The 2010 Lollapalooza festival is about to begin in Grant Park in the heart of downtown Chicago. Once things get started with These United States (who have the honor of playing the first set of this year's festival), the music won't stop until Soundgarden and Arcade Fire both wave goodnight following their festival-closing sets on Sunday (August 8). Along the way, there will be huge performances care of Lady Gaga, Green Day, Phoenix, the Strokes, the Black Keys, Erykah Badu and dozens of others, and MTV News will be delivering the goods on every last note.
Ever since the first Lollapalooza way back in 1991 (which Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell put together as a farewell tour for his seminal band), the festival has morphed and evolved along with the popular tastes of the day. There has rarely been a better barometer of what's going on in the rock universe than the Lollapalooza lineup,...
Ever since the first Lollapalooza way back in 1991 (which Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell put together as a farewell tour for his seminal band), the festival has morphed and evolved along with the popular tastes of the day. There has rarely been a better barometer of what's going on in the rock universe than the Lollapalooza lineup,...
- 8/6/2010
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
In the fest's early years, Perry Farrell and co-founder Ted Gardner talked about the 'great little band from Seattle.'
By James Montgomery
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at Lollapalooza in 1992
Photo: Jim Steinfeldt/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Image
For nearly 20 years now, Lollapalooza has been an annual rite of passage for the tattooed-and-pierced masses (whom we used to call "Alternative Nation"), a summertime extravaganza that showcased the best and brightest bands, and -- more importantly -- brought them to your hometown. Back when Lolla first started, this was a positively revolutionary idea.
And though things changed over the years — the names (and the crowds) got bigger, the festival went dark from 1998-2002, then found new life (and a permanent home) in Chicago's Grant Park in 2005 — the idea behind Lollapalooza has remained the same throughout: find the coolest acts regardless of genre, throw 'em on a stage and get out of the way.
By James Montgomery
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at Lollapalooza in 1992
Photo: Jim Steinfeldt/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Image
For nearly 20 years now, Lollapalooza has been an annual rite of passage for the tattooed-and-pierced masses (whom we used to call "Alternative Nation"), a summertime extravaganza that showcased the best and brightest bands, and -- more importantly -- brought them to your hometown. Back when Lolla first started, this was a positively revolutionary idea.
And though things changed over the years — the names (and the crowds) got bigger, the festival went dark from 1998-2002, then found new life (and a permanent home) in Chicago's Grant Park in 2005 — the idea behind Lollapalooza has remained the same throughout: find the coolest acts regardless of genre, throw 'em on a stage and get out of the way.
- 8/2/2010
- MTV Music News
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