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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: wml7 on July 22, 2008, 11:25:00 am
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Alright who's having the countdown for this shindig?? Anyone going to any after parties? Where is everyone staying?? I'll be flying in Thursday and checking out The Black Keys that night. Friday night I got tickets to see Gogol Bordello and the Ting Tings. Just found out Ting Tings cancelled so now only Gogol which I wanted to see Ting Tings more so. Saturday night need to figure out what after show I want to go to.
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Ill be there - heading there on Thursday night and getting in around 10pm or so. Staying at the Silversmith Hotel. Going to the White Lies after show at Empty Bottle on Saturday night.
trying to listen to all of the bands now before then to see who I really wanna see. My only real priority is White Lies, The Enemy and Radiohead.
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We are driving out Thursday morning. It is going to be a good time. Good thing my road trip buddies dad lives up there.
As for cant miss bands, im excited for Mates of State, RATM, radiohead, and Holy Fuck (plus tons more, those are top 4)
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Yep.
My schedule, as planned...but probably not in actuality:
http://lolla08.sched.org/cjconn (http://lolla08.sched.org/cjconn)
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impressive that you didn't notice the 3-page lolla thread that has been going for months now (http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=016949;p=3) :p
i'm flying in thursday AM, was going to visit family but now it turns out they won't even be in town. i currently have two reservations for hotels, need to cancel one.
my current planned schedule looks something like this (http://lolla08.sched.org/sweetcell). however, i tend to do a bad job of sticking to a plan at festivals... too much going on, all sorts of unexpected surprises to stumble upon, etc. biggest conflict right now is NIN vs. kanye. trent & co have the better music but i'm seeing them do a solo show at the end of the month, and i haven't seen kanye's stage set-up which is apparently worth peeping.
i hope it won't be too hot.
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im leaving friday morning. dunno where im staying yet. maybe at sweetcell's hotel ;)
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What are the prices of the hotels you guys booked? I'm staying at Hostel Chicago because I'm a cheapo and didn't want to spend 200 a night at some hotel. It's like 140 bucks for all 4 days. Not too shabby.
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im pretty sure sweetcell mentioned this in the other thread but they got rid of 2 stages. Rather sucks as now each stage will be quite a bit more crowded (or so I'd imagine).
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Originally posted by wml7:
What are the prices of the hotels you guys booked? I'm staying at Hostel Chicago because I'm a cheapo and didn't want to spend 200 a night at some hotel. It's like 140 bucks for all 4 days. Not too shabby.
a hell of a lot more than that - but im going with a friend and we're splitting costs. plus we wanted to stay somewhere nicer, so its worth it for the both of us. this year we're trying out a different hotel than last year - so im curious to see how it is. last year we had an incredible view of the river.
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Well I think the problem is that the stages are like miles apart or I could be wrong. I've never been to Lolla but with Bonnaroo I was able to catch every band possible and I dont think the stages were a mile apart. Anyone with insight on this?
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using http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/) i estimated that the distance between the bud light stage's soundboard (i.e. middle of the crowd) to the AT&T stage's soundboard is about 0.6 of a mile (or 1 kilometer, for you metric/military types).
i have no problems walking and spent last year walking from one end of lolla to the other all day long. i didn't think it was that bad but to hear some people complain about it, it was a death march so YMMV (pun intended). by sunday afternoon, your legs will be tired.
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That's going to be my goal try and catch every band that I can. There are a couple I'll stay through out the whole set but others I might come and go. We'll see. Hopefully weather should be nice.
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Another year, another Lollapalooza. I'll get there Thrs. Will know by next Tues if I have room alone; then would want to find someone to split the 155+tax closeby room.
For the first time I don't have after-show tix; may do Second City comedy type late night theater thing, dancing, or even a movie.
Glad the schedule grid now lines up geographically with the stages; hoping there's still $5 drinks/food.
Weather--it's been incredibly good overall the past three years. No jinxing anything.
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I'm going to go ahead and grab a tix from Stubhub for Saturdays Bloc party show at House of Blues. Anyone know how far house of blues is from grant park???
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Originally posted by wml7:
I'm going to go ahead and grab a tix from Stubhub for Saturdays Bloc party show at House of Blues. Anyone know how far house of blues is from grant park???
