rancid, red hot chili peppers. if all those bands were at lollapalooza, i’d never go to another concert
JOHN BUTLER TRIO
n.e.r.d., kid cudi would be cool
Also what smaller bands would you all like to see in the one o clock spots. Last year had some good bands such as Dr. Dog, Rogue Wave and Mason Jennings. I loved having some decent bands opening up the day.
Unfortunately, Cypress Hill is headlining Boardmasters in the UK that Saturday. The Streets are the Friday headliner.
We will have Santi and Atmos obviously. Q-Tip and/or PE seem likely, but who knows. The Pharcyde’s stock rose after APW lineup, but it seems too good to be true. I don’t think we will get Cypress Hill because I think they will be headlining Rock the Bells. I could do with a K’Naan repeat, later in the day this time.
We will know a LOT more tonight after the Rock the Bells lineup is revealed.
A few hip hop artists that they could reasonably get are the Pharcyde (playing APW) Cypress Hill (working on album planning tour for this year) Wu Tang Clan (They are always down to make a little $$$!) Public Enemy (playing coachella/bonnaroo) Q-Tip/Tribe Called Quest (reunited last summer Q is playing rites of spring and APW)
Some smaller ones of course are Atmosphere and we will most likely see some of the Roo/Coachella guys such as a return of K’Naan to a bigger stage/The Knux/People Under the Stairs/Murs just a few ideas of likely people.
Mikey M you’re such a tough guy huh? Always gotta put down bands on here, asshole.
ps. Common did blow live when I saw him at palooza 06 or 07, can’t rememeber.
Common blows
Where are the hip-hop artists? I would think we’ll get Common or Talib Kweli or someone. I think Santigold is pretty much a foregone conclusion, but they definitely need something more than that. The Roots would make me pretty damn happy. Actually, Lupe’s new album might be out by then, so he might be back again.
Johnny J, your alive? Where ya been? Got any info for us on the Modest Mouse rumors or Arctic Monkeys? Or anything else for that matter? Thanks dude!
Manda,
There will likely be hip hop artists at this year’s Lapooza.
I’m taking my boyfriend for his birthday..
And this is all definitely his kinda music..
Not soo much mine but I’ll make it through it..
But I’ve heard some things about hip hop artists?..
Can anyone tell me more about that?
you are a hard ass mikey m. i wish i could talk shit like you.
Your band sucks.
I like Kanye, Wilco, MMJ, 2pac, daft punk, Rage, Robert Johnson, Black Keys, Iron and Wine… I am agreeing with the whole hating on bands thing. While I dislike some of the bands there, Ill just go see something else, instead of just tell someone that their band fucking sucks.
Lollapalooza= a MUSIC FESTIVAL
Just seems surprising to me that Modest Mouse would be back at Lolla after playing in 2007 without anything new to support, or did they release something I missed?
Hope you guys realize the Lollapalooza “confirmation” on Modest Mouse’s facebook has since been removed. Probably a fake.
Can people stop talking shit about bands? Honestly, no one gives a shit what band you like. This is a big freakin’ festival and I’m sure you can find something that you like. Instead, here’s a fucking revolutionary idea, let’s actually try to get some information on what bands are playing.
With that being said, Modest Mouse is a great add. This is one of those upper-mid level bands that Lolla always gets that makes it a sick festival. Now can we please get some hip hop! And electric!
Ken-
You nailed it.
what bout the avett brothers anyone have any inside on them playing?
FAITH NO MORE…FAITH NO MORE.
They’d be perfect if slotted in right before Tool.
Really excited about Modest Mouse. That’s not one I was expecting.
is it okay that i like Ben Harper and daft Punk???? or should i check with you dicks before i go watch Phoenix’s link from SNL this weekend? you all are very high on who you think is “worth” listening too.
here’s the link for Modest Mouse. Source is facebook. It’s on their wall too.
http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=75609611868&ref=share
Obviously some people didn’t see the Daft Punk performance two years ago. It is one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen. Those who don’t like, just don’t get it. Go listen to some more Ben Harper and fall asleep.
source?
modest mouse is confirmed
alex! what are the chances sts9 will be there? they’ll be at every other festival… what are your thoughts…
rob you’re cool i like those 2 as well there is just more than one dbag around here
Hank, April 21st is the official release but it’ll probably leak a few days earlier.
hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me have another Jako & Coke
i like doing body shots off micheal jackson
I like beer
So when does the offical lineup come out?
I like Daft Punk and Chemical Brothers. Do I not meet the cool requirement because of this?
get a life guys
I hear ya DAFT, we are pretty much in the same boat.
you’re pretty down on yourself today daft. i think you need a hug
We have no musical talent at all and we suck.
I love how people who don’t listen to dance music lose there minds when they finally get a true dose of it. I almost feel jealous.
I don’t think Johnny J knows anymore bands.
I’m not the biggest electronic music fan in the world, but that stuff works so well in a festival setting. Daft Punk in 2007 may have been the best concert experience I’ve ever had. Hopefully, Lolla has some worthwhile electro stuff this year.
Double J’s friend at C3 must have heard about him leaking everything and cut him off
The Long Winters is a good guess, I know they are under a record label that floods Lolla with artists.
JJ-
Just a general question: Will there be any surprises other than the bands we know? Gracias.
Enough is enough.
Give us some gossip JJ!
what about the long winters?? they are performing at bumbershoot with new album on the way
Let’s just hope Thax D is there!
Phife performed at RTB last year before the transplant and now he is healthier than he has been in years. If Tribe doesn’t play it is not because of Phife’s health. Read all about it here…
Q-Tip is much more likely.
Phife is a diabetic and I’ve heard that it’s taken it’s toll on him as far as live performances are considered. He received a kidney transplant this past October and apparently has taken a turn for the better due to such. But still, he may not yet be up to speed to be making live performances, especially those in the sweltering August heat.
What is Phife’s health condition…wasn’t aware of it…last year’s Rock the Bells Tour was their first shows in a while and I heard Q-Tip say they had a blast and all remain friends but don’t count on many if any more shows…
woooooo atmosphere!
Chi…
I’d love if A Tribe Called Quest were to play Lolla this year, but doesn’t Phife’s health condition make that a somewhat slim prospect?
Yes beer flows like water at lolla. My first year in 2006 there were 7 of us, only one of whom was 21 at the time. He walked up and got a wristband to drink, literally ripped it off right next to the people and handed it to one of us. Within the first 15 minutes, we all had beers in our hand. It was the shiznit
Once again…the beer talk is related to APW. Not Lolla.
Seriously though…I’m no prude when it comes to drinking at festivals. Ask anyone who I met at Lolla…they will probably tell you I had a beer in my hand when I met them. Lolla is a party for me. But I have to say to the people complaining about APW’s “prohibition-esque” alcohol regulations…IT’S A SEVEN BEER LIMIT! I’m not going to say I’m in favor of such a rule or that I’ve never had more than seven beers in a day, but a SEVEN BEER LIMIT is well within reason for a festival to have. They are trying to make this a good experience for everyone…not just the handful of people who want to get obliterated and ass-grab. Besides, if its a festival where you have to drink in a beer garden, why the hell would you want to drink more than seven anyway? You paid all that money to see bands.
Not saying I agree with the policy…but I don’t hold it against them. The beer garden on the other hand is ludicrous.
umm.. have you all actually been to lolla?..
last year i had a beer in my hand, all 3 days, all day long.
north american festivals need to be like the euro ones where you can walk around with beer and don’t need to be held like cages pigs in a beer garden.
and without beer, how will any of us make it through sets by shitty bands like and festival whores the kings of leon this summer.
You are exactly right Chris, money rules everything. There’s just that small percentage that can’t handle their alcohol and end up ruining the weekend for everyone else.
Vender sales is a huge money maker for these FESTIVALS, ban beer, and you are banning PROFIT.
How about no beer at all and go to a music festival for the music?
theRIOT: who doesn’t have any idea what they are talking about? EXACTLY the same as last year.
http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=85901
There should not be any limits on beer sales period. Cut it off during the last set or something, but don’t limit people to 5 or 7 beers per day. The only reason I mentioned APW was b/c some of the posters were saying how it’s better than Lolla. I can’t see it w/limits on booze. Also, I had as much fun at Lolla as I have had at any of the Bonnaroo’s I attended. And Bonnaroo is the king of festivals in this land.
Early Bird tickets went up this year from last. You people have no idea what you’re talking about. Early Bird tix were not $175 in any of the past 3yrs. I know for a fact I paid $145 for them.
And Chip, if you wanna see those bands, go to Wakarusa or Rothberry.
Yeah, JJ- What about Girl Talk? Or Crystal Method/Chemical Brothers/Crystal Castles???
JOHHNY J, c’mon man give us something! Please!
Arctic Monkeys perhaps?
Early Brid tickets were the same price the last 3 years.
How come most the bands discussed on this board are lame?
Personally, I would like 2 see:
Calexico
Raconteurs
Gomez
Xavier Rudd
Bob Schneider
The Acorn
Sufjan Stevens
Iron and Wine
Avett Brothers
The Gourds
Cake
North Mississippi All-Stars
Wilco
Wood Brothers
Nothing about the bands that have been leaked make me think “I need to get 3 day passes ASAP”
And that’s too bad, because I have really enjoyed Lollapalooza the last few years.
Are Peter, Bjorn and John worth checkng out? I only know the one song and didn’t care much for the new single.
notice how everyone is really excited at the beginning of the clip, then they zzzzzzzzzz
Whoa…there’s a guy named CHI licks it…sweet.
MGMT is good… but I went to see booka shade and That was the party!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yiU_5or_NQ BOOKA > MGMT
eat a bag of dicks
Whatever. MGMT impressed the editor of SPIN. It wasn’t entirely the crowd size.
“MGMT’s performance at Lolla in ‘08 was the main reason that they got the cover of SPIN magazine (according to the editor).”
That doesn’t mean they had a great performance. There were A LOT of people at MGMT. The fact that so many people showed up may be real reason why they got the cover.
Remember: magazines are businesses that need to make money.
lots of people = lots of hype = (possibly) selling lots of issues
They were talking about APW…but I can see how it was confusing given that this is the Lolla thread.
I too was double fisting by Saturday night. I almost fell asleep at the Broken Social Scene aftershow.
i didnt know there were beer limits at lolla - i certainly was not held back and towards the end, they gave me 2for1!
early birds are the same price for sure as last year…
its been upped to 7 a day and sneak in rum and vodka like the rest of us
Good point, Frank the Tank, that is awfully prohibition-esque. If I had a nickel for every time my great grandfather serenaded us all with stories of 5 beer per day limits at roped off speak easies that were nowhere close to the stage.
I’m pretty sure the early bird tickets were exactly the same price last year.
APW sucks b/c of their prohibition-esque beer sales. 5 per day and you have to drink them in a roped off section nowhere around any of the stages. F that!!!
Anyone else disapointed w/the ticket prices for the Early Bird? It went up like $40 from last year, I paid like $140 or something for them last year and now this year $175. Bummer, but it’s such a good time hard to pass up regardless of price.
anonnymouse on Mar 30th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
>Last year i left MGMT and went to the German techno band Booka >Shade, one of the best choices of the weekend
I COMPLETELY agree. I watched MGMT, once they finally decided to play, for 5 minutes at Lolla…and was underwhelmed. Caught Booka Shade instead and heard one of the best sets all weekend.
Boring day so far…
JJ - Give us something to talk about!
I’ve seen Common and Kweli many times. Each puts on a decent show but Tribe would be far better. And better for the festival…both Common and Kweli play Chicago frequently and have played most of the major festivals. Tribe, to the best of my knowledge, has not hit any of the big 4 as they don’t do a whole lot of shows.
This is all just a shot in the dark and I realize that it probably won’t happen. We are much more likely to get a solo set from Q-Tip, which I certainly wouldn’t complain about. Right now I’m just praying for The Pharcyde.
Also, Ken is right. Quit being whiny bitches, people.
A Tribe Called Quest would be pretty awesome but I’ll just be happy with someone like Common or Talib Kweli.
I think lolla’s line up is awesome so far and it will only get better, I am going to APW because it is comparable and local to me, I was condescending because thats the in thing on this thread, this is the biggest bunch of dicks i have ever seen and we’re talking about pop music. to quote the great philosopher Allen Iverson “we’re talking bout practice!?!”
Anyone know when the $190 tickets go on sale? Probably won’t be able to get my tickets tomorrow.
Lolla’s surprise is Lou Reed. It’s not really a surprise anymore though.
I’d love to see them grab a sub-headliner like A Tribe Called Quest to play right before the Beastie Boys. That would set them apart.
Either way…I’ll be there.
Yeah, I’m really hoping that Lolla gets some pretty good hip hop acts because APW has some nasty ones. The one thing that Lolla really needs to do is to get a surprise sub-headliner. The Chi is totally right, it seems that there is a ton of overlap. Just look at the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio and Beastie Boys. It seems like they’re at every single festival. If Lolla can pull at least one surprise then they’ll definitely be on the map.
If C3 wants Snow Patrol they will get Snow Patrol.
I don’t know…everyone’s all “Oh man…this APW lineup is totally going to sink Lolla.” I think that is total bullshit. People in the Northeast will go to APW. People in the Midwest will go to Lolla. People on music blogs tend to seriously overestimate the number of people who travel great distances for these festivals.
As for me…I woke up this morning and thought, “Damn…they pulled a good lineup.” But after I got past the fact that Friday has a better hip hop lineup than all four years of Lolla put together, I realized that there were like two or three artists TOPS that I would go out of my way to see on Saturday and Sunday combined. It’s a decent lineup…but not mind bending. On top of all that…a GOOD portion of these artists will be at Lolla anyway. There is more overlap among festivals than ever before this year.
Mostly I am just excited at the prospect of Lolla getting The Pharcyde.
Am I correct to assume that Snow Patrol cannot be on the Lolla lineup now that they are confirmed to open for U2 at Soldier Field on Sept 12. Isn’t that what the radius clause is all about?
^ MGMT’s performance at Lolla in ‘08 was the main reason that they got the cover of SPIN magazine (according to the editor).
Opinions are allowed without shooting another person’s down.
Booka Shade and Lupe Fiasco are both 100 x better than MGMT live.
>Last year i left MGMT and went to the German techno band Booka >Shade, one of the best choices of the weekend
Last year, I didn’t even want to try to see MGMT because I have heard nothing but crap about their live shows. When I saw that Booka Shade was going to be playing the same time, I knew that was what I wanted to see because I love their albums.
^^ your so-called great bands aren’t so great. Maybe Gnarls Barkley, but great?
Lupe Fiasco sucked last year.
Anybody else think that Lolla needs to step its game up? I mean, it seems like every festival is getting some top tier acts and a solid middle. And now APW seems to have a pretty nasty lineup. And Shit man, who cares about Tool and Vampire Weekend? Two bands are not going to make or break the lineup, Lolla needs to put together an amazing second tier lineup with some great bands like last year when they had Gnarls Barkley, Brand New, Lupe Fiasco and Flogging Molly.
