Lollapalooza

by Kimberly Potts (see more from this contributor)

Tour kickoff: July 23-24 in Chicago's Grant Park
Tix: $100 for a two-day pass from the official Lollapalooza Website
Check out: Lollapalooza.com
Tourmates: The Killers, the Pixies, Weezer, Widespread Panic, Liz Phair, the Black Keys, Death Cab for Cutie, Cake, Dashboard Confessional, G Love and Special Sauce, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Dinosaur Jr., Tegan and Sara, Dandy Warhols, Digable Planets, Brian Jonestown Massacre and Billy Idol
The buzz: More than 60 bands on multiple stages, plus art exhibits, fashion, food and kiddie events mark this year's extravaganza, the ninth Lollapalooza fest since Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell conceived of the idea for the first one in 1991. Last year's multi-date Lollapalooza was cancelled because of poor ticket sales, but this year's promises to be a rocking success. In fact, 2,000 early tickets that were offered with a special $35 price tag sold out in less than 80 minutes, and scalpers are already charging more than $200 for the two-day passes. At press time, two-day passes were still available at the official event Website.
The hits: The Killers' "Somebody Told Me"; Weezer's "Beverly Hills"

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