Not terribly far. You probably won't want to walk it, but it wouldn't be a super expensive cab ride, or a short trip on the L
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Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by wml7:
I'm going to go ahead and grab a tix from Stubhub for Saturdays Bloc party show at House of Blues. Anyone know how far house of blues is from grant park???
Not terribly far. You probably won't want to walk it, but it wouldn't be a super expensive cab ride, or a short trip on the L [/b]
its only about a $10 cab ride (2 years ago), which is nothing after you hang out at HOB buying $8 beers.
that place is POOOOOP.
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Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by wml7:
I'm going to go ahead and grab a tix from Stubhub for Saturdays Bloc party show at House of Blues. Anyone know how far house of blues is from grant park???
Not terribly far. You probably won't want to walk it, but it wouldn't be a super expensive cab ride, or a short trip on the L [/b]
i think it's totally walkable: 1.2 miles (http://tinyurl.com/66wo9t).
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by wml7:
I'm going to go ahead and grab a tix from Stubhub for Saturdays Bloc party show at House of Blues. Anyone know how far house of blues is from grant park???
Not terribly far. You probably won't want to walk it, but it wouldn't be a super expensive cab ride, or a short trip on the L [/b]
i think it's totally walkable: 1.2 miles (http://tinyurl.com/66wo9t). [/b]
So House of Blues sucks??? Hmmm tempted to buy or not buy that ticket. Yeah, I'm def not going to walk there.
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Getting there Thursday. Staying at Silversmith Hotel. Blowing off early Saturday sets for Cubs game. No after parties for me, would rather check out regular bar scene.
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Originally posted by wml7:
So House of Blues sucks???
HOBs totally suck. they are the ugly strip-malls of live music, with a dose of tacky amusement park thrown in. they try really hard to make each one a tribute to rock'n'roll... and fail. i dunno, maybe if they didn't try as hard to be "the house that ROCK built" it would be easier to overlook the cheeseball factor. i will say that they do tend to have good sound. maybe the original HOB had something going for it, but as a chain it rates a D-. that being said, i'd still go if there was a show i really wanted to see, i just wouldn't be excited about the venue.
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I'm flying in super early Friday morning, staying at the Marriott at the airport, because I got it for cheap ($50/night), and getting the subway to Grant Park each day.
I didn't get aftershow tickets, but I have invites to some of the parties on Friday and Saturday night.
Oh, btw, I'd definitely check NIN's show. Apparently, they did a preview show in LA a couple of days ago, and played one HELL of a show. If you liked The Slip or Year Zero, you'll LOVE the setlist. God knows I did!
I'm also hoping that at least one of the girls joins in for Broken Social Scene! It's really a different show without the girls.
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Flying in early Friday morning as well. Staying at the Palmer House Hilton with some friends.
We're going to the HOB show on Saturday night. I'm sure the venue is bad (been to the one in Vegas before), but I love me some Bloc Party.
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The House of Blues isn't horrible...it's not great (I prefer the Metro), but the sound can be pretty decent. In general, the House of Blues is very generic and if you've been to one of them, you've been to all of them really. But there are worse venues. My favorite venues in Chicago are definitely the Metro and the Vic Theater. I have a soft spot in my heart for the Riviera (I saw my first concert there) and the Aragon has improved. If you're seeing a medium-sized show, that's still a really interesting place. I'm excited about seeing My Bloody Valentine there. The Double Door (I haven't been there in years) is OK, not great. Not a huge fan of the Park West, but it's fine.
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how far is the U of Chicago from Grant Park? They have private rooms there for cheap...
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Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
how far is the U of Chicago from Grant Park? They have private rooms there for cheap...
if it's the main campus, it's about 7 miles away (http://tinyurl.com/5v8byz). you would have some mass transit options (http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/masstransit.shtml).
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Just pulled the trigger and got a ticket for Bloc Party saturday. I'm interested in seeing CSS in a club setting as well so we'll see how that goes. So any of you guys know much about the Hostelling International Chicago?