^ Bad decision.
vampire weekend is very overrated. And even while MGMT is awesome, live they were eh. Most young bands like that dont know how to put on a show, and MGMT has a much more diverse sound than VW. Id rather have fun than have a big indie name. Last year i left MGMT and went to the German techno band Booka Shade, one of the best choices of the weekend
musical tastes are certainly a personal thing.. but i for one, am hoping that VW shows up at lolla.. altho the “anonymous” vamp-obsessed poster really is wasting their time..
i love their debut cd, and track for track, i think it is one of the very best CDs of last year.. even the much-loved “dear science” by TVOTR has a few songs that i have to skip..
i wish the lineup would go ahead and leak sooner than later.. i have a few friends that i need to get on-board with the trip.. and this “amazing mid-tier” that everyone keeps speculating about is what everyone is waiting to see.. 4/17 is still too far away.
Vampire Weekend are the overrated band ever.
Who CARES about Vampire Weekend? Most overrated band ever.
So when do we predict that DeRo or Kot will leak the entire lineup? Let’s say the over/under is April 7th.
But MGMT played Lolla last year. Vampire Weekend played everywhere but Lolla last year (because of Pitchfork). I’ll be shocked if they aren’t at Lolla.
Snow Patrol and Vampire Weekend are monotonous and boring as hell, so I’ve been lobbying to keep them off the lineup. I’ll let you know what happens. Stay tuned.
Driftwood-
Ya, i figured that VW would be at Lollapalooza. Although, MGMT is also playing at APW and they aren’t supposed to be at lolla this year.
Hmmmm
I think you can stop worrying about Vampire Weekend. They are on the APW line-up a week before Lolla. I’m sure they will be there. I really like Arctic Monkeys’ chances now too. Not so optimistic about MBV.
Vampire Weekend? Any news JJ?
Johhny J, any word on the Arctic Monkeys at lolla since they’re playing APW the weekend before?
So My Bloody Valentine is playing APW. Any chance they’ll be at Lolla?
It’s been pretty quiet on here…
JJ-
Can you give us any gossip?
that’s brilliant. and thanks for reminding me how happy i am that i am not going now
I’m also a whiny bitch and I know that no one really cares about me.
sorry girls, bicker all you want, I am staying local saving a 1000$ on travel and hotel and hitting the awesome line up at All Points West, later bitches
I was bettingon Snow Patrol being at Lolla, but they are opening for U2 in September so forget that.
Lovely spelling (fake) Johnny J.
Ahem…
Jimmy Hendricks has been, conferredd for Lolipriloosa.
Lead-Zeplin has also been conferred also!
Just seeing if I can post under this name.
I’d say the odds are 50-50
Kasabian is coming out with a new album the start of summer. Could they be at Lolla?
oui
of montreal or tenacious d???????????
I am fake, just wanted VW guy to shut up.
JJ- Aside from Lou Reed, can we expect anybody else that might be considered an unexpected surprise? A name that hasn’t been discussed all that much between the message boards.
Also, much appreciation for putting up with all the requests and muzzling the VW poster
Anonymous-
No they will not be there, and by the way… STFU!!!
JJ-
Heard anything about Vampire Weekend being at Lolla?
this under-card is looking great
For the record, the real Petey P would never address anyone specific.The real Petey P will now write under the nom de plume: Quincy Q. May the fakes continue to ruin this for us with the same letter for our first and last names.
I was just pointing out that we had two sources with pretty good info. This is of course if Eagles of Death Metal will not be there(which i hope they will). He got the headliners. Well i appreciate spanky, id give him a cookie if i knew him.
peace bitches
Come on, Clark. You know it’s impossible to resist…
Lets not ask anymore questions to the one guy who can possibly give us inside info. Let’s just sit around and be polite and boring.
Ya, that’s the ticket.
How about we all quit asking Johnny for everything. Might as well wait for some surprises with the official lineup announcement. ps I would love to see all three bands listed above, any word John? JK
Johnny J-
How about Cold War Kids, Blitzen Trapper, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds?
Holy Crap! I fell asleep in 1989 and just woke back up and I’m glad to see that nothing’s different at all! Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode and the Beastie Boys?! Hot Damn! We just need to cross our fingers for Tone-Loc…..Funky Cold Medina!
Annoymous-
I heard you were an annoying moron.
JJ-
Vampire Weekend at lolla? What have you heard?
They are playing ALl Points West as well. Tool that is…
Well Walkmen are at Pitchfork so probably no Lolla for them and I believe Johnny J also said no Eagles of Death Metal twice. So far Johnny J > Spanky.
lame that tool is now touring America. makes lolla’s acquisition much less cool
Look at the a post by spanky Feb 26, awfully close to the real thing when a week ago we were still wondering if tool was going to play or if APC were going to be at lolla. maybe we should ask spanky some q’s
peace bitches
charles, why was the command in form of a question?
Johnny J, Are Silversun Pickups and Regina Spektor really making a return apperance to Lollapalooza
Anyways…
JJ- Is Vampire Weekend going to be there?
nope just you anonymous posts. you know… the ones who post the same questions over and over, AKA YOU!
Passion Pit confirmed!!! Finally!!!
http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams
Charles,
You’re right. We should all shut up and make this message board as boring as possible. Great idea!
Anonymous
STFU? Thanks!
JJ-
Vampire Weekend? Thanks!
Oh, wolf parade are in
Vampire weekend?
I can’t sit and compare the lists but that list is not entirely correct. Eagles of Death Metal are not playing and i don’t think Trail of Dead is either but can’t completley remember.
Again, many of those on that list are correct but not everything.
band of horses, yes.
I suggest everyone reads this. Might answer some questions:
http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/03/25/the-battle-of-the-lolla-leaks/
I just want JJ to confirm or deny the list.
Also-
If it is fake, which bands won’t be there?
but…. And You Will Know Us By The Trail OF Dead…… always wanted to see them
if that line up is legit, it is missing the electronic acts that Perry was raving (no pun) about last week
Better question:
JJ-
Is the leaked (60 band) lineup legit?
http://faronheit.blogspot.com/2009/03/lets-talk-lolla.html
MSTRKRFT according to the leaked lineup list
JJ-
Have you heard of any DJ’s that will be performing? Crystal Method? Justice?
Thanks for all of your info!
Mastodon’s summer tour ends August 2nd, and they’re playing Coachella next month. Any word on a possibility of an appearance?
Johnny J, based on conservations at SXSW, Dan Auerbach backed by Hacienda is being rumoured. Any info on this?
Ra Ra Riot = yes
Dropkick = no
Rosseus, I also talked to the lead singer and guitarist of Ra Ra Riot at SXSW and they both confirmed their appearance to me. Still, personal conversations fall under the rumours category and confirmations need to have media sources associated with them.
Also, any reason still why Franz Ferdinand is not on the rumours list per Johnny J? Does CoS know somthing the rest of us don’t considering that the very same post is used for the Ben Harper rumour?
I can confirm Poop.
poop
ugh the airbourne toxic event? what a terrible band
ahh children with computers
Yeah it’s Johnny J.
Hey just to let you know, the link you used for the Killers, Tool, and the Decemberists isn’t a permalink. Here is the one you probably want:
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/03/tool-killers-to-join-lollapalooza-headliners.html
Anyways, I really don’t care about Tool or the Killers but the Decemberists will be amazing.
Ra Ra Riot isn’t a rumor.
I ran into Wes the lead singer at a showcase on Saturday night.
I asked him whether they’d be at Lollapalooza and he said they would. He also said that they’re not playing ACL.
Alex…
Was that the real JJ?
Yes , Dropkick Murphy’s will be at Lolla, and I can also confirm they will be bringing some of the girls from Identity Irish Dance Company to perform with them as well. The Irish will be well represented at Lollapalooza this year.
JJ-
Thanks. Have you heard about any additional electronic groups performing? What about the Dropkick Murphys?
i don’t have the whole line-up nor would i post it all anyway. Just hang tight and everything will come out very shortly.
Hell ya… Hot Chip baby!! Depeche Mode not so much.
JJ wasn’t lying… the 2nd/3rd tiers are coming in strong.
JJ-
Can you drop anymore names today? Thanks!
Not the real one.
I doubt that was the real one, I think the real one is now spelling his name Johhny J.
Was the real Johhny J posting about Hot Chip playing before Depeche Mode? I hope so. I would love to see Hot Chip again
Millions…
Flaming Lips are playing at Summer Sonic in Japan the same weekend as Lollapalooza so they more than likely will not be there.
Also, the Ben Harper rumour leads to Johnny J’s post, but in the same post Franz Ferdinand is mentioned and there is no associated rumour.
My one complaint with Lollapalooza is the lack of english bands but I guess those stick mostly to the European festivals. I was hoping for Doves, The verve, Blur, Keane, Chemical Brothers.
Yeah, it is quite annoying but i should expect it.
For the record, 70% of these posts are not from me.
Look forward to seeing all of you at the fest. NO Beck, no MGMT as far as i know.
Look for Hot Chip to open before Depeche Mode on Saturday.
Here, I’ll offer proof about Santigold.
Her touring DJ is Contra:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=145669627
Why is Airborne Toxic Event not a rumour when it is updated as one on the Lolla Board page?
And Johnny J, thanks for all the info, much appreciated.
yeah talking over the internet is really manning up cause what ever screen name is used really gives it away as who you are
Umm…pretty sure that was a joke.
At this point I don’t think we can take anything seriously that any Johnny J says because we have no way of knowing if it is really him.
Why are you reading this page if you don’t want to know the leaked bands? Dork.
Common, NERD, The flaming Lips, M.I.A, m83? those would be cool.
Go away De Ro, noone needs your crap ass late info this year. :oP
Johnny J, can I ask you why you ruined the suprise?
Now we already know all the headliners. NO FUN FOR ME!
sweet…
It certainly will. In the meantime, you can register now:
http://consequenceofsound.net/wp-login.php?action=register
I agree. Jerks.
Ax, can the new CoS site make you login to post, so that people will stop doing stuff like, posting as a fake ass Johnny J and mouthing off like complete idiots as Anonymous?
If you’re gonna mouth off, man up and let us know who you are.
The real Johnny J only please…
Any word on Vampire Weekend, Beck, YYY’s?
Hey Johnny, any word on Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, what other things have you hear for the mid tier? I trust the real Johnny will respond.
TOOL is fucking great.
that’s nonsense
link?
Holy Shit Tom Waitts to play Lolla ‘09!!!! Just saw in the Tribune!!
Has anyone heard about a return visit for MGMT?
Please, all questions about new band developments need to be addressed to me, Kevin K.
Johnny J is a very busy man these days. Thanks for your cooperation!
Johnny J,
Have you heard anything about Death Cab?
Also I’d like for everyone to know, that I’m gay!
Johnny J…
Thanks a million! Big question: Have you heard anything about MGMT? Any chance they will be playing?
Oh and like I stated a while ago, Tool is Saturday and Jane’s is Sunday.
Thanks for all the kind words. Again, I know why many of you doubted so early on but glad to see that you have come around.
As far as some of your other questions, I don’t really know.
I know Eagles of Death Metal will not be there but Animal Collective will as well as Of Montreal and No Age.
Finally, i am disappointed that our friends at a certain newspaper leaked Lou Reed…oh well.
I just heard from my source that Snoop Dogg, Dan Deacon and the Chemical Brothers are also confirmed. Apparently there will be a dance tent this year so that bands like Chemical Brothers can play in the dark. Looking like a strong middle lineup.
Also, I’m not really Johnny J, everything in the above paragraph is bullshit, and this post was meant as a demonstration of why nothing can be trusted in this post-Johnny J era.
Great work Johnny J! Any idea on who some of those electronic artists will be?
I’m really hoping for The Black Ghosts and Empire of the Sun.
thanks for leaking this so early, johnny j..
at this point, your credibility cannot be denied.
if you have any more tidbits about the undercard,
we’d love to hear them…
would love to see…
vampire weekend
tvotr
yeah yeah yeahs
animal collective
tell em Clark
Would the real Johnny J, please stand up?
you think depeche mode are boring live yet you think tool are mesmerising?
hahahaha! wanker.
*vomits*
if the beastie boys and kol play the same night, im committing suicide because everyone else blows.
MONEY!! I’m superpsyched about this news making it official and the only thing I’m pissed about is that I will have to miss at least one of Tool, the Killers, KOL, and Beasties. Also here’s hoping the middle card is great as well. To above post and all of those left to follow, we get it, kings of leon sucks and the lineup sucks and you’re going to bonnaroo instead. NOBODY GIVES A SHIT. To each his own and anyone who’s not going, tell someone else about it, because I will be going and could care less whether I will see you there or not. August couldn’t come fast enough!
I think the headliners are awesome, I saw Depeche At MSG and they were ridiculous, add Lou Reed and Rancid to the mix, plus Gas Light Anthem and it looks really promising.
Depeche Mode = boring live, especially if you’re not familiar with their entire catalog
Jane’s, Beasties = Okay and fun
The Killers = Flowers sounds like a goat live and they’re lacking stage presence
Tool = Mesmerizing live, but let’s hope they don’t stay behind a curtain all night
Kings of Leon = Don’t even get me started…
Overall, I think the mid and undercard will need to be strong to make me go.
Now that it’s all but confirmed, I think Johnny J said it first and said it right by stating this year’s Lolla top tier would be very underwhelming. Compared to last year especially, what a step down…
I hope I get to see both Tool and The Killers.
Is Stellastarr* going to play?
Santigold is performing.
Johnny J, I always believed what you said. TOOL fans, let’s rejoice.
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/03/tool-killers-join-lollapalooza-headliners.html
Any chances Animal Collective or Liars will make an appearance?
UNappreciated band.
Anyone interested in The Eagles of Death Metal possibly playing? Any rumors perhaps? Not a major headliner but a seriously underrated and appreciated band. Fucking boogie rock.
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/
Johnny J….
So can you give me a rundown of the bands you know to be confirmed at Lolla? Been a lot of posts here and some have not been updated up top (IE- TVOTR and YYY). Thanks!
Johny i never doubted you, Chemical Brothers?
ggg
Yeah, I just want to see Lou Reed and The Killers (presumable headliner?) perform “Tranquilize”.
Will there be any chance that Tegan and Sara might be at the fest or No Age???
Ra Ra Riot will be there as well, according to some folks who talked them after a recent show… They are a great live band, and shouldnt be missed.
Im calling a Vampire Weekend-Ra Ra Riot aftershow one evening..
i saw gaslight anthem last night in concert they were excellent i hope they play i would mos def check them out again
I’m really hoping that if there are 2 more headliners to go that the Chemical Brothers are one of them.
But if what Johnny J says is correct it would be TOOL and the Killers to round out the 6.
yes i was hoping band of horses would get the indie nod over fleet foxes…
Very excited for this lineup. If the middle tier is as good as everyone expects, this might be festival of the year.
you will officially be lifted status of dr. i’m full of shit. so you will at least have a ph.d. if that makes you feel better
Band of Horses, Lou Reed, Gaslight Anthem, deerhunter and okgo confirmed as well.
