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Lollapalooza 2011 Update [Video]

Dave Kim — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:43:47 +0000

Lollapalooza celebrates it's 20th birthday this weekend at Grant Park in Chicago and they invited an impressive list of guests to help celebrate the special occasion. Muse, Coldplay, Foster the People, Bright Eyes, A Perfect Circle and more kicked off the festivities Friday night. Detroit rapper Eminem, Deftones, Cee Lo, My Morning Jacket and a ton more are continuing the party today. Watch my initial impressions from Day 1 of Lolla and how it was shorter than expected.

Weezer, Social Distortion, More to Play 2011 Riot Fest in Chicago

Dave Kim — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:08:17 +0000

Weezer, Social Distortion, Descendents and more will invade Chicago October 5-9 for the 2011 Red Bull Riot Fest. The festival will sprawl across multiple venues throughout the city. Other acts scheduled for Riot Fest include punk legends X, who will perform their debut album Los Angeles in its entirety, Youth of Today, Detroit punk-rockers The [...]

Foo Fighters, Eminem, Muse to Headline Lollapalooza 2011

Dave Kim — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:38:26 +0000

The rumors are true! As previously reported, Foo Fighters, Eminem and Muse will headline an impressive lineup for this year's Lollapalooza in Chicago, which takes place August 5-7 at Grant Park. Over 120 bands will help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the festival.

Incredible stage dive by Cage The Elephant singer {VIDEO}

JT — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:53:17 +0000

Watch one high as hell stage dive by Cage the Elephant lead singer Matt Schultz during a show at The Vic Theater in Chicago.

Eminem, Muse, Foo Fighters Rumored To Headline Lollapalooza

Dave Kim — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:58:47 +0000

This year’s Lollapalooza festival could have some heavy headliners, including Eminem, Muse, and Foo Fighters. At least that’s what the Chicago Tribune wants us to believe. According to Greg Kot, who writes the “Turn It Up” blog for the Chicago Tribune, reliable industry sources are confirming that Slim Shady will make a trip to Grant [...]

Against Me! leaves label, part ways with drummer

Dave Kim — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:43:26 +0000

Against Me! announced that they have left Warner Bros. Records. Drummer George Rebelos has also left the Florida punk band. Lead singer Tom Gabel posted the following in a recent blog: “After almost a five year relationship we are leaving Sire/Warner. We have nothing but gratitude towards all the people we worked with at the [...]

Lollapalooza going outside the U.S.

Dave Kim — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:05:31 +0000

Long-running rock festival Lollapalooza will hold its first ever event outside the States. The festival will take place April 2 and 3 in Santiago, Chile. Founder and Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell says he plans to include both Chilean artists with a “musical foreign exchange” featuring acts who would play the annual Chicago event, scheduled [...]