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Originally posted by bearman:
The House of Blues isn't horrible...it's not great (I prefer the Metro), but the sound can be pretty decent. In general, the House of Blues is very generic and if you've been to one of them, you've been to all of them really. But there are worse venues. My favorite venues in Chicago are definitely the Metro and the Vic Theater. I have a soft spot in my heart for the Riviera (I saw my first concert there) and the Aragon has improved. If you're seeing a medium-sized show, that's still a really interesting place. I'm excited about seeing My Bloody Valentine there. The Double Door (I haven't been there in years) is OK, not great. Not a huge fan of the Park West, but it's fine.
hows the empty bottle? i saw a show at double door last time - and loved the neighborhood.
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Originally posted by wml7:
I'm interested in seeing CSS in a club setting as well so we'll see how that goes.
I would bet on CSS playing either 930, BC, or Sonar soon enough to tour for Donkey.
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Originally posted by bearman:
The House of Blues isn't horrible...it's not great (I prefer the Metro), but the sound can be pretty decent. In general, the House of Blues is very generic and if you've been to one of them, you've been to all of them really. But there are worse venues.
agreed, that's pretty much what i said. i'd have the same measured reaction to them if they didn't take themselves so seriously. don't try passing yourself off as morton's when you are in fact mcdonalds.
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So I hear that house of blues is very strict on camera policy. They wand everyone before they go through. I was hoping to head straight to the show after Lolla but looks like I might make a stop at the place I'm staying. Ridiculous.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
i think it's totally walkable: 1.2 miles (http://tinyurl.com/66wo9t).
With three full days of standing and walking back and forth across Grant Park in the heat ahead, I would get a cab.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
i think it's totally walkable: 1.2 miles (http://tinyurl.com/66wo9t).
With three full days of standing and walking back and forth across Grant Park in the heat ahead, I would get a cab. [/b]
indeed, for some this is the way to go.
however, last year i stayed 2.3 miles away from grant park and walked all three days, there and back. plus i'd typically throw in a detour on my way home (after-parties, bars, etc). just saying that it can be done :)
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Yeah, I'm sure it can be done but do you want to be all hot and sweaty once you get to the after party? I think I'll cab it or take the EL because I want to catch as much of the show I can.
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i'll be at the BSS afterparty and maybe The Whigs....
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by bearman:
The House of Blues isn't horrible...it's not great (I prefer the Metro), but the sound can be pretty decent. In general, the House of Blues is very generic and if you've been to one of them, you've been to all of them really. But there are worse venues.
agreed, that's pretty much what i said. i'd have the same measured reaction to them if they didn't take themselves so seriously. don't try passing yourself off as morton's when you are in fact mcdonalds. [/b]
don't pass yourself as morton's, period. boring staff, basic steaks, dark atmosphere to hide the lack of. ruth's chris is better, but blt and charlie palmer make me creme brulee.
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Just out of curiosity, but how much do these festival trips generally cost if you include stuff like travel, tickets, lodging, food, etc?
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$250 airfare
$265 share of hotel (got corporate discount)
$60 early bird ticket
$300 food, drink, transpo, incidentals
$875 TOTAL
lolla is a relatively inexpensive festival for me, i suspect that last year's coachella ran me closer to $1500.
it's decadent, i realize, but i'm at a stage in my life when i can afford it in terms of both money and time. probably won't always be the case, so i'm taking advantage of it while i can. music is what i spend my money on - festivals let me get it done and over with in one fell swoop :)
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At your age, you should probably be investing your money more wisely. It's not like you're 22. :) [/b][/quote]
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
At your age, you should probably be investing your money more wisely. It's not like you're 22. :p
on the upside, i usually act like i'm 16... so spending like a 22-year-old is actually an improvement.
thanks for your concern. no worries, i'm also saving up.
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You should do as I did...have a sibling move to Seattle, and marry someone who's parents live in Chicago. Then you have free room and board for a multitude of things!
Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
At your age, you should probably be investing your money more wisely. It's not like you're 22. :p
on the upside, i usually act like i'm 16... so spending like a 22-year-old is actually an improvement.
thanks for your concern. no worries, i'm also saving up. [/b]
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Just curious on this for future reference...
What is the price of a one day ticket for Lolla? And are kids free or reduced admission price?
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Just curious on this for future reference...
What is the price of a one day ticket for Lolla? And are kids free or reduced admission price?
$80/day
Kids 10 and under: free, w/ ticketed adult
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
You should do as I did...have a sibling move to Seattle, and marry someone who's parents live in Chicago. Then you have free room and board for a multitude of things!
last year i stayed with family in chicago - i doubt i spent $400 on the whole thing. unfortunately that was not an option for me this year.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Just curious on this for future reference...