So once Tool is confirmed will all of you haters recognize i wasn’t full of shit when i annoucned the line-up in January?
I meant killers, not kills..
With the add of Lou reed im pretty sure the kills are in. They have a big space during lollas days even tho it is over seas. Also they did that song with lou reed for their sawdust album and lolla usually signs bands that collaborated together at some point.
Stephanie…. go kill yourself.
i didn’t think m.i.a. was that bad but i didn’t watch much of her nor am i really a fan so i can’t judge
crufest, you must me kidding vince neil has a face that looks like it’s melting and his band sucks the only good thing about them is nikki is dating kat von d which makes no sense cause she’s wicked hot and he sucks
lou reed is a fag boy i dont care… go crufest
I love M.I.A. and then i heard she was a poor performer. Then i decided to watch videos of her. It was sad, she cant sing at all, terrible performer. Keep her on the ipod if you dont want her ruined.
totally agree i don’t care if there is a band i don’t like at a festival it is more about the experience anyways and there are always good bands. there have been plenty of bands at the numerous festivals i have been to that i didn’t like but didn’t bother me any. tool sucks
Wow!!! After reading all of the negative posts on here I have decided not to return to Lollapalooza this year. Last year was amazing and I had a great time but I have decided that I am going to Wakarusa>Bonnaroo>Rothbury. You should go to a music fest and enjoy the music that you like and not bash people for liking something that you don’t. Everyone has different tastes. Hell even if there was not one band at a fest that I wanted to see I would still have a great time as long as I was surrounded by cool people. Peace and Love
PS TOOL rocks!!!!
might be to soon for M.I.A. to return after having her baby late last year. I know she took amy winehouse’s spot at coachella but not sure if she’ll stay in the states for a long period of time.
Let the M.I.A. Rumors start, i love her and i want her here
” I wouldn’t be suprised at all if Franz Ferdinand end up in the spot the Raconteurs from last year.”
perry has said there isnt going to be one of these sub-headliners this year. just 6 full-fledged headliners.
Funny stuff here… keep it coming!
Count on Animal Collective being at Lolla too.
Not that I have any source for saying this, but if Kings of Leon are going to be playing a true headliner spot, I wouldn’t be suprised at all if Franz Ferdinand end up in the spot the Raconteurs from last year. For some reason I don’t think Lou Reed will land this spot, not that he doesn’t deserve it.
lollaman: please stop.
wow what an ass for really thinking jimi was gonna play and by the way the doors played a few years back with ian astbury as their singer not that they’re gonna play lolla but way to get pissed about nothing and yes tool sucks.
Lollaman is the last guy on earth that doesn’t know how to spell Jimi Hendrix’s name.
Lolla you need to get a sense of humor and you take yourself way too seriously but i agree with most of that long winded paragraph
oh and the lou reed info came from the Sun Times
haha thats possibly the most ridiculous thing i’ve ever heard. i couldn’t speak for several minutes after i read that. i really hope that is a joke because (in case you missed it) Jimmy Hendrix, the greatest guitarist of all time, sadly died on September 8, 1970 of a drug overdose. If you did not know this you are retarded.
Also, SOO EXCITED ABOUT LOU REED! And Andrew Bird is awesome. Not to mention, those of you who do not like the headliners thus far, I can tell you this much. If you don’t like Kings of Leon, you probably haven’t listened to them because they are an incredible band. The Beastie Boys are definitely one of the top 3 rap groups ever to walk the planet, and probably the most creative and musically talented of an (listen to “The Mix Up”). Jane’s Addiction and Depeche Mode are good, but I can understand if some don’t like them; they are more a matter of opinion.
Other than that, I really hope Peter Bjorn & John get confirmed, along with TV On the Radio, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Of Montreal.
Oh by the way, Tool is a shit band. They just flat out suck. Their music is absolutely not enjoyable to listen to in any way shape or form. It makes my ears bleed.
Where did the Lou Reed info come from…
Heard on the grapevine that Jimmy Hendrix is going to play at lolla! Im excited never seen him live, and a tool live was almost as good as radiohead at lolla.
In regards to Tool, talented and solid could describe most any band that managed to put more than one album out. People like what they like. Ignorance really does not have much to do with it. Most people I know with respect and knowledge of music still don’t like Tool. I’m sure they are worth seeing live and I know a lot of people like them.
Thanks for clearing that up about the radius clause because i was wondering about that for Taking Back Sunday, and i know, I know…. you all don’t even have to say it, they suck too… i get it, but i am from Long Island and i like rooting for the home town boys.
yes, Lou Reed, that is awesome!!!!!!
There was a comment about Street Sweeper probably not playing Lolla if they played with NIN in Chicago. However, the show is in late May, and from what I’ve heard, the radius clause only excludes bands playing in the area June, July, and August. The confusion probably lies in the fact that Jane’s isn’t playing the show most likely to generate hype for their headlining set at Lolla. Technically, Jane’s could have played both shows and still been within limits of the contract, but obviously it makes more sense for a headliner not to play Chicago between now and the fest. I think Street Sweeper has a good shot of playing Lolla.
lou reed????
now i really want to go!!!
the doors?!?! jim morrison has been dead for almost 40 years. of facking course the doors will not be playing lolla, you mental midget. buzz: if i could find you i’d serve you up a nice dose of beatdown city, bitch. you imbeciles make me so angry i can’t even type. get laid tard-o’s, i will sure as hell be getting some pun-tang as soon as i calm down from reading these moronic comments from ya’ll.
Anyone with any respect or knowledge of music would agree that Tool is a talented, solid band. Whoever disagrees is ignorant in my book.
The Doors!!!!
Dear You idiots,
In case you hadn’t noticed, it is the year 2009 and any source of information, facts, figures, ANYTHING is right at your fingertips. So why in the name of the lord Jesus almighty would you write something as idiotic, misinformed, and excuse my language but fcking retarted as what you wrote on this board. I’m surprised you could find the write keys on the keyboard to pen that rediculoulsy dumbass mockery of a piece of sh!t of a paragraph. You are not only banned from this board, but every other board that ever was and ever will be and also the intrenet in general. Thank you for your time and now get off you ass up out of your moms basement and do something with the pathetic portion of a life you might still have.
Sincerley,
Concerned Reader
sorry not happening
Pumpkins, Rage, Jane’s, Beastie’s, Beck, The Strokes, TOOL, Pearl Jam, Social D, and Primus
i am really sorry guys. i didn’t mean to start these type of reactions. i had no idea that sublime was back together, once I saw all the links I felt like a real dummy. to be quite honest, i’m now very depressed because of some of these comments and am having suicidal thoughts. am i really banned from this board? i will admit that i am in fact, an idiot. sorry.
Rancid and Rise Against joining Lollapalooza would be cool! The Offspring should also join, I can’t believe they’ve never played at Lollapalooza.
everyone just needs to chill… festivals are about feelin good, being together and enjoying great music, not trashing everyones taste. Thats the beauty of these events, variety of music for a variety of people. i might skip it this year,someones gonna call me a homo and bite my head off for likin tool.
i do believe that braedis has been in a coma that may be the dumbest comment of the year. next to tool and radiohead are the greatest bands ever.
New update: Street Sweeper is playing with NIN in May @ The Charter One. It was confirmed by The Red Eye this morning. Probably rules them out for Lolla.
‘you idiots’ has to be the dumbest person ive heard about on CoS
congratulations idiot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrkfVlCM_SA
Review the tape of Sublimes first reunion show… jackass
Hey ‘you idiots’
You are quite possibly the dumbest person I have ever seen on CoS.
Didnt you hear about the Sublime reunion with their new singer, Rome?
Id recommend removing your head from your ass, reading something, then posting on a message board.
Heres the video of their first reunion show at Cantina Tres Los Hombres ouside Reno, NV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrkfVlCM_SA&eurl=http://theradreport.com/sublime_reunion_video&feature=player_embedded
Do youself a favor and learn to read, and NEVER come back here again. F&cking jackass.
what the hell are you talking about braedis?
been in a coma for a year?
Hey ‘you idiots’
Didnt you hear about the Sublime reunion with their new singer, Rome? Heres the video of their first show @ Cantina Tres Los Hombres in Reno, NV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrkfVlCM_SA&eurl=http://theradreport.com/sublime_reunion_video&feature=player_embedded
Maybe you should do some research before you post.
Remove head from rectum, read something… then post.
In that order.
You are quite possibly the dumbest, most idiotic, hugely ignorant person I have ever seen post on CoS.
Dont come back here. Ever.
And by the way, many of the bands being speculated are likely gonna happen. There are generally good reasons for all the speculation. If you could read, you would know that.
F&cking idiot.
hello well… this is gonna sound fuckcrazy but listen your ass.
Radio Head and Rage Against the Motherfuck and NINE and Kanye Wets are all playing Lollapalolapllzosoreno.
Certainly appears to be Johnny J…but I would have guessed TVOTR was a lock for Pitchfork.
I would agree Devin. However, been a long while since i have been called a homo…nice work
That was possibly one of the dumbest comments to ever be put on here. Congrats
i cant believe some one was stupid and bored enough to comment about a band whos main member has been dead since the 90’s. of course sublime isn’t going to be there and neither are most of the bands you jerkoffs are speculating. get laid homo’s
Awesome for TV on the Radio missed them when they last played lolla, keep them coming Johnny J.
Not the real Johnny J in the last post…
However, I do think that they are both on the bill. along with decemberists, Andrew bird, ben folds, no age, of montreal and dare i say….nah…i will save him as a suprise for all of you.
Update: (this is all i have for now)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs and TV on the Radio are set in stone, they’ll each lead into a headliner, not sure which yet though.
My mommy told me that miley cyrus will be there.
I just heard from my dad that Beck is going to be at Lollapalooza this year!!! so psyched
Tom,
Can the lineup come out before you judge Lollapalooza 2009?
I think it would be fair to say that we are still due for at least 1 really big surprise that might just change your mind.
Lollapalooza has consistently put out a lineup that rivals Coachella or Bonnaroo.
What would make you think that this year will be any different.
Your Dad owns a dealership? What kind of dealership?
He sells used cars, or what?
Just so you know… your Dad likely doesnt know shit, unless he works for C3 or a media outlet.
Sublime will not be at Lolla this year.
Can Sublime play a few shows with Rome first before you start rumoring them for a Top 3 US festival?
Let me guess… they are headlining too.
Tom Morello’s new side project, Street Sweeper looks to be a pretty good possibility.
Both Janes and Street Sweeper are not playing the 5/29 Charter One Pavillion NIN date.
This is only date for which Street Sweeper is not booked. Must be for a reason.
ha your dad is tight with everyone huh? well that’s a legit source if i say so myself and tool still sucks.
I’m not a huge Tool fan, but all this shit-talking about them is pretty stupid. They’re a solid band… and would be a great add to a legit lineup.
i just talked to my dad, he owns a dealership, and he’s tight with, like everyone, i heard sublime is gonna be there… kick ass huh? they haven’t toured in like 15 years!! so psyched
Blink 182 is going to be there.
i am pretty pumped about andrew bird, and you should be too.. his show last night in st. louis was outstanding..
he’ll be fantastic at lolla…
Lollapalooza really sucks this year. The only interesting band I see is on the headliner list is Depeche Mode and I’m not about to spend $200 to see one band.
It would be cool if Tool played but that is very unlikely seeing how Maynard is busy with his Puscifer project.
Oh well, I always can go watch NIN play in Chicago in May.
if tool is announced as a headliner for lollapalooza, ill buy my bonnaroo that very same day
yo la tengos playing pitchfork
The source for the Flaming Lips at Pitchfork is from Johnny J.
Word
I quite frankly don’t care, i think the line up looks awesome no matter what, I dont want Metalica!!! that would influence mr not to go, but i plan on going as of now and Tool would be fine. I do want:
The Pixies
The Chemical Brothers
The Strokes
The Killers
Rancid
Yo La Tengo
Social Distortion
MGMT
The Hold Steady
Gas Light Anthem
for starters…..
source?
Flaming Lips playing Pitchfork so no Lolla.
So whats the verdict Ken? Do you want TOOL at Lolla or not?
Ken, are you a crack baby or something?
I LIKE TOOL!!!!!! my intial post was about METALICA!!!!!! read the fucking posts
Pixies at Pitchfork? No chance. They played four shows at Aragon in 2004 = far too big for Pitchfork. Tickets would not have only gone up $10.
Even so I do not think it is fair to compare the Tool of today to what they were a decade ago. I am no fan of Linkin Park, but will admit that they are a much tighter better live band today than when I had to sit through them for the first time in 2000.
Why does Tool have to have their huge stage setup to play? Rob Zombie played Ozzfest in 2002 without his normal stage setup, and it was different, but still a good show.
I would prefer if the Pixies headlined a night at Pitchfork…..
however Tool played in 93 and 97
i was wrong it was 96
sorry my bad
95 was Hole, Bosstones, Elastica, Beck, Cypress
spoofy- i was there, Ramones, Rancid, Wu TAng, Sound Garden, Metalica, at the time it was billed as the “heaviest” lolla ever, then it was kind of looked at as the “sell out” Lolla and the one that potentialy killed the tour as all bands were comercialy succesful and none we up and coming
ha
Im a member in Tool and i must admit we suck. We are deciding not to play at lolla because we dont want to make the headliners any worse
Tool played Lollapalooza in 1997.
Ken, uh Tool did not play Lolla in 1995
i am talking about Metalica, they headlined 95, did you read the post and the [recious 17 or just decide you wanted to start yelling at people. Matalica headlined Lollapalooza in 95, Lolla is short for lollapalooza, the festival for which this message board in in refrence to, you fucking morons, fucken dummies, i say how good tool is live 3 or 4 posts before that. are you crack babies or something?
Same shit over and over again??? Ever listen to the amount of transitions in a Tool song? Everyone knows that Tools music is all mathematically fucked up, their timing structures are unlike any other bands. That’s what separates them from the rest, unless you prefer pop(verse-chorus-verse-chorus) but everyone is entitled to their own likes and dislikes.TOOOLLLL!!
TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Have you guys even heard tool or seen them live? Maynard hardly swears at all except for the song Aenima! They are awesome live. Know what your talking about before you bash it
yeah, fucken a!!!!!!!
cuz its the same shit, over and over and over again, i saw them live in Lolla 95 and how many times can you listen to that guy scream “yeah, fucken a!!!!” ruined the day for me, i will say i enjoyed them at woodstock 99 but i was beyond fucked up. I will also say that i had an much better time at lolla 94 watching the likes of Hole, Elastica, Beck, the Bosstones and others….than 95 that is not woodstock, that was an expierience all in its self
Dan, please do elaborate on How Tool sucks? I am interested to hear…
Tool sucks dude.
