Lollapalooza is in full force today, with lines going three blocks strong. Today is completely sold out, with 75,000 attendees expected ($80 one-day tickets are still available for Saturday and Sunday). We’ve done you a favor and sorted out all of Day One’s artists into this handy guide. Stay tuned for more updates.
Whack Hip Hop
K’Naan
Free Sol
The Cool Kids
Super Shitty Rock
We Go To 11
Suzy Brack and the New Jack Lords
Bang Camaro
The Enemy UK
Corny Music For Alt-Jocks
Black Lips
Gogol Bordello
Horrible Electronic Garbage
Willy Joy
Zebo
James Curd (Greenskeepers)
Million Dollar Mano
Cadence Weapon
Yet More Dance-Punk Bands
Magic Wands
Bloc Party
VHS or Beta
CSS
Probably Fun, But Won’t Make It Into Your iPod
The Paul Green School of Rock
Yeasayer
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Sleepy Singer/Songwriters
Sofia Talvik
Duffy
Cat Power
Smarty Pants (But A Bit Boring) Experimental Rock
Holy Fuck
Grizzly Bear
Cool (But Likely Forgettable) Indie Rock
Butch Walker
Fuck You White Stripes For Giving Us:
The Parlor Mob
The Raconteurs
Children’s Music (WTF?)
The Terrible Twos
If Coldplay Is One of Your Favorite Bands
Your Vegas
Kind of Embarrassing, But We Really Like
Mates of State
Radiohead
– Chris Force