What is the price of a one day ticket for Lolla? And are kids free or reduced admission price?
single day tix are $80 with no service charges if you choose print-at-home. dunno about kids' tickets. i'm sure the tots would have a blast at the kid's stage. all sorts of rawk stahz show up there and make fools of themselves there.
FYI, for those waffling: there are cheap tickets available on the lolla forum (http://lollapalooza.com/forum/). in the future if i don't get presale tickets, i'm holding off until a week or two before the event and scavenge there.
UPDATE: add $16 to my budget for this trip... i'm seeing The Dark Knight at the navy pier IMAX (http://www.imax.com/chicago/) on thursday. most of the showings (1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm) aren't sold out yet, but all the good center seats are gone - navy pier lets you select your seats, cool. if interested, i wouldn't wait too long before booking a ticket.
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Weather looks to be good so far for this coming week.
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i was almost going to go, but this yrs line up does not look that good. saturday is kind of lame. i would not even stay until the end on sunday.
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Originally posted by wml7:
Weather looks to be good so far for this coming week.
I've been watching the weather too, as I also have a Cubbies game on Saturday. Everything looks like its clearing up for the weekend. Will be nice if its mid-80s and sunny as predicted.
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better than sunny - partly cloudy! i definitely hope that forcast holds, but lots of time for things to change. i started checking on saturday and the forecast then was scattered t-storms/scattered t-storms/showers. things have steadily improved, let's hope it sticks.
once upon a time my plans revolved around when to mosh and when to booze. now my biggest concern is the weather. gettin 'old, i reckon.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
once upon a time i planned my moshing and booze. now my biggest concern is the weather. gettin 'old, i reckon.
Damn. Ya didn't have to put it like that, did ya? I still count music and booze as the vital components of a good time. But, yea, now the weather somehow factors into things. When I was 20 it didn't make the top ten considerations. Oh well...
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Anybody else driving, or is everybody flying? I thought about flying, but a roadtrip ended up being cheaper for two, even with the insane cost of gas.
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Originally posted by killsaly:
Anybody else driving, or is everybody flying? I thought about flying, but a roadtrip ended up being cheaper for two, even with the insane cost of gas.
I am driving. Leaving the DC area on Thursday, and returning on Monday.
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im still debating leaving weds and driving till thursday morn, which after a short sleep, gives me an extra day in chicago. Or just stick with the plan and leave Thursday morn and get there Thursday night.
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Originally posted by killsaly:
Anybody else driving, or is everybody flying? I thought about flying, but a roadtrip ended up being cheaper for two, even with the insane cost of gas.
Driving. Baltimore to Philly to Cleveland on Wednesday for friend pickup. Cleveland to Chicago on Thursday.
March of Bataan-like, 12 hour Chicago to Philly trip on Monday.
It will be worth it.
As far as gas goes, its a no-brainer as long as you can stand the greasy, beer-soaked odor of a marathon road trip and you have a car that is somewhat gas-efficient. I might fill up five times tops, which, between three people, isn't so bad compared to flight prices.
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Got into Chicago early Thursday. I like this town. Everything is always happening. Saw The Black Keys last night and even met them. They were out having dinner before the show but nobody recognized them I asked if I could take a pic and they were surprised someone recognized them I guess. Going to be a great festival. How the hell do I upload images on here??? I heard Barak might introduce Wilco or Kanye at Lolla.
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Originally posted by wml7:
Got into Chicago early Thursday. I like this town. Everything is always happening. Saw The Black Keys last night and even met them. They were out having dinner before the show but nobody recognized them I asked if I could take a pic and they were surprised someone recognized them I guess. Going to be a great festival. How the hell do I upload images on here??? I heard Barak might introduce Wilco or Kanye at Lolla.
How was that show?
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saying hi from Reggie's, waiting for Gutter Twins to come on stage...what a cool place...they even have free Internet.
i'm just glad i made it to chicago after a 2 hour delay this morning...