If Tool’s there I’m on a plane.Just being a realist, if NIN rehearsed for a year for Lights in the Sky, 10,000 Days tour would have been comparable to rehearsal. Similar technical show, although there is no way to determine how long Tool takes to rehearse for live shows. Basically Tool is NOT Pearl Jam, they can’t just play one show, 10,000 Days shows were very complex, so if Tool is at Lolla it will be at a limited capacity. Yes, Metallica does suck but they are a big name with free time during Lolla weekend.
Metallica doesn’t have it anymore. They haven’t had it for a long time now. They sucked at bonnaroo!!!
do you have any idea how long it takes tool to prepare for a show? your name doesn’t appear to be danny carey or adam jones.
metallica killed lolla.
Metallica’s headlining of the touring Lolla was a big reason for its downfall. They won’t be at Lolla this year, next year or any year for that matter.
Tool sucks? You people are ridiculous! Tool will NOT be at Lollapalooza, do you guys have any idea how long it takes Tool to rehearse for a show? They aren’t like all these other bands being mentioned, their stage performance is unlike any other. Perfect Circle? Maybe, but I wouldn’t hold your collective breath for Tool to be at Lolla, how come no mentionings of Metallica?
An article in the newest Blender magazine on TheNewNo2 (Dhani Harrison, George’s son’s band)indicates they’ll be playing Lolla this year. They have an album out 3/31. Can we consider this confirmed or at least rumored?
Tool is very good live and the performance is… well different, I do hope however now that the Pixies are playing Isle of Wright that they get the slot before Jane’s, that would be a great segway
tool sucks. the beastie boys put on a far superior show.
tool fans aren’t d-bags…there are some d-bags that are tool fans and d-bags that are killers fans and d-bags that are white stripes fans etc etc…I love Tool and can’t wait to see them there in fact I hope Depeche Mode plays unopposed instead of Jane’s so I can see Tool/Beastie’s/DM since I’ll be seeing Jane’s with NIN and Street Sweeper…
All will be well I promise…there will be something for everyone and if there isn’t there is Rothbury/Virgin Fest/Coachella/Jazz Fest/Bonnaroo/Beale Street/ACL you get the point
Hey Ax Young…
You may want to take Friendly Fires off the confirmed list since the link provided that leads to their tour dates no longer includes Lolla.
what is happening… TOOL and The Killers are shit. Why are we letting this settling for crap. TOOL. Lets just invite Smash Mouth, Papa Roach, Alien Ant Farm… Lets get some real bands pleaseeeeeeee.
im actually ok with this set of headliners… i mean theres no way you could possibly compete with last years and despite the fact that tool and the killers are basically confirmed there im sure the headliner situation will be otherwise good.
TOOL fans are also pretentious douchebags, look at lachrymology’s post…
I don’t get all the people cumming over Kings of Leon,the album was ok but they really aren’t that great of a live band.TOOL will be headlining and they never disappoint as far as live performances go,I read a few comments from some people being disappointed if TOOL was going to be headlining which is crazy because they blow all of these other groups out of the water when it comes to live shit.Check your taste people…check it.
Anonymous: I hope they leave it up just to piss you off. Really… Who cares (besides you)
seeing as how Grizzly Bear is confirmed at Pitchfork, don’t ya think you should remove them from the ‘rumoured’ list here?
they were 175
I think the early bird tix were $185 last year but I’m not positive.
How much are early bird tickets?
Johnny J strikes again! No 311 or Incubus…
clear your caches and click tickets
to all those who can’t find the page that says “sold out”. I think if you followed the link from your email that was sent to you from Lolla it will show you. if you just enter http://www.lollapalooza.com and click tickets it won’t. those sneaky fucking jerks. i’m on the god damn email list too. oh well. next year. fuck bush. damn economy.
the same thing with the message happened to me too. and the site also kept going back to those little boxes where you have to enter in letters. i was so frustrated. oh well. early bird tickets, here i come.
yeah there is nothing that says the tickets were already sold out???? what are you guys talking about
Got four, on two different credit cards, being sent to two different addresses… hopefully they get through the system.
for some reason when i hit the ticket tab it just says check back for info?
not sure what you guys are talking about… i got 2 filled in all my details, called a friend and he got 2. didn’t even sell out that fast.
Rob… It’s true I was refreshing all day too. Check the tickets tab it will tell you they sold out.
I think Lollapalooza scammed everyone and NO one got any goldens!!!
dude these people have to be full of it, i was refreshing all day. the website now has no news whatsoever of tickets being sold out, what are people talking about?
Did anyone actually get the goldens? Myself and 3 friends were refreshing all day and and we got ZERO… Last year we got 6 between us.
i took a shower and when i got out it was to late, No worries though i got the golden tickets last year so i did not expect to get them two years in a row. I will get the early birds tickets when they go on sale
I called the tix agency and they said they were all sold out. If you go on the official lolla site it says they went fast.
Same thing happened to me man. I’ve been on da computer all day waiting. Then I run to the store and bam on myspace it said get your mouse ready and I was to late.
i think “not available in this quantity” = “sold out but not updated yet”.
did anyone else have a seriously difficult time trying to get the $60 tickets? i have been on the site all week and then it came up to get them and as i kept trying this sentence kept coming up saying that the tickets were “not available in this quantity” (i was trying to buy 2). then i created an account on a whim and next thing i know, the second i sign in they’re sold out.
Chemical Brothers would be awesome
teddy boy, think your order is going to get cancelled.
Just got my lolla tickets!!! Now I’m just sitting back getting a tan in the sweet golden glow.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/kings-of-leon-jane-s-addiction-among-lollapalooza-1003949140.story
hmm,
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/kings-of-leon-jane-s-addiction-among-lollapalooza-1003949140.story
…ugh
I’m guessing that the three main headliners will be Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, and Jane’s Addiction. When is the lineup coming out?
With Chemical Brothers being added to Coachell, what are the chances of them bein added to Lolla?
no they’re not.
They’re on sale now!
Does anyone know when the 60 dollar tickets start selling??? those are so cheap!!!
Doubtful. When Josh Freese left NIN he said it was because he was touring too much. I doubt APC would tour this summer with him so soon and I doubt they would tour with a different drummer.
Also, U2 is playing Soldier Field in September.
Alex, I certainly think it’s possible that Lolla will get A Perfect Circle instead of Tool. I really don’t think that Tool will be touring this year, and with APC putting out a new album, they’re probably gonna tour.
so i guess there’s an echo in here.
so i guess there’s an echo in here.
so i guess there’s an echo in here.
so i guess there is a u2 rumor with the holes in their touring schedule.
so i guess there will be a U2 rumor with that gap in their touring plans
so i guess there is a U2 rumor with a gap like that in their touring schedule…
I am having trouble singing onto the offical Lolla Msg Board and I keep pressing reset password and then I get nothing. Anyone else having this problem?
Hey Johnny J, can you help a brutha out and tell me what day those $60 lolla presale tickets go on sale? eddyluva at gmail. Thanks man.
I just want “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” to get canceled so that The Roots can play Lolla again.
Also, what about Kid Cudi as a mid-tier hip-hop act? He’s a (somewhat over)-hyped, up-and-coming rapper on Kanye’s label with an album coming out this summer.
Likewise, I could see Mr Hudson and the Library being added to the lineup.
carligula, no you’re not.
also: this lineup is terrible.
I know a guy who knows a guy who is Lollapalooza and he told me the lineup.
Some asshole was using my username on March 4th. I don’t tell people to “shut up”. I’m more intelligent than that.
if those three bands headline lolla will have totally gone against how they normally format the three night headlines
its normally something electro, some hiphop, and something classic.
should probably remove grizzly bear from the rumored section since they are playing pitchfork
there
Ive got a family friend who is close to My Morning Jacket and he said theyve been contacted about Lolla and he said dont be surprised if they are
I want Black Keys or My Morning Jacket too please!!!! I like Kings of Leon, but MMJ shows blow KOL shows out of the water!
Johnny J f#@$ yeah!!
kings of leon are shite.
let the brits have them…we don’t need em here.
F ya Kings of Leon will be there. I second the quetion on when talking shit about KOL became the thing to do on these boards. Did everyone hate their guts two years ago when they were at lolla or is it just cuz of their newest album? I don’t dig alot of bands too but I don’t need to go telling everyone else how much I think they suck. I’m pumped that they’re gona be there and these boards try to make me feel shitty about that, so F ALL Y’ALL.
KOL are confirmed.
1 to go Johnathan.
who you callin tool? fuck wad!!!!
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110519
Does anybody think it may be A Perfect Circle instead of Tool @ Lolla? Keenan and Howerdel apparently were working on some new material. “I doubt if we’ll do any touring or, you know, do a full album,” he said. “We might do some one-off shows here and there if the timing’s right and it seems like a good vibe and a smart thing to do.” Josh Freese left NIN after the Lights in the Sky tour, and is still listed as the drummer of APC.
MSTRKRFT, the Presets, & Cut Copy would be great mid-tier acts for lolla as well.
TOOL
id love to see like boys noize or something doing perry stage this year… damn that was fun
*since January
ANYONE who has trolled the freekin lolla board January would have already known this about Depeche Mode, Jane’s, and the Beasties.
Johnny J has yet to have his one big question mark confirmed. Tool.
i think its pretty funny
all hail Johny J
Johnny J IS Greg Kot!
His name is a killing word..
“how many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?”
I don’t know but this is my answer -> 10
1 hipster to screw in the light bulb
3 hipsters to critique the hipster screwing in the light bulb
5 hipsters to criticize the 3 hipsters critiquing the 1 hipster
1 hipster to call the 5 hipsters hipster douches
What ya’ think!?!
…I have that joke on vinyl!
Might? Thats like the 5th thing he’s nailed on the head.
ok, Johnny J - quit blowing your own horn
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/03/depeche-mode-beastie-boys-janes-addiction-to-headline-2009-lollapalooza.html
Looks like Johnny J might have been on to something
so NOT liking Kings of Leon, Vampire Weekend, and Coldplay makes one a hipster douche? interesting…
reminds me of a great joke:
how many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
festivals in Brief says Passion Pit should be announced soon
Don’ forget Beastie Boys Ax!
I would say that these are a go:
Folds, Band of Horses, Of Montreal, Decemberists, No Age and Bird
hipster douche
Sorry Michael Roffman but VW blows… they’re just pitchfork hype. I’ve tried and tried to maybe like them (couple of songs are ok) but could never wrap my mind around why people like them so much. The whole thing reminds me of Spoon but to each there own because my wife loves them, so I normally keep my mouth shut. I know, I know, maybe I should keep my mouth shut now but I’m extremely bored at work and it’s so sunny out. Can’t wait for the summer!!
Why does everyone shit on Kings of Leon all of a sudden, is it because they are projected to make that next big step this year, is this like the the hating that went on for Vampire Weekend last year?>>>
No, they’re just bland. Not one of their songs can even come close to match VW’s.
Animal Collective will definitely be a lolla this year as they headlined Pitchfork last summer. They’re playing in Milwaukee on May 19th and not touching Chicago most likely do to lolla’s radius issues. Plus I have a good source saying they are playing Lolla. Great band… if you haven’t listen to Merriweather Post Pavillon yet, buy it and listen to it a lot!!
Why does everyone shit on Kings of Leon all of a sudden, is it because they are projected to make that next big step this year, is this like the the hating that went on for Vampire Weekend last year? And ColdPlay forever? and why all the hostilities on this thread? its just banter about music, can’t we all just get along? hahahahaha of course not your all hipster douches!!!!!!!
Looks like no Grizzly Bear since they will be at Pitchfork. I agree, let’s start digging into some mid tier rumors. I think we’re all sick of reading and typing about headliners and also agree w/ Jake, put more money in the mid tier and sign cheaper headliners. TVOTR, Cut Copy, Hot Chip, Avett Brothers… I think these 4 are definite possiblities.
Johnny J - Just on the Jesus wed site and he stated that he wouldn’t touch lolla but prefers 10,000 lakes in MN. Do you have any inside scoop on Rothbury?
What about weezer??? They are playing the Fuji Rock Festival in July which leaves them to be back in the states.
ryg,
Lolla was listed on Ben Folds’ tour page. It’s since been retracted. Check out the link to the Lolla board for more info.
what about of montreal?
wait where did ben folds come from. his tour dates dont give any indication that hes playing lolla
Johnny J, any info on any indie dance groups playing? Like the Black Ghosts, The Rapture, !!!, Late of the Pier, Calvin Harris, etc? Thanks too for all your previous info. I believed ya all along. Fuck the haters.
Ben Folds confirmed.
benfolds.com/tour
forget the headliners…lets move on…
whats the meat of the lineup? What’s the mid tier!? Any surprises, or just the expected suspects?
fuck everybody.
johnny, which tier will jesus be?
if ax young says they are confirmed, they are confirmed. STFO.
While James may have been a bit harsh, I agree with him. Until the press release says that Janes and Depeche Mode are playing Lolla, they are simply not confirmed. Atmosphere is confirmed because they said they are playing. There’s a huge difference, and I sure know that seeing someone as confirmed when they’re not would make me mad.
Yeah, I love also love to see The Hold Steady (on the softball fields again). Great live band.
I’m sure it’s been mentioned, but what about Snow Patrol as a possible mid-tier act? They played in ‘07, released an album last October, and they have a huge gap in their summer tour from July 12-August 22…? Plus, all the Coldplay fans would shut up.
“Depeche Mode, and probably Jane’s Addiction vs Kings of Leon and Beastie Boys vs The Killers.”
While I have seen no proof to trust you yet Cats, if this is right I can say that I would definitely approve. I may be alone in this, but I would be happy if Lolla didn’t get Tool, and instead used KoL as a headliner and put a little more money into the mid-tier.
Jesus will also be headlining, with special guess John the Baptist.
Thanks Johnny J… I’m looking forward to some awesome mid tier bands at this lolla. I got to agree with Anonymous and say lolla 07 overall acts rocked. I bet some of those bands come back this year….. hopefully one of them is the Hold Steady!
Johnny J, I know you still read all this. Any other info you can tell us before the lineup comes out? What are the chances of Bon Iver or Band of Horses?
Cats, you are 1000000% incorrect. Tool is playing.
We will see when the line-up is annoucned.
I COMPLETELY agree, Michael Roffman! There are NUMEROUS other bands worthy of a headline slot. KOL should be on the BMI stage 1130am - 1150am on Friday.
Doves?
Never underestimate the power of bland, shamelessly derivative corporate rock.
It still kills me that Kings of Leon is considered a headliner. What a joke.
I know the other headliners have been previously mentioned, never said they weren’t. But they are all accurate. Except for Tool. Lollapalooza has one unopposed headliner on one night and two headliners conflicting on each of the other two nights: Depeche Mode, and probably Jane’s Addiction vs Kings of Leon and Beastie Boys vs The Killers. If Tool were playing, then one of these lame bands would not be playing. Tool is not playing any shows this year, get over it. None.
Oh, hello Lolla Board.
Damn its getting pretty heated in this thread. Cheer up Kids we should know the lineup in like a month
Man…I wish I worked for the city. I hear every city employee was told the entire 2009 lineup before the 2008 festival.
elaborate, douchefuck.
middle tier is going to be very good. trust me. very good. you better get their early and stay all day this year!
