Radiohead and NIN headlined Lollapalooza this year and with those two bands headlining
who the hell cares who else plays. There were over 120 bands and it was sold out to capacity
at 75,000 a day. I saw Radiohead at Coachella when it sold out and the crowed was no where
near what it was at Lollapalooza. Every band you saw had an enormous crowed and you had
to get there early if you wanted to be close up. The Raconteurs who had the best performance
of the day (Friday) played right before Radiohead on the other side of the entire park, so I was the
furthest back I have ever been for a Radiohead show but I think seeing Jack do his thing was
totally worth having to be so far back. I knew that I would be seeing Radiohead two more times
in the upcoming week, so it wasnt the biggest loss. The biggest problem for Radiohead besides
the crowed was the soundsystem, which was pretty weak. Even with the sound being an issue
Radiohead still but on an amazing show playing all of In Rainbows and having a little fireworks
show during the set. The best performances of the three day festival were Radiohead, NIN,
the Raconteurs, Spank Rock, MGMT, the Ting Tings and Saul Williams.. The best croweds were
at MGMT and Girl Talk. Overall Lollapalooza was amazing and has won me over as the best festival
in the US. I still love goingto Coachella but everything was better in Chicago. I can't wait for next year.
Sorry for the crappy pictures but I was so far away for everything that I couldnt get a good shot.