:)
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Originally posted by gaaaaaaaaah:
Originally posted by wml7:
Got into Chicago early Thursday. I like this town. Everything is always happening. Saw The Black Keys last night and even met them. They were out having dinner before the show but nobody recognized them I asked if I could take a pic and they were surprised someone recognized them I guess. Going to be a great festival. How the hell do I upload images on here??? I heard Barak might introduce Wilco or Kanye at Lolla.
How was that show? [/b]
Show was awesome. The Black Keys really rock it out. They were awesome at Lolla as well. Today was a long day. Radiohead was awesome as usual. I'm pooped. Surprisingly the festival food and drink is not very expensive at all. I was use to Virgin and Bonnaroo prices but Lollapalooza prices are pretty cheap. Day 2 this morning.
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Radiohead was an experience!
Fake Plastic Trees, No Surprises, and the fireworks and helicopter floodlights during Everything In It's Right Place really made the whole thing an EVENT. I was standing to the left of the stage, near the stairs by the restrooms and had a perfect view. Don't know why, but I was super emotional. Probably because of the back to back, "Everything In It's Right Place", "Fake Plastic Trees", "Bodysnatchers", "Videotape" combo. Thom knows how to put it on, and he laid it on thick.
Other highlights for the day were CSS, Bloc Party for the first 20 minutes I caught them, and The Greenskeepers DJ set. Missed The Kills, The Go! Team, and some other stragglers due to my late flight, but whatever.
Cat Power was HORRIBLE. God, so fucking boring. She did a million covers and ONE original (Metal Heart) before I left. I wasn't expecting her to revive the whole "Jukebox" thing for this show, but bam, that's what I got. Big whoop.
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LOLLA Day One - some downers like no comedy, bad cellphone service (AT&T, show sponsor, too...), bad exiting setup for South Stage; no toilets at North Stage left like before; long re-entry route midafternoon.
But, a nice show. And still $5 beers, $20 shirts.
I saw Bang Camero, Rogue Wave, Duffy, The Black Keys, Cat Power, some of The Raconteurs and Malkmus & Jicks, then Radiohead (I was too far back, but nice sound, and.....awesome.) Fireworks (intense display through a few songs) was nice treat
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Still sore as shit ready for day two. What the hell is up with NIN cancelling their show for Sat in MIN? I think Trent is sick. I hope they don't cancel Lolla. Yeah Radiohead was pretty good I got some good videos and pics. I was on the right hand stage of the side. I'll try to get on the left for Rage. I wonder which side is better. There was this girl behind me who just started sobbing during Radiohead especially during Fake Plastic Trees and the fireworks going off, which were pretty cool. Rage will probably have gun shots go off.
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a few day 1 pix (http://picasaweb.google.com/sweetcell/Lollapalooza2008)
off to day two.
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Today is definitely the "meh" day. I'm going to try and see Spank Rock, Booka Shade, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, and some of Chromeo, but I *am* doing the Bloc Party/CSS aftershow party at the House of Blues.
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i'm at the dell lounge while Explosions in the Sky are playing in the background.
Fantastic day so far. Haven't been disappointed with the bands I've seen...Margot, The Ting Tings, Dr. Dog, Gutter Twins, Devotchka...
I agree that Radiohead show was an experience. Probably the best I've seen them. Way better than the Hell on Earth show back in May :roll:
Caught 3 songs of the Go Team! (horrible), 2 songs of Cat Power (horrible as well), The Kills were great, Bloc Party (mehhhh).
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highlight of the festival so far: booka shade.
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Someday, seth will bring them to the club. Someday...
Originally posted by sweetcell:
highlight of the festival so far: booka shade.
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Soooo, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings invited me on stage. I did my thing, no doubt. Highlight of Day 2 if you ask me!
Rage was okay. Spank Rock was great. Booka Shade was ace spectacular! DJ Danny Masterson, what a joke. Uffie, was LAME with a capital LAME. I think she's the worst thing to grace Lolla stages in a while. She's fucking HORRIBLE. WHORIBLE.
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Great day -- nice blue skies; Worse schedule grid than the other two days. Highlights gotta include Slash playing w/ Perry at Perry's Tent. Toadies rocked; Rage delivered.
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Probably futile...but.... DC Meetup? I'll hang around the cirque tent to right of Perry's around 5:30-6, before Love & Rockets. Grey pocket T.