Mazdawg–Just a difference of opinion I guess. I think “Because of the Times” is their best album and I really enjoy “Only by the Night”. I just think their new stuff has a better overall sound than the Southern-style garage-rock of their early work. Great stuff, but it all kind of sounded similar to me.
Nonetheless, at Lolla ‘09 I want to see bands like Passion Pit, Glasvegas, Silversun Pickups, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio or JUST a decent mid-tier lineup that is similar to Lolla ‘07, which was the best all-around lineup in my opinion.
I kinda hate the fact that as soon as someone tries to give out information people bitch at them….. At least Cats is giving out some information unlike everyone else who just says everything sucks.
Cats is a loser, he didn’t predict anything, Johnny J did.
“Kings of Leon are still great. The whole “sell out” argument is so tired. Saw them at Lolla ‘07 and last Halloween here in Chicago, and I hope they headline–or play in the Rac’s ‘08 spot–Lolla ‘09 because they’re amazing.”
KOL use to be amazing. Now they turned into whinny little girls because the people in the USA don’t embrace them like they do over seas. Boohoo!!! If they come into lolla and play every song from Youth & Young Manhood, Aha Shake Heartbreak, and a few from Because of the Times, then it will be awesome and I will put KOL back into the amazing category. If they play the entire only by the night album, the show will be OK and I’ll put KOL in the good category.
I was at Lolla 07 and the Halloween show too. Great time and hopefully lolla 09 will be some of the same. I got to admit, I’m proud of them as they have came a long way from playing little bars and venues! Hopefully they won’t become a U2, Oasis, Coldplay or insert your sell out UK here band over the next few years.
One more thing, if the headliners turn out to be what Cats predicted, I suggest everyone scoop up those after show tickets ASAP!
What about Oasis or MMJ, city worker any news on them?
(Not being sarcastic)
I work for the city, idiot!
Please explain how you know the Tool rumors are false then. I mean, you are in the know… right? Or was I right in telling you to shut up?
Also, the other headliners you’ve told us have been previously mentioned.
You shut up since you have nothing to add. Don’t cry because you aren’t in the know.
Shut up Cats.
Depeche Mode will play unopposed. The other headliners are Jane’s Addiction, Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon, and possibly the Killers. Tool rumors are false. Maynard is too busy with Puscifer, and don’t count on seeing them at any festivals this year.
Kings of Leon are still great. The whole “sell out” argument is so tired. Saw them at Lolla ‘07 and last Halloween here in Chicago, and I hope they headline–or play in the Rac’s ‘08 spot–Lolla ‘09 because they’re amazing.
Black Keys or solo Dan Auerbach anyone?
MMJ isnt scheduled for any festivals as of yet, meaning a headline at lolla would be awesome
MMJ Rocks but they aren’t touring this summer except for Jim James. You never know though, things could change.
KOL is good but use to be awesome!!! If you didn’t see them 2 or more years ago, you wouldn’t ever understand. Can’t blame them for selling out… their old shit rocks, the new shit’s ok and way polished. Perfect for the masses that only listen to Q101 or any other carbon copy station like them.
Continue to be disappointed in these headliners… but excited to see Grizzle Bear will be here!
KOL are shite.
always did. you back now?
Now do you believe me?
K. Thanks!
I know there’s more than a 95% chance that Jane’s Addiction is headlining, as well as Depeche Mode, but you can’t call the “Confirmed” just because the tour dates line up. Jerks.
As a big Talking Heads fan, I would love to see David Byrne and Brian Eno at Lolla ‘09.
7 july 8 august i am an idiot…. I hope KOL does man and why is no one talking My Morning Jacket? A huge year, deemed the best live show in America and here we are settling for 90’s rock. I Want some My Morning Jacket
P.S. i am from Louisville haha
KoL is playing Scotland on JULY 10…a month BEFORE Lolla.
Damn…you had me excited for a second there.
Kings of Leon will headline Lollapalooza.
I am sad to say this but I dont see Kings of Leon making itm because they are playing in Scotland the day after. And also they are in the mindset of only headlining festivals aka saquatch and glastonbury
any news on when the line up is going to be announced?
let’s pray incubus aren’t on the bill, they are one shitty band….gimme the killers anyday.
How strong of a mid tier?
Like Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, TVOTR, Franz, Kaiser Chiefs, Rancid, Rise Against, Mars Volta, Andrew Bird and all the other names people have been saying or some actual pleasant surprises?!
Like Faith No More (i know about the european festival thing they said), or Chemical Brothers or De La Soul or just something that hasn’t been mentioned over and over again???
You don’t have to worry about Incubus…they won’t be playing.
However the mid-tier of the line-up is going to be very strong, it will make up for any headliner issues that we have.
Trust me…
god, i hope not
I don’t think it seems too far-fetched, but what about Incubus at lollapalooza. They are releasing a greatest hits and rarities album that’s tentatively due out May 5, and according to their manager they’re going out on an outdoor ampitheatre tour starting early July into the last week of August. Strong possibility?
Was that a perry sighting?
ATMOSPHERE SUCKS
Well…now that THAT is established…I guess we can talk about something interesting?
PHISH SUCKS
Anonymous, you are such a tease! The suspected line-up is horrible, and Bonaroo would smash Lolla to smithereens if Johnny J is correct. I keep hearing Rothbury is going to be a big surprise. Who knows.
When is the official lineup being released? Anyone know??
Actually the line-up is done and it looks pretty good. You will be satisfied. I wish I can tell you but then it would take away from Lolla’s thinder.
BEASTIE BOYS!!! please
…. played last year!
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
And I love your anonymous ass too.
I love you Chi.
Romeo and Marvin is right…I’m hoping for a hip hop subheadliner before Beasties. And the most likely would be Tip, P.E., or Snoop. I’d be happy with any of them.
Also…who in fuck sake is Buzzword? That guy doesn’t know shit about shit!
^ *sigh*
don’t you all just sit back and realize that none of you don’t know your balls from your ass when it comes to the lineup?, what a joke you’ve become.
Spanky, according to the City of Chicago’s Event Promotors Ordinance, no licensure is needed for each individual artist or their agents.
http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/music/node/14676
I have also looked into the actual application for “Special Events” which would need to be filled out by C3 in order to obtain licensure for Lollapalooza. Again, nothing that indicates The City of Chicago needs to know which artists are playing.
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_EDITORIAL/2009PermitPackage.pdf
Care to correct me, or explain how you would have such detailed information regarding the line up?
Im not calling BS on you just yet, but I would love it if you could explain a little further how you know all this.
I don’t know why the last anonymous mentioned my name as I haven’t posted on here that Jane’s is playing Alpine (ryg and The Chi did) but since I was asked I will answer. On the Lolla Board there is an individual who is fairly privy to matters related to Jane’s Addiction and dates have been made available via this individual which contain both Jane’s and NIN playing togheter at Alpine in June. Let us wait for the official announcement which shouldn’t be too far away.
spanky can I suck your pee pee?
Driftwood, where did the rumor of Jane’s playing Alpine come into play?
You guys have no clue what you are talking about it and it is so funny to read some of the posts. ha haa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah aha ha ha ha ha ha
i hate to break it to you Zak you wouldn’t know sarcasm if it kicked you in the balls!!!!
I can’t believe you people really think that jane’s is playing Alpine with NIN. HA!
Hey Spanky, Do you have any inside info on the Pitckfork Festival lineup?
nice
no one is confirmed, these are the initially approached bands, this list is from dec.-jan., there are of course some bands with other obligations, and there are other bands that have applied to lollapalooza without a confirmation…., p.s. my job involves working with the city of chicago for labour licences for artists becaues the festival takes place on city property
Spanky, can you at least tell us what line of work you are in?
Obviously we are seeing some bands on your list that are impossible due to double booking. Just a little more info about what you do might go a long way to your credibility.
I feel a lack of hip hop on there…would love an old school group added to open for the beastie boys ie cypress hill/public enemy/wu tang clan/de la soul/q-tip…anything! Atmosphere is great but not a sub headliner…
Argh!!
Hey Carl…who do you work for?
That’s what I thought…
Hey Spanky, how is NASA going to play in Chicago and twice in Japan in the same weekend?
Oh look…the new guy with no cred is ripping on the old guy with no cred.
Ben harper and franz ferdinand have been asked, not confirmed… Johnny j can stick his “music business job” where the sun does not shine
That’s your inside source spanky? Order is pretty good except Rise Against and Kaiser Chiefs are high and Decemberists and Walkmen seem low. Also no Ben Harper of Franz Ferdinand as promised by Johnny J?
Chicago is not left off the tour. They are playing Alpine Valley, generally considered a Chicago venue despite the fact it is a haul. But many MANY bands consider Alpine their Chicago stop.
yea janes is basically happening. Im surprised the tour dates arent already up on this site seeing as people seem to worship them here, but oddly chicago is left out of the tour. They did get alpine though
janes addiction, tool, beastie boys, depeche mode, the killers, kings of leon, death cab for cutie, yeah yeah yeahs, rise against, the mars volta, kaiser chiefs, rancid, tv on the radio, TRV$DJAM, peter bjorn and john, atmosphere, fleet foxes, eagles of death metal, monotonix, does it offend you,yeah!, n.a.s.a, brian jonestown massacre, silversun pickups, delta spirit, animal collective, chairlift, the ravonettes, ezra furman and the harpoons, boyz noize, of montreal, crystal castles, the decemberists, frankie chan, totally micheal, hail social, ra ra riot, passion pit, owl city, the walkmen, beach house, billy talent, deadmau5, the cribs,
I hate to break it to you Ken but Matistahu does not matter.
but my point is they are plenty of interchangeable bands of the mid tier caliber type
How about Beck!?!?! Will he be playing any festivals this year? Replica was made his most recent single, what, 2 days ago?
Id say that there were plenty of people who would have enjoyed seeing Placebo, Ghostland Observatory, Girl Talk, Mogwai, or The Flaming Lips..
Of course, there are so many great bands out there right now, they should have no problem filling the lineup out with quality.
those are some lyrics boy!!!!!
Does it matter the only band on that list that matters besides NIN which some figured would go back to back years is Matisyahu, “yo yo…. yo yo yo!!!!”
good cuz those bands blow.
http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=503430
oh my, none of these bands will be playing lollapalooa it seems.
tools booking agent has been contacted and confirmed for the saturday, i must remain anonymous because of certain job obligations
My post took 6 minutes to make … is something wrong with CoS today?
Johnny J strikes again .. No Doubt in Chicago in July.
Another one…
Johnny J on Feb 9th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
No doubt will not be playing Lolla. they will be playing the Chicago area in July.
No Doubt dates are out…playing 7/11.
Screw coldplay they suck anyways!
I think its funny how some people are so willing to trust some random person’s comments on a blog. Do they not understand how the internet works?
From my beloved Lollaboard…
Atmosphere will be playing Lolla this summer.
http://strangefamousrecords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46189&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30
Sean Daley (Slug) says…
we are playing lolla this summer, they have a radius clause.
so we are not allowed to play wisconsin or illinois til after.
Last anonymous … still here … and I love all the funny Johnny J should fear for his life comments from anons with regards to me. If anything he was posting more regularly when I was doing the talking.
white stripes rumors are flying around about an appearence at glastonbury festival…perphaps the conan appearence was more than just a nice late night send off
And where the hell is my boy JJ?
I know you’re out there reading this, with a nice juicy lineup secret. And its just killing you to tell someone. Go ahead, we’re listening. We, uh, hog tied Driftwood…he won’t bother you any more.
Picking out fireworks is often more fun than lighting them.
Thinking about Christmas presents is often more fun than Christmas.
Offseason trades are often more exciting than the regular season.
Speculating on festival lineups is often more fun than the lineups themselves.
No I can’t wait till April, silly. Why else would I be here?
You’re so silly carl.
If you’re waiting until April, why the hell are you reading this and posting here? You obviously enjoy the speculation or you wouldn’t be reading.
I love it when people jump into online conversations just to tell the people having that interaction with one another that they are bing “silly”.
Can all you bitchz wait until April? This is silly.
dude, nothing is official until the lineup is announced. Carligula was suggesting that everyhing JJ offered was on the boards. A lot of people on those boards think/thought Green Day and Coldplay and NIN would headline. That is a big difference.
Hence it is not official (ie the Green Day prediction has not panned out yet).
Johnny J on Feb 20th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
driftwood, you might want to communicate to people on the lolla boards that Green day will not be there. or not, it is up to you. Just saying
The “argh!!” post wasn’t me. I thought the above deserved a more well thought-out response. Nice try, though, imposter.
Man, I would love to see Tool at Lolla…
You’re right. That WAS me. I’ll admit I was impressed at first. Then I realized that all it means is he got his eyes on the Coldplay tour dates a few hours before they were made public. I believe he has some insider connections, but I still believe he was playing the odds with his “confirmations” as they related to Lolla. Pretty much everything he’s talked about has been discussed on the messageboard– particularly the Tool/Rise Against thing.
I think it’ll be interesting to find out if the alleged NIN/JA tour dates pan out. That would make Jane’s pretty unlikely and be a shock to everyone who doesn’t actually have an insider connection.
With the exception of Tool, I believe most things he’s talking about are entirely possible– and even likely. I’m just still wondering if he’s telling us something we don’t already know.
BTW, I missed it– have we officially ruled out Green Day?
argh!!!
Carligula, you cannot be serious. Hopefully you’re just trying to stir up JJ and you can’t be serious. Who on the message board said that all these artists were definelty playing?? Who on the board said Coldplay and Green Day would not be playing?
Who also said:
“Holy crap, Johnny J. Just a few hours after that post, Coldplay announced their tour dates (which include a stop in Alpine Valley near Chicago and 2 dates the weekend of Lolla). Your credibility just skyrocketed!”
Oh wait, that last one was you.
I’m still waiting for Johnny J to tell us about something we haven’t been talking about on the messageboard for the last few months.
The lives of some of the anonymous posters here must be rathed sad for them to be hating on a piece of driftwood. At least they (driftwood) have a claim to be the original Johnny J stalker. I don’t think Johnny J needs three body guards / security system salesman (aw shit alliteration) attempting to gather insider information.
The Killers + Kings of Leon + Rancid + Rise Against + Beastie Boys x Poop + excessive heat = LAMEaPalooza! I would rather stick a sandpaper Tampax in my vag than to have to sit through any of those bands. ESPECIALLY Douchebags of Leon. I suppose it could be worse - they could dust off Pearl Jam or Red Hot Chili Peppers or better yet, bring back Kanye AGAIN. Oh wait, what am I saying?!?!? NOW I don’t need an excuse to leave early - plus, I won’t have to deal with the intoxicated assholes on the way out. Let’s hope they can make up for it with the second and third tier bands. Otherwise, I’ll save my money for Pitchfork. I love how the organizers expect fans of DM or Tool to chunk down a minimum of 80 bones just to see either one of them. Talk about inflated ticket prices: I propose that CSE join Live Nation/Ticketmaster in D.C. for the anti-trust hearing.
