Lollapalooza is back

didnt see this posted anywhere else

but i just got an email for Lollapalooz 2006

august 4-6

yeah, 3 days, saying something like 130 bands.

pretty cool, since i am skipping Coachella AND Bonerroo.

i just think , Radiohead wanted to play in Chicago………..

Is it in Chicago again?

Originally posted by bearman:
Is it in Chicago again?

sorry, yes its in Grant Park again

Lollapalooza rock festival to double in size

By Greg Kot
Tribune music critic
Published February 13, 2006, 1:45 PM CST

Lollapalooza will double in size when it returns to Grant Park next summer on a bigger playing field that will stretch from Hutchinson Field to the Petrillo Music Shell, organizers announced Monday.

The rock festival said it will schedule 130 artists to play eight stages over three days, Aug. 4-6. A Chicago citizens group said the event is expected to bring at least $800,000 into Chicago parks, and promoters estimated that as many as 225,000 people would attend over three days.

In its inaugural year last summer, Lollapalooza booked 60 acts on five stages over two days. It brought 65,000 fans to Grant Park and $400,000 into the Chicago Park District, and ran relatively smoothly despite sometimes oppressive summer temperatures. The event was closely scrutinized by city officials and citizens groups as a test case for staging a major rock event in a downtown park after decades in which such concerts were not often welcomed.

A Chicago citizens group, the Parkways Foundation, praised the festival for helping pay for a playground program, and is again teaming with a Texas-based corporation, Capital Sports & Entertainment and Charles Attal Presents, and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell to return the event to Grant Park.

Charlie Jones, executive producer of Capital Sports & Entertainment, promised a more diverse roster with bigger names when the lineup is announced next month. He also said that the stage layout will be adjusted to prevent the sound-bleed issues that hampered last year's festival.

The festival's expansion has been in the works since last summer, when Park District President Tim Mitchell proclaimed the event a success and said he was willing to work with the organizers to expand the event north of Hutchinson Field and Buckingham Fountain into Butler Field, home of the Petrillo Band Shell. The fountain is again expected to remain open to the public during the festival, despite the expanded stage set-up.

Bob O'Neill, president of a citizens group, the Grant Park Conservancy, said that some of the $800,000 in funds expected from this year's show will go toward a "complete restoration" of Hutchinson Field. In addition, the event will underwrite the creation of Solti Gardens south of the Art Institute on Michigan Avenue, named after the late Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor Georg Solti.

O'Neill said that such benefits have helped assuage nearby residents who complained about the noise from last year's festival. "You can tolerate certain things when you realize there is a great reward attached to them," he said.

I'm excited. Last year was so much fun. Let's hope they have a great lineup! (I always wonder when I see "bigger names" mentioned.) I wonder if it will be as easy to get around if there are 8 stages.

anyone that went last year have any lodging tips? I see the Congress Hotel looks to be the closest.

I am definitely going this year, and hope to pre-book a room ASAP.

definitely looking for somewhere cheap and close! :)

any other rumors besides radiohead? i've heard lots of mentions of the smashing pumpkins, and earlier rumors of dave matthews band. thievery corp. apparently said they're on board.

Re: lodging. I booked a cheapie hotel far in advance. But then when it got closer to the time, I found a screamin deal through Priceline for a much nicer place. It was well worth it to be within walking distance of the park. As you can imagine after suffering through parking lot issues at Coachella, it was a beautiful thing to be able to walk from the fest to my hotel with this fest.

Oh and you wouldn't need to be as close as the Congress. My hotel was about 6-7 blocks walk and that was easy enough.

I'll almost definitely be going this year.

Let's hope it's a little cooler this year! (It's in August so who knows.) And that there will be a lot of British bands. ;) Maximo Park, please!

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
Oh and you wouldn't need to be as close as the Congress. My hotel was about 6-7 blocks walk and that was easy enough.

awesome, i figured anywhere on that side of town should be easy. the Congress is $129 a night right now.

yeah, i may look for something cheaper.

I can't remember the name of my hotel, but it was on E. Wacker Dr. along the river. There were a few hotels along that Drive. It was so easy. I just walked down Michigan Ave to the park.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are headlining one day.

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Red Hot Chili Peppers are headlining one day.

dude, that REALLY REALLY sucks.

Originally posted by Thom Foolerie:

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Red Hot Chili Peppers are headlining one day.

dude, that REALLY REALLY sucks.

Didn't they already headline that like 15 years ago? Sad state of affairs!

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Red Hot Chili Peppers are headlining one day.

Oh, Man…..that is pathetic…..of all the bands to headline……they go to the retread…..that's another trip I won't be making….

Normally, I don't go to those festivals for the headliners. I'm much more interested in the smaller stages and bands.

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
Normally, I don't go to those festivals for the headliners. I'm much more interested in the smaller stages and bands.

very very true. i was at the Coachella they headlined and didnt see one song from them, thanks for Interpol and Fischerspooner. ;)

Yes, I really think it's premature to fear the worst. 129 bands have yet to be announced. I expect a fair number to be bands I don't want to see. But I also expect that there will be an equal number that I'm desperate to see. Who knows! That's what makes the anticipation fun. :)

I'm not that surprised about RHCP. Organizers said there would be bigger bands, and RHCP have a new album coming out.