With the day’s first set, Lollapalooza 2012 officially begins at 11:30 AM CST — “bright and early” for professional rock bands.
We’ll be tweeting and posting to Facebook intermittently with our thoughts, and if you’re down at Grant Park too, let us know if you’re still alive. (Today’s high temp. will be in the low 90s with 50% humidity. Drink your bubble tea.)
Tonight’s festivities end with two of the billion bands to use “black” in their names — Black Sabbath and The Black Keys. Here’s our quick list of sets to catch:
Friday, August 3
2:15 – 3:00: The War on Drugs (Google Play)
3:00 – 4:00: Sharon Van Etten (PlayStation)
5:40 – 6:20: The New No. 2 (BMI)
6:15 – 7:30 The Shins (Red Bull)
7:30 – 8:30: M83 (Sony)
8:05 – 10:00: Black Sabbath (Bud Light)
8:30 – 10:00 The Black Keys (Red Bull)
Saturday, August 4
12:45 – 1:30: Doomtree (Red Bull)
2:15 – 3:00: Aloe Blacc (Red Bull)
6:00 – 6:45: Washed Out (Google Play)
6:15 – 7:30 Franz Ferdinand (Bud Light)
7:00 – 8:00: Bloc Party (Sony)
8:00 – 10:00: Red Hot Chili Peppers (Red Bull)
Sunday, August 5
2:15 – 3:00: Trampled by Turtles (Red Bull)
3:15 – 4:15: Little Dragon (Perry’s)
4:00 – 5:00: Sigur Rós (Red Bull)
5:15 – 6:15: Amadou & Miriam (PlayStation)
6:00 – 7:15 At the Drive-In (Red Bull)
8:15 – 10:00: Jack White (Red Bull)
8:30 – 10:00: Justice (Bud Light)
8:45 – 9:45: Childish Gambino (Google Play)