Farts.
Johnny J please come back!!!! what about MSTRKRFT, the Presets, Cut Copy, or Hercules & Love Affair at Lolla?
Animal Collective seems logical as can be seeing that they played Pitchfork last year and, to my knowledge, have never played Lolla.
driftwood, you need to keep your distance. I fear for JJ’s safety.
johnny j strikes again. no chicago date for the Rise Against/Rancid tour.
if only he didn’t get scared away by driftwood’s over-the-top obsession.
YES!!!!
Oh wait. Hes a liar. >:[ I meant bitch. Youre a fucking bitch.
Youre a fucking beast Johnny J! Ya hear that?! BEAST!
OK, before I go… might as well tell you.
Animal Collective.
Thank you,
JJ
Poop! Poop! Poop!
It’s a great chant for a band.
Again, any posts from this point on with my name in are going to be fake posts as I am not going to me making any more posts.
Thank you,
JJ
Poop will be on the lineup? Oh man, thats awesome! I love Poop!
Poop… That’s funny!! That word always makes me laugh!
So I’m guessing we still have Johnny J and that was a bad fake? There also appears to be a “version” of you on the Coachella board posting NIN / Jane’s tour dates.
Poop
Agreed on all counts, ryg.
lollapalooza is in need of some nick cave and the bad seeds, also theres that new belle and sebastian movie coming out so im going ahead and speculating. les savy fav would also kill
Beastie Boys vs Depeche Mode would be interesting but I dont think it would happen cause Beasties would outdraw them 2-1. Most of Lolloa’s crowd is 25 and under and those kids usually aren’t too into an 80s/90s band like DM.
I’m not threatened. Jus’ sayin’.
um … is that Johnny J or johnny j?
ScottieM…
What makes you think that Depeche Mode’s performance at Lolla would be any better? My only hope is that if Beastie Boys are there that they’re playing the other side of the park at the same time.
And it must be nice to take jabs at ChiCity anonymously.
Final Post
This has become a monster…i am out of here.
Good luck all, enjoy your summer…
Depeche Mode need to play lolla to make up for their boring and uneventful performance of Coachella 2006.
Everyone,
Please tone down the JJ ass kissing. ChiCity is getting jealous and feeling threatened.
Also Dan Auerbach of Black Keys?
Typo … last two Trail of Dead albums …
Johnny J, No Age just played last year at PoFoMoFo so that is unlikely and the last to Trail of Dead albums have not been reviewed favorably so we’ll have to see about the new album.
Good to know about Decemberists and Franz (will be at both sets so long as they don’t conflict with each other). How come you have beceome aware of quite a few adds in the past 24 hours, did you just talk to someone yesterday? Just curious as there’s been nothing new for a few weeks.
Also anything on Arctic Monkeys / Blur (probably too big to be added with what we have)?
What about Trail of Dead and No Age? I thinking Pitchfork…
MGMT is booked for ‘Roo, which makes me think that they’ll add a few more festivals this summer.
Franz, decemberists, harper with relentless 7, kings of leon yes.
No clue about Lips or Mgmt but let me tell you i think that would be a great addition. would love to see them back to back but i am not sure if that logistically would work. It would be cool though. i honestly don’t think that there is room for the Lips at this point which sucks.
Ben Harper…I just don’t understand the attraction. Doves are at Sasquatch so I’m feeling good about them being at Lolla.
Johnny j-
Any chance MGMT makes a return trip to lolla in 09?
Please respond!
w/ Relentless7 I assume? So all three Sasquatch headliners? Weird …
Any info on Flaming Lips (unlikely), TV On The Radio, Decemberists, Blur (unlikely), Franz Ferdinand, Vampire Weekend, Silversun Pickups or Arctic Monkeys?
i am putting Ben Harper down too…just an FYI
Not sure, just what i heard
Fact.
I have an idea when Chicago is happening but that is neither here nor there. No Lolla
Also Johnny J if Riverboat Gamblers get in via opening for Rancid / Rise Against, then why not Billy Talent as well?
Johnny J, do you know when tour dates are coming out and or when the Chicago date will be? Are you stating no Green Day as fact or just based on speculation based on there being to many other higher-billed bands?
mcdao … it will be Green Day or Tool. Green Day + Tool + Jane’s Addiction + Depeche Mode + Beastie Boys + Killers + Kings of Leon = brokeapalooza.
driftwood, you might want to communicate to people on the lolla boards that Green day will not be there. or not, it is up to you. Just saying
Am I alone in thinking that this proposed lineup could really use Green Day?..
RBG? ummm. yay?
Riverboat Gamblers too…
I know:
Friday
Depeche Mode
Saturday
Tool
Sunday
Jane’s
the other bands, i don’t know how they would play out but i am sticking to my above post…
The Killers
Kings of Leon
Rancid
Rise Against
Kaiser Chiefs
Beastie Boys
You forgot Beastie Boys.
I know:
Friday
Depeche Mode
Saturday
Tool
Sunday
Jane’s
the other bands, i don’t know how they would play out but i am sticking to my above post…
The Killers
Kings of Leon
Rancid
Rise Against
Kaiser Chiefs
So our schedules match except I would think Beasties would paly the larger stage over Depeche Mode (anywhere else no, in America, yes) and I think Jane’s will be unopposed with Kings of Leon playing against their opener (probably Yeah Yeah Yeahs).
Ok I didn’t see that you had posted already your schedule … are you confirming the schedule you have or just speculating at this point based on all the given info?
Finishing the above post:
AT&T Bud Light
Friday Beastie Boys Depeche Mode
Saturday Tool Killers
Sunday Jane’s Addiction Kings of Leon (Racs spot)
I thought it would be Tool / Depeche Mode and Beastie Boys / Killers but those wouldn’t fit the dates you gave / the Depeche Mode tour dates.
So Jonny J, Depeche Mode on Friday almost certainly with these dates right (nothing else would work)? If everything else you know turns out and with Tool on Sat and Jane’s on Sun that would mean Depeche Mode would be up against either Beasties or Killers (or KoL if there is no one unopposed). I think the Killers cite Depeche Mode as an influence and their sound overlaps in genre so I’m guessing we will see:
AT
Fri:
Try this
Friday
Depeche Mode vs. Beastie Boys
Saturday
TOOL vs The Killers
Sunday
Janes vs KOL
For the record, i didn’t go through the Lolla board and take ideas from people or poeple have posted as it has been suggested. Take a look at the date I posted this stuff…
I think everything you have said is VERY likely now except Tool (though still possible). The other five big acts are almost locks.
See maybe I wasn’t crazy after all?
Well Johnny J, look like you were right about Depeche Mode, nice one!
Remember that NIN is playing Bonnaroo and Jane’s isn’t, so its not so far fetch’d that they won’t play the same festival another time (Lollapalooza).
Not sure if they are playing. I am guessing that pitchfork will get Sonic Youth…
& my bloody valentine?
what about sonic youth, johnny j?
jeez, johnny, for someone who claims to not know-it-all you sure do KNOW IT ALL!
I think you should headline!
if NIN and Jane’s are still on tour together when Lolla comes around, i’m willing to bet they’ll both be headliners…what else would trent et al have to do? maybe mow and groom butler field, chop some wood, prune the roses…seems silly that they would just sit around for 3 days, unless they do their own show at united center or allstate…
janes headlines, NIN play another venue before Lolla…
done and done
i think we should wait and see if NIN headlines again this year - as johnny j says:
Johnny J on Feb 5th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Driftwood, thank you for breaking it down for everyone.
To be honest, i have no links or sources that i can relate to. I work in the music industry and i am a huge lolla fan so i thought that i would post what i heard. I COMPLETELY understand anyone who doesn’t want to accept this and my point was just to tell you what i know but no one needs to believe me. We will all know for sure when the line-up is posted.
very true…I guess the thought of NIN opening for Jane’s would have me much more excited than Rise Against or some band like that…and I was holding out some hope…
Johnny J spoke, no NIN for Lolla :-(.
Scenario number one would be kick ass if NIN agreed to take a step down and be the opener for Jane’s…I just would think they wouldn’t want NIN to take up a headlining spot two years in a row…
But this would look like a lineup if some of these rumors come true…
Tool/Green Day/REM Unopposed…Kings Of Leon in the Racs Spot
Jane’s Addiction (NIN Opening for them.)/The Killers
Beastie Boys/Depeche Mode
Subs: TVOTR/Kaiser Chiefs/Franz Ferdinand/Rancid/Rise Against/some hip hop a little electronic and some more hipster stuff…
So, it seems the Lolla organizers have made a history of not repeating themselves, at least from year-to-year. So why would they bring NIN back 2 years in row? Not that I dislike NIN, but there are plenty of other bands also worthy of a headline slot. I just spoke to a reliable and usually accurate source who says one of the following scenarios will likely happen (in order of likelihood): 1) NIN and Jane’s both headline Lolla the same night 2)Both headline, different nights 3) Jane’s headlines 1 night at Lolla, NIN headlines the same night at another venue 4) Neither headline Lolla. My vote is for 1 or 2 to happen.
I agree. You did mention Lolla too though. I was addressing that part of your post.
Not Virgin though
Ken, it is Bristow. I think the two Alpine Valley dates in the middle of July would violate the radius clause so unlikely for them at Lolla.
Dave Mathews is in Bristol on the 8th and Not in Tampa on the 12th, He is also playing more amphitheaters than Stadiums, is it possible that now that he is no longer selling out 60-70,000 seat shows he would play Sunday at Lolla or virgin? He is also playing 10,000 lakes and rumored for Rothbury.
not sure how the schedule is going to play out.
I don’t think Blur is playig lolla…sorry. No really, i am sorry that they are not playing…
hey johnny j, if tool plays lolla, would they play unopposed?
What about Blur?
what about blur
I like Johnny J predictions… and his sexy bod.
wow. if johnny j is actually right, i’m really glad i’m going to roo instead of lolla this year. it’s just now hitting me that he could be right.
Johnny J, wasn’t looking for proof, just thought you were speculating and I didn’t think it was THAT far fetched for it to happen. I’ll take what you say into consideration.
What is your profession Johnny J?
I don’t know what kind of proof you want driftwood so you will just have to take my word for it that it ain’t happenin at Lolla for NIN
“Johnny J. Anonymous is just the name for anyone who doesn’t put in a name. That was probably my first post.”
Here I’ve been typing Anonymous in the name field everytime like a sucker! Why am i so stupid?!
Johnny J what makes you think that NIN won’t do something stripped down and open for Jane’s Addiction (who will close out the festival unopposed as it is Perry’s festival) at Lolla? People have constantly been saying that Jane’s by themselves could not sell-out the day they play if they are the unopposed headliner. NIN opening for them would certainly help there. I think this is viable considering NIN being placed lower than Kings of Leon (which certainly means that if they play Lolla, they will be #6 at worst) on Sasquatch, which can only mean something stripped down.
I think it is safe to say that NIN will play Chicago but not Lolla.
Johnny J. Anonymous is just the name for anyone who doesn’t put in a name. That was probably my first post.
Secondly, do you know if NIN will be playing in the Chicago area since they won’t be at Lolla?
I WOULD SAY NIN is a lock for Lolla
Johnny J, do you have the scoop on other festivals as well and not just lollapalooza? for instance, are the killers really gonna headline a night at coachella or is that just in the meantime til they pull out some big name a month before the festival….
Anonymous, I like your posts you make me crack up.
So like i mentioned before you will see Jane’s at Lolla and not NIN.
As far as that promotion is concerned, I don’t see it in your future if you are on COS all the time making posts! You need to focus!
so Jane’s Addiction is touring with NIN…
either they play lolla or they don’t. which will it be?
screw lolla 09, who is going to headline lolla 2010 Jonny J?
Johnny J,
Will I get that big promotion this year? Also, how will I die?
Have you looked into a restraining order yet? I think I spotted Driftwood’s conversion van outside of your house.
brando for prez, johnny j vice
I think we should have this funny guy anonymous headline.
i think we should have Johnny J as a headliner at lollapalooza
I acutally just got some new info in from my sources and don’t say you heard it hear first but a Led Zepplien Reunion could be happening on Sunday for the close of the festival…
Added by CoS: This is not the real Johnny J…
I don’t know if that article explicitly says they are working on a new album, but it is interesting that Maynard says, “We might do some one-off shows here and there if the timing’s right and it seems like a good vibe and a smart thing to do.”
everytime i see ur posts johnny j i think, when did i write that? then i remember, thats not me.
For the record, I have now noticed that someone has created a Johnny J user name on the Lolla page and made a post pretending to be me. please note, I am not posting anythinng on the Lolla boards whatsoever. I apologize for creating such a stir, i had no clue it would come to this by posting some of the bands that i heard playing Lolla this year.
Everyone relax, just wait a couple weeks and we will see if some of the confirmations I made come to fruation.
Oh for the Tool rumor, it does seem odd that they finally annouced that they are starting on their new album. Again, that is not any sort of confirmation but the timing seems convienent. see link:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114063
April 7
April.
Does anyone recall when the lineup was announced last year?
The Decemberists are skipping a lot of major cities on their tour: Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Minneapolis, Montreal, Philadelphia, Baltimore. And yes, Chicago.
I WANT the White Stripes.
Bring back the lineup from 2004 and 2005!! Best line ups ever!
Atleast put: Kings of Leon, Justice,Daft punk, Ghostland, MGMT
I highly doubt Arcade Fire, but that would be amaaaazing…
and Depeche Mode would be great too…and so would Prince, but I doubt.
Hey D…to each their own…If Tool/Beasties/Depeche Mode is there I would absolutely love it…last year for me it was Rage/NIN/Raconteurs for me…that’s what is good about this…it has to be a little bit of a letdown headliner wise after last year wait on the mid tier which I think is shaping up to be pretty strong with possibilities of:
YYY’s/TVOTR/Kaiser Chiefs/Rancid/Kings of Leon/Franz Ferdinand/ and I’m sure they’ll find a good hip hop and electronic act or two to make me feel very good about the investment…
d Who would you book who is touring this summer in support of a new album?
i can not believe these rumous. how could last year be SOO crazy awesome amazing and now this is what theyre giving us??? absolute crap. so disapointing.
Hey Johnny J, it wasn’t me. We will know a lot more after the No Doubt dates (any idea when?) and if the above Anonymous poster is right, the Depeche Mode dates. Apparently Alex Young contacted Depeche Mode’s label and they stated that Depeche Mode would not be at Lolla but labels have been known to do this even when the band is playing.
I have to say that i am SHOCKED that there is a thread about me on the lolla board. Not the intention at all, but kinda funny.
Look forward to seeing how this whole thing plays out in the next month or so…
JJ
APC would be good!
To the annonymous poster who said Beasties will only be playing Bonnaroo: Your reading comprehension needs some work. From the link you provided:
“The Beastie Boys will be playing their only confirmed date of the year so far at Bonnaroo.”
How exactly does that exclude them from being on the yet-to-be-announced Lollapalooza lineup?
Who really cares about the headliners! The 2nd and 3rd tier bands make festival great or just ok. I agree headliners are important but shouldn’t be the most important topic.
As for meagan, if you consider yourself a “music” fan and never heard of or listened to kings of leon you should start. Ran across this 2nd tier band about 5 years ago at Bonnaroo and haven’t stopped listening to them ever since. They always put on a awesome show and I can’t wait until I see them make 80,000 + people rock out.
Cool…
Beastie Boys only confirmed date source:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/springsteen-phish-beasties-nin-set-for-bonnaroo-1003937203.story
a Morrissey appearance at Lolla would be fantastic regardless of the time. Hate to be all “Debbie Downer”, but The Smiths will never never never reunite. EVER! I’m really glad I caught them on ‘TQID’ tour. I will never forget it.
Morissey would play 6:30 mainstage at worst. Most probably a sub-headliner, maybe in the Racs spot, long long-shot for #5 on the line-up.
Morrisssey would not headline but the Smiths would, Morrissy if he played would go on in the late afternoon early evening
the cure headlining at lolla 09 would be great…so would morrissey…
The Beasties are coming out with an album. aren’t they? Why would they only do one festival? I would love to see Blur added to the line ups of Lolla and Virgin.
depeche mode are to announce their north american dates in the next few weeks. i have a strong feeling that they’ll hit lolla, osheaga, vfets in baltimore and toronto.
i can’t see the cure there but would LOVE to see them headline.
i could see blur playing lolla this year and the other festivals too.
What area of the music biz do you work in?
Nope, no idea on pitchfork
Johnny J, yes any info (beyond Black Lips) on Pitchfork would be great too.
Bonnaroo hasn’t advertised the Beastie Boys performance as such so how do you know Anonymous?
Johnny J is bullshitting you guys. Bonnaroo is the Beastie Boys only date this year.
Johnny J, do you know of any acts playing Pitchfork?
Does anyone know when the final lineup will be announced?
Lolz at taking that from the Lolla Board.
Decemberists will be play i think, dig it:
current tour skips RIGHT OVER CHICAGO (hitting up milwaukee and st louis).
I bet second leg is going to be playing at fetivals. seems reasonable!
more here: http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=489618&mpage=1
Should Johnny J’s headliner rumours become a reality, it will be the LAMEST Lolla ever! I’m hoping they’ll announce a line-up that’s pretty special seeing as how it’s the 5th year anniversary in Grant Park.
I have not heard anything on the White Stripes and I would highly doubt you are going to see them With the bands i mentioned already, I don’t really see anyone else that they can put on top of that. Maybe one more decent size act but this i speculation at this time.
Listen, i want to share with you what I know and the bands that I have shared is what i know. I will keep you posted on any new developments.
Johnny J, heard anything about the white stripes? could that be possible?
i think this sounds decent, actually…
Friday - Beasties vs. Kings of Leon/Killers
Sat - Rise Against/Rancid/Tool
Sunday - Janes vs. Depeche Mode
altho, as the rest of you have said..
it would need a solid middle tier.
but lolla always seems to deliver there….
i know im days late, but this is kinda interesting.
thats why i asked if anyone had heard anything and ended the post with the world speculating
Alex Young, I think it was just the one article which ended with “Lollapalooza anyone?”, and another comment saying that either Green Day or Blink 182 will be there. People are reading into things too much, of course both of these comments were just speculation.
Ken, where did we start that at? We have no concrete evidence that Blink will be appearing, though they certainly seem like a possibility now that they are reuniting.
has anyone heard anything substantial about Blink playing Lollla or maybe Virgin or is that just Consequence speculating?
email sent…
Johnny J,
I’m interested to hear more of what you know. Any interest in shooting me an email?
alexyoung@consequenceofsound.net
Um, what about My Morning Jacket? From what I have heard it’s MMJ and the Killers as headliners this year.
Daft Punk’s new album doesn’t come out until 2010, we may have to wait another Lolla year before they come back.
Hey JJ,
Anyone else you know that will not be there?
Anonymous is correct based on everything that i have heard. please keep in mind that this stuff is not set in stone and things change all the time. But for the time being, this seems to be what is most likely.
Haven’t heard about the Volta yet but they would make a great sub headlining spot with the likes of the Decemberists and Kings of Leon.
Rise Against as headliners is a joke
Johnny J: what do you know about the Mars Volta playing?
johnny J : you are da man!
Anonymous posster, I must have had a mental lapse. That would make a lot more sense and make me a lot happier. Johny J could you confirm whether Rise Against is playing before Tool on the main-stage or close out the side-stage adjacent so that their set ended just as Tool’s was about to start?
Rise Against would play on the small stage adjacent to the stage Tool is on. At least one would assume, thus they’re not “sub-headliners”
Will this be known in the next 24 hours as it was with Coldplay?
No doubt will not be playing Lolla. they will be playing the Chicago area in July.
Johnny J, really Rise Against before Tool? I thought it might be Rise Against -> Mars Volta -> Tool. Would be sad if Rise Against was sub-headliner status (even though they are big in Chicago).
Yes to clarify concerning Pitchfork, concertgoer is right, it is an issue of them screwing up the dates as 31 Jul - 2 Aug (the week before) are open on the Coldplay schedule. Maybe they missed it as Lolla and PoFoMoFo are usually two weeks apart and this year it is three? Furthermore,the Alpine Valley date not only is bad business sense, but most people believe it violates the C3/Lolla radius clause and thus rules Coldplay out from playing.
ryg, No Doubt will probably not be at Lolla due to their Live Nation contract.
MGMT, TV on the Radio, Ben Harper, Theivery Corperation, The Rentals, !!!, The Ting Tings,The Hold Steady, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones(i know they did their touring last summer but one could always hope) all would be great additions for some supporting slots
MAN MAN
Why does Pitchfork think that Coldplay are going to hit Lolla? I mean, there is 100% no possible chance that would happen. They would never play Alpine 2 weeks before…just doesn’t make good business sense.
I know we all want a huge name on the bill but do you think that there is room with the “rumored” headlines? (By rumored i mean confirmed but poeple don’t believe me so we will say rumored for now).
I am just as curious as all of you…
In addition, i would like to see the Doves on the bill. As well as Super Furry Animals, Ben Folds, Coconut Records, Conor, Flaming Lips and No Age!
What I heard is that Rise Against is playing right before Tool…which is why they are so stoked to play the fest.
so like blink 182 is reuniting, releasing an album, and touring this summer…
I think pitchfork is under the impression that lolla starts july 31 then it really is the next week
well as far as rise against and rancid go… im pretty sure its a coheadline and that rise against was topping it. I know that may be shocking but rise against just sold out two nights at the congress, so i would consider them bigger in chicago which is sad
regardless, im not exactly a fan of adding them to lolla… especially since that no doubt/paramore tour is going on. I think the organizers are streching into genres that really have no business being there
interesting how pitchfork viewed this coldplay schedule completly different:
“So it’s good to see that they’re going on another full-scale North American outdoor-shed tour this summer. Worth noting: There seems to be a Lollapalooza-sized hole somewhere in that schedule, and Lolla is going to have to pull out something big to compete with all these other summer festivals.”
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148991-coldplay-reveal-north-american-summer-tour
Doves! I want Doves at Lollapalooza. Great underrated band. Great live.
Anonymous what is “Rise Against then Tool” refer to exactly?
No it is Rise Against then Tool
no i don’t i just don’t see Rancid not headlining the tour? maybe i hold them in too high regard
Ken, I think Johnny J was suggesting that Rise Against would be leading into Rancid not that they would be playing against each other. He used the / mark to indicate -> and v.s to indicated playing against each other.
Also since I’ve been curious about this, do you have a link to suggest Rise Against is playing in support of Rancid, all I could find is they are playing together (so I assumed co-headlining possibly).
yes i have fallen for that excited to see RHCP thing as well and all 3 times i left feeling cheated
First off Meagan Kings of Leon have been tearing it up for years and their last album has actually reached critical success. They will be every where this summer and you will no doubt be telling people “oh i have been listening to them for years” second rise Against is touring in support of Rancid, why would they play against each other, third that line up looks bitchin(if its true) Depeche , when they are on plays some great house segways and can get a crowd movin, i imagine the Killers are in the same boat, Tool is amazing live and who wouldnt want to see Jane’s, at this point one of their shows could be their last. I’ve seen rancid and Rise A. and both put on great shows. The Beasties are as good as anyone live as well. Who else would you guys rather see headline? thats a dream team.
One of the challenges Lolla faces with putting together an impressive list of headliners is that they seem to have a more restricted pool of talent to draw from. Personally, it’s one of the main things that keeps me coming back to Lolla– they book the kind of headliners I listen to. Sure Bruce, Phish, Prince, etc etc are huge, but I would personally MUCH rather see Muse, NIN, Tool, etc etc. As far as I’m concerned, Lolla takes all the best headliners from each festival and puts them together to give me great options all three nights. The one exception to this (out of 9 nights in the past three years) was Manu Chao vs. Kanye in 2006. RHCP was pretty disappointing, too, but it was a band I was at least excited about seeing.
I would agree with anonymous…
While some of these bands are big there are not the huge draws that we hvae come to expect and what the other festivals have. I mean Pearl Jam, Paul McCartney, Phish (love them or hate them they are huge), The Boss and so on.
I still think it is a decent line-up there are really going to have to put together a stellar mid-teir and low teir line-up
Hopefully there is more to come.
We could argue the strength of the leaked “confirmed” headliners for days– everyone at this point has there favorite bands, their own hopes and expectations. But the fact is, none of these headliners have that wow factor. None of these bands are that undisputed unopposed headliner– ie radiohead, pearl jam, RHCP.
The point was no one ever said these are the headliners and the only headliners, which could leave open the possibility of more additions at the top– and possibly the unopposed band.
Plus the bar has been raised very high…if this is the lineup, it would be a major disappointment.
To the Anonymous poster above, I can’t see Green Day being added with the current lineup Johnny J has given us … Jane’s Addiction, Tool, Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode (it’s pretty crazy enough one of these first four will be playing Bud Light), Killers in the fifth slot? Killers are playing stadiums, it’s very unlikely for them to be bumped to 6th and play in the Raconteurs / Modest Mouse slot. I think the best we can hope for is Flaming Lips in the 6th slot, and in the worst case scenario Kings of Leon will get it (with Franz Ferdinand as an intermediate possibility). Hopefully Kings of Leon will be sub-headlining for the Killers at best. I understand people have musical preferences, but for Lolla standards, I can’t see in terms of star-power how people can be complaining with this potential lineup (not to mention the wide variety of musical genres). Especially since indie music lovers will probably be very happy with the undercard knowing all the great bands who have dropped / are dropping albulms since last Lolla.
Also CoS people … Alex Young … Michael Roffman … I’d add everything Johnny J has said to the rumours list at least, he seems legit.
yes, count me in. I’m now paying attention.
that being said, I don’t think think your confirmations are that bad considering they could still add big names to the top (Green Day comes to mind) and a very heavy middle lineup (many to choose from).
personally, i’ve never gone to lolla for the headliners. i’ve always gone for the large collection of mid tier and all the great low level bands i’ve never heard of or seen. lolla has done a great job at finding those bands that haven’t hit it big…yet.
Carligula I was just going to post on Lolla Board that Johnny J’s credibility has skyrocketed!
Again, my goal was never to create rumors just simply stating what i know.
Holy crap, Johnny J. Just a few hours after that post, Coldplay announced their tour dates (which include a stop in Alpine Valley near Chicago and 2 dates the weekend of Lolla). Your credibility just skyrocketed!
HA! Touche! good one, no not that i know of…
But that was really funny, i just laughed out loud
oh no! they’re not going to die, are they?!?!
Oh and watch, you will see that Coldplay is not playing…soon
Driftwood:
I noticed that my comments have now been topics of discussion on the Lolla board. Of course, I expect people to doubt things and not believe an anonymous source. I want to make this clear: I am posting this info because this is what I heard as CONFIRMED and I am a music fan. I love going to festivals and I love this time of year. I am not posting this to get any attention or start any rumors on the message boards. It is what i know as confirmed. I had a feeling that this would happen…
I have heard that Green Day will be doing a LONG tour this year but nothing in response to Lolla.
If any of this is true, this year’s festival will be terrible. I would like to see Jane’s but you have to have another band in front of them, and I certainly hope it isn’t Tool…
and trust me, i am just as disappointed as you are. i am guessing that there HAS to be more added. We can only hope.
nope, everything i know i have posted here.
Johnny J, as it is Perry’s festival, everyone has speculated that a reunion show with the full line-up would give them top billing and unopposed status (and most likely on Sunday despite Radiohead last year) so I’m guessing your info would lead to that being more likely (just thought that since you mentioned Tool first on your list twice and that you said you were shocked they were headlining, you mean’t top billing, though yes with very little news on the radar, them even headlining any night is surprsing).
What about Green Day, heard anything about them? They could possibly play unopposed and have been speculated on.
“I can tell you for a fact that Coldplay are not playing lolla.”
man, do i hope you’re wrong about these “confirmations”
I heard Tool was saturday and Jane’s was Sunday.
Didn’t hear anything about who is top billing or who is playing unopposed. As far as I see it, none of those bands should get a top billing but that is just me. However, you have to ask yourself how many bands are there like radiohead that can play unopposed.
I can tell you for a fact that Coldplay are not playing lolla.
If Johnny J is right, I see Lolla as a major disappointment.
I WANT TO SEE COLD’S NEW BAND - THE KILLER AND THE STAR PLAY
Hi, Johnny J, I wasn’t doubting your credibility (or asking who your source was, just wanted to clarify it was NOT just taken from the info on the Lolla Board). If you have found all this out from something independant of the Lolla Board then I’m very happy you shared this info (though I’m shocked how accurate our speculation has been, and would have thought more bands would have been booked / confirmed by now). If we have a source outside of the conversation passed onto us with the lead singer of Rise Against concerning Tool, then that surely sky rockets their chances of playing (as they were very much off the radar before then).
I won’t push you on line-up order / stages / time-slots, but can you at least confirm that you are hearing Tool will be #1 on the bill (which you have suggested to some degree)? I’m also curious why if you were merely speculating why you chose to put Tool as unopposed on Saturday (when in the past it has been on Sunday, and last year was on Friday due to Radiohead’s schedule conflicts). Thanks for the info.
Again, this is what i heard. Not going to get into sources and from what i am told this is confirmed.
We can debate it all day long about my credibility, but all i wanted to do was to shed some light on what I am hearing about what is confirmed for this summers festival. I don’t know who is playing on what stage and I don’t know what time poeple are playing.
Finally, Flaming Lips was a wish not a confirm, i was just hoping that would happen.
This has nothing to do with the Lolla board….
Also I’m very curious on how you figured unopposed headliner for Saturday, was this relayed to you by someone as this has yet to happen at Lolla, and we don’t have anything else to go by to suggest this ie Tool tour dates, or tour dates for any of the headlining acts to eliminate certain days from Lolla.
Johnny J, so Depeche Mode on Bud Light? If I’m not mistaken they would be the best selling artist (albulms world-wide) in Lolla history, though I suppose most of the success has been outside of America. Would be ballsy of Perry to put his band up against them (not saying their share would be small but I’d think they’d want it to be as large as possible). Also who would play Bud Light on Saturday before Tool (Racs spot), is that were Flaming Lips would fall? Or Franz?
I’m not sure if I’m misreading your posts, what does how you see / heard it mean? How much is your expectations and how much was informed to you? Honestly except for Kaiser Chiefs nothing we have on the Lolla Board is confirmed confirmed and we don’t even have a real lead on Depeche Mode and Kings of Leon other than strong suspicions. Yet you have them down as confirmed. By confirmed do you mean heard from an inside source that they are already booked, or that they appear to be a lock based on factors (ie strong speculation)? Do you have something stronger than the info on the Lolla Boards is what I’m asking?
For the record this is how i see/heard it:
Friday - Beasties vs. Kings of Leon/Killers
Sat - Rise Against/Rancid/Tool
Sunday - Janes vs. Depeche Mode
Driftwood, thank you for breaking it down for everyone.
To be honest, i have no links or sources that i can relate to. I work in the music industry and i am a huge lolla fan so i thought that i would post what i heard. I COMPLETELY understand anyone who doesn’t want to accept this and my point was just to tell you what i know but no one needs to believe me. We will all know for sure when the line-up is posted.
I would love to see the Flaming Lips confirmed!
Johnny J, if your information is accurate, was the first time you posted the six headliners the right order in which they would be billed. Is Lolla going to be:
Depeche Mode (AT&T) vs Beastie Boys (Bud)
Jane’s Addiction (AT&T) vs Killers (Bud)
Tool unopposed, with Kings of Leon in last year’s Raconteurs spot?
Rise Against is pretty much a lock as someone on the Lolla Board met the lead singer at the recent Chicago Metallica show at Allstate and inquired if they were playing and he answered in the positive. They are from Chicago, with a new albulm to promote, so it makes sense.
Actually all of Johnny J’s information is from the speculation and rumours / gossip on the Lolla Board. He should have thrown in Passion Pit and Ezra Furman to make his list complete.
We have someone who claims from an inside source that Jane’s, Beasties and Killers were being worked on. Additionally Kaiser Chiefs have been confirmed. In addition to Rise Against(mentioned above), Rancid comes from the fact that the two bands are touring together this summer and it was mentioned on a radio show that the joint tour’s stop in Chicago would be something bigger than the usual Congress show. The Rise Against lead singer also mentioned in that conversation that Tool were the big act being persued. All that is left on his list are Depeche Mode and Kings of Leon, which are probably the two other bands that have been speculated the most (along with Franz Ferdinand).
rise against would be terrible… absolutely terrible, theres no way that could be true
and where is this confirmed from Johnny J post a link.
I’m royally pissed.
here is a lolla update:
from what i know this is confirmed:
Tool
Jane’s Addition
The Killers
Depeche Mode
Kings of Leon
Beasties
Rancid
Rise Against
Kaiser Chiefs
RHCP are on a hiatus as far as I know sorry….I would be surprised if bloc party is a repeat because I think they are here on tour hitting ultra in march then back to england and europe for the spring/summer i would guess they take a break after that for a little bit….don’t know much about the other two…..
uh, red hot chili peppers
definitely
& death cab, bloc party, third eye blind
perhaps?
if Johnny J is on the ball I think you can throw in pre-headliners of Franz Ferdinand/TV on the Radio/Kaiser Chiefs/Yeah Yeah Yeahs and then they just need a few more pre-headliners during the day to fill out…I would personally enjoy a big electronic act and Publice Enemy/Q-Tip/Ghostland Observatory/MGMT…its looking pretty cut and dry though that you could pin point probably 75% of the top three to five lines right now…
kaiser chiefs are apparently already confirmed? not a bad start for an undercard act….they need to get tool, system of a down and the white stripes to come back at their festival to cement it as the best ROCK festival year after year, a daft punk revisit would not be bad either, kings of leon, muse need to make it there as well….STS9, chromeo, girl talk, MGMT do well for side stage in between to add some diversity, maybe im getting ahead of myself….gonna be hard to top last year whatever they do though minus kanye
So what can they do to compare to the coachella and ‘roo lineups?
Daft Punk and Kings of Leon….thats all i need!
please have a better line-up than bonnaroo!!
i agree with previous thoughts about this supposed group… the acts arent very universal, at least the main ones. Way too distinct and wont be bringing in nearly the crowds they were last year
Nope, i am standing with my thoughts.
Bonaroo line-up has been leaked. Anyone want to change their predictions?
I am sure that one other band will be annoucned but mark my words, that is going to be the line-up for this season’s lolla show. I am disappointed as well since i would like more current bands but hopefully Lolla will add some good pre-headliners to make the nights worthwhile.
I am shocked that TOOL is headlining but it is what it is. You will see them on the festival front for a couple of shows this summer.
Who else would be a logical choice? They typically stick with bands prominent in the 90’s.
“I think only Beck, The Flaming Lips (not with Beck, of course), Foo Fighters or Smashing Pumpkins could bring in the crowds.”
wrong.
I heard some someone else mention the same line-up as Johnny J mentioned. If this is the case, then I’m incredibly disappointed.
Tool, Depeche Mode and Beastie Boys have a distinct audience. Jane’s Addiction, I’ve only heard one of their songs!?! The Killers suck hardcore, shitty lyrics. And Kings of Leon, who are they!?!? If this band headlines Lollapalooza then they must have been scraping the barrel.
I think only Beck, The Flaming Lips (not with Beck, of course), Foo Fighters or Smashing Pumpkins could bring in the crowds.
haha dont worry i think they know not to make green day a headliner
If Green Day plays, I’ll throw up on myself then cancel my hotel reservation.
I would be shocked if Tool were there honestly, they seem to be in one of those 5-7 year hiatuses right now.
those seem pretty accurate I would say, I would love Tool/DM/Beastie’s…Jane’s is okay if no one else is on…i don’t like the killers but i would see the opposite headliner that night…Tool would be great but didn’t know they were a real possibility…if you throw TV on the Radio/Kaiser Chiefs/Franz Ferdinand/Public Enemy/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/Chemical Brothers or Justice and a few others then it should be pretty well rounded in tastes I think…I just dont want to see something like this…
Coldplay/Jane’s Addiction/The Killers/Green Day/Smashing Pumpkins
As much as I would love to see daft punk again like 2007 its not going to happen. Being a huge daft punk fan I know that they rarely ever tour and when they do they are much bigger in other parts of the world than they are in the US and it will be very few shows. plus they already announced that they retired the pyramid so who knows what their light show would be like.
I’d be happy to see the beastie boys and the smashing pumpkins but plain and simple I don’t see how they can match last years line up of NIN, Rage, Kanye, and Radiohead.
janes addiction would be so unsatisfying… i mean sure its perry farrel and all but really? Does anyone still honestly care about that band… they kinda lose everyone when they reunite more times than they can make albums
Even though this is top secret info, here is what i am hearing for the Lolla headliners. I am warning you, it is not that exciting:
Tool, Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, The Killers and Kings of Leon.
If this is true, i will be very disappointed.
Thoughts?
yea passion pit said in their article in under the radar magazine that they were playing coachella, sasquatch, and lollapalooza
I think Kings Of Leon should def be there, their new album is good listening
Saw Passion Pit tonight in cleveland and they told me they are definitely playing lollapalooza this year. No pitchfork or coachella though.
M83, LCD Soundsystem, The Flaming Lips, Deastro, The Hold Steady, Mew, The Twilight Sad, Broken Social Scene, Bloc Party, Holy Fuck, The Strokes, Frightened Rabbit, The Cure, Ra Ra Riot, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead, Girl Talk, Explosions in the Sky, Stereophonics, The Most Serene Republic…
’nuff said.
I found a “Lollapaloozablog” from 2006. It was really funny with Bosco going on about his complaints about the line-up. Ahhh, memories…
yeah same here…must be messed up…
Can anyone log onto the lollapalooza message board? I keep getting an
Server Error in ‘/’ Application. It has been happening since yesterday.
they both had new music out since the time they played before as well, none of the other past headliners, outside of Weezer do. touche on the call though, it’s just i’ve seen quite a few people asking for RATM.
I do think its probably fine with organizers for repeat headliners as long as they have something new to play
I would love to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs back w/ their new cd coming out this spring.
well thats kinda not true, seeing as wilco and kanye were both repeats…
I wish people would quit hoping for repeat headliners, it’s never happened, and I guarantee you it won’t this year. Not to spoil everything, but only small bands EVER repeat
Missed last years show. So disappointed… Nothing could beat NIN, Rage, and Radiohead headlining. However, I would love to see Bloc Party, MGMT, and Daft Punk somewhere on this years lineup.
Ok, I think Rage Against The Machine should definately play again. Because aside from the dozen people that got trampled, it was the best concert I’ve ever been to, and probably the best I will ever go to in my lifetime. It was the most intense and awsome day of my life, becuause I was about 8 people away from Tom Morello, and Zack at times, and looking back and seeing the 3rd biggest concert of 2008 was so cool to see. 85000 just for Rage is amazing. RATM should definately be the either headlining or ending act because it was definately the best last year, Rage alone was actually voted the 2nd best concert, and the 3rd biggest concert of 2008, so think of what 2009 might bring…
Guns n’ Roses anyone? Arcade Fire will have a new album this year for sure, wouldn’t count them out. Jane’s Addiction seems pretty realistic. The Beastie Boys would be great, but would be better and incredibly unlikely would be A Tribe Called Quest.
Bands like TV on the Radio, Flaming Lips, and The Killers I doubt would make headliners. Just my instincts. Last year’s leading lineup (Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Rage and Kaye) are hard acts to follow. They’re gonna need some big guns.
Those bands were very timely and I think that’s going to be the method of selection for the bands they want.
yeah I hate how they do that…last year wasn’t bad…most people don’t like rage and wilco…but raconteurs and bloc party? those are two pretty similar bands I think…conflicts occur but they just seem to be worse at lolla than at a bonnaroo b/c the roo has 5 stages with 5 different types of music where lolla is more rock vs rock etc….
personal wishes that seem somewhat possible:
Depeche Mode/The Prodigy/Outkast/Snoop/Beastie Boys/TV on the Radio/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/Crystal Castles/Weezer
Plausibe that I would prefer not to see:
No Doubt/Coldplay/Jane’s Addiction/Smashing Pumpkins/Green Day/The Killers
nah theyre touring with paramore apparently springtime… id actually be interested to see what no doubts like live, but if theyre doing a spring tour with the likes of paramore im gonna guess its not likely, but hey who knows
and actually thats a good point about jay-z making it easier to see someone else with no conflict, except lollapalooza has a habit of putting the two headliners i want to see on one day and the two i dont on the next so im guessing this year will be no exception
exactly, Jay-z is the last person I want to see, but I would love it if he was there, it would make it easy for me to see beck, though im starting to think No Doubt may be there
ugh jay-z would be terrible, also i saw the cure live in may and they could not have made it clearer that they had no interest in being there… so no thanks there either
I would say you’ll get one of each of these…probably both the bottom two KOL and BB…and either SP/Oasis and I think Jay-Z would be more likely than Beck…he seems due to play Lolla…
first scenario would get me to Chicago, not so sure on the second one, I’ve seen daft punk and the killers, and the other 3 don’t thrill me, then again anything is probably a let down for me after last year. my dream scenario this year would probably be
Smashing Pumpkins/Oasis - one of the 2
Beck/Jay-z
Kings of Leon/Beastie Boys
first scenario would get me to chicago, not so sure on the second one, i’ve seen daft punk and the killers, and the otehr 3 dont thrill me, then again anything is probably a let down for me after last year. my dream scenario this year would probably be
Smashing Pumpkins/Oasis - one of the 2
Beck/Jay-z
Kings of Leon/Beastie Boys
This could happen:
Coldplay
Jane’s Addiction / Beastie Boys
Depeche Mode / Beck
This would be cool:
Daft Punk
Jay-z / The Killers
The Cure / Kings of Leon
Yay! message board is down
oasis and weezer and i guess the killers could happen too I guess, I’m just making my personal guesses…CP would unforunately for me be big enough to be by themselves, jz and bb fill in your hip hop, smashing pumpkins r from chicago jane’s keeps doing these tiny one offs in la and it is perry’s festival, ff and tvotr r your buzz bands that will be doing lengthy tours…depeche mode or the prodigy would be the off headliner to bring a little diversity and actually u r probably right that oasis/weezer/killers r probably a little more likely than green day…
Anybody knows what’s up with the message board tonight?
i hate to break it to you mike but i don’t think you’ll ever hear from the white stripes again since meg seemingly went off the deep end
How about Oasis? I thought at some point I had heard they were going on tour with Weezer
If you made me pick top billing today I would say…Jane’s Addiction with TVOTR in the Raconteurs slot…Jay-Z versus Depeche Mode and Beastie Boys versus Green Day…Prodigy would be tight also though and Coldplay/Smashing Pumpkins will be in the mix also…throw in Franz Ferdinand and I bet out of these ten bands at least four probably five or six will be there on the top lines…Live Nation contracts aside with JZ and CP…
coldplay & smashing pumpkins
Zepplin get real! rage against the machine janes addiction and white stripes
haha excellent… i didn’t expect anything legit for a couple months now… now im getting all excited again
Kaiser Chiefs are confirmed for Lolla via their newsletter.
yea, not sure if I’m making it out this year either though last year was a great time…unless I can stay out there for free somehow…Definitely going to Ultra, probably going to Virgin Fest (I live literally a minute from where it’s held), likely doing Starscape…any other festival is solely based on the lineup
Yay, finally a real rumor
hey if you want drugs at lolla bring them yourself lazyass
Last Year the drug selection at lollapalooza sucked
im thinking beastie… and maybe the return of death cab this year, also arcade fire would be sick but probably not gonna happen
Stripes, Flaming Lips, would love to see sigur ros, deathcab, any of the multitudinous bens out there, maybe polyphonic and the kooks. chances?
as much fun as last year’s fest was
nooo way i’m going back this year
of to coachella and ACL
I am gonna have to agree with you on daft punk… at least I hope.
But I am going to bank on Smashing Pumpkins headlining the last night.
…and then if the janes addiction rumor is true, you have got your three headliners staring you square in the eye.
you people are all crazy
zeppelin?
seriously……
bring back Kings of Leon and Daft Punk…incubus, coldplay, the killers…?
White Stripes, Coldplay/The Killers, The Smiths/The Kinks/Led Zeppelin, The Cure, Outkast…
Jay-Z/Lil Wayne/Beasties
Im gonna go out on a limb, a bigger limb than it was 2 months ago,a nd say Weezer will headline a night.
i wouldn’t be suprised if depeche mode headline one night.