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Uffie is indeed awful and Ed Banger should be ashamed for bringing such unbearable pain unto our ears. Come to think of it, I'm growing tired of and am losing my patience with Ed Banger in general.
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Best bands so far: Battles, Radiohead.
Damn, its tough to see everyone. Fun festival though.
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day 2 pix start here (http://picasaweb.google.com/sweetcell/Lollapalooza2008/photo#5230357867292303394)
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Soooo, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings invited me on stage. I did my thing, no doubt. Highlight of Day 2 if you ask me!
oh no he didn't?!? OH YES HE DID!!! (http://picasaweb.google.com/sweetcell/Lollapalooza2008/photo#5230361153833971986) set your i-can't-believe-it meters to "epic". my new highlight of the day, possibly the festival. sharon didn't so much invite him on stage as give in to the inevitable: he was getting up there, it was only a question of how. i have video too, need to up it to youtube.
DC represent.
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nerds
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Originally posted by rich_WDC:
Probably futile...but.... DC Meetup? I'll hang around the cirque tent to right of Perry's around 5:30-6, before Love & Rockets. Grey pocket T.
Why not? I'll be around there too, setting up for NIN. Umm, I'm the guy in the pic he linked. I have on a Breeders '95 tee. Come say hi!
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
day 2 pix start here (http://picasaweb.google.com/sweetcell/Lollapalooza2008/photo#5230357867292303394)
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Soooo, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings invited me on stage. I did my thing, no doubt. Highlight of Day 2 if you ask me!
oh no he didn't?!? OH YES HE DID!!! (http://picasaweb.google.com/sweetcell/Lollapalooza2008/photo#5230361153833971986) set your i-can't-believe-it meters to "epic". my new highlight of the day, possibly the festival. sharon didn't so much invite him on stage as give in to the inevitable: he was getting up there, it was only a question of how. i have video too, need to up it to youtube.
DC represent. [/b]
the drummer's expression is a priceless "does this guy need to be tackled or what?"
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Originally posted by rich_WDC:
Probably futile...but.... DC Meetup? I'll hang around the cirque tent to right of Perry's around 5:30-6, before Love & Rockets. Grey pocket T.
Why not? I'll be around there too, setting up for NIN. Umm, I'm the guy in the pic he linked. I have on a Breeders '95 tee. Come say hi! [/b]
I'll try to be there before 6. will be at flogging molly beforehand. P.S. rumor has it that NIN might cancel. if anyone hears/reads anything about it, please post (or pm me)
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Iron & Wine is putting me to sleep as we speak.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
day 2 pix start here (http://picasaweb.google.com/sweetcell/Lollapalooza2008/photo#5230357867292303394)
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Soooo, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings invited me on stage. I did my thing, no doubt. Highlight of Day 2 if you ask me!
oh no he didn't?!? OH YES HE DID!!! (http://picasaweb.google.com/sweetcell/Lollapalooza2008/photo#5230361153833971986) set your i-can't-believe-it meters to "epic". my new highlight of the day, possibly the festival. sharon didn't so much invite him on stage as give in to the inevitable: he was getting up there, it was only a question of how. i have video too, need to up it to youtube.
DC represent. [/b]
why am i not surprised at this... at all? lurve you ixkpd-bk <3
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day 3 pix added.
iron & wine bored, flogging molly kicked, love & rockets impressed, and NIN did as NIN does - great light show. no sightings of random boardees on stages.
excellent festival. had a blast.
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Is the Tortoise show still on? It's raining kind of ugly out here now, and I think it was an outdoor show, right?
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it went on, and it was spectacular. beautiful venue. perfect music for a rainy day. from the front of the pavilion we had protection from the rain.
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Stuff I liked:
Booka Shade
Sharon Jones (ixkpd-bk RULED!)
Radiohead
Mark Ronson
Ting Tings
Enemy UK
Okkervil River
Bloc Party (at the HOB)
NIN
$5 beers
The very nice people of Chicago
So-so:
Black Keys (I can see why people like them, just not my cup of tea)
Flogging Molly (lots of fun, but they have 2 songs - the fast one and the slow one)
Rage (the routine is a little tired)
Ugh:
Black Kids
Office (expected Weakerthans)
Perry & Slash with no sound
Getting through the gates on Friday (took nearly an hour)
The HOB itself
All in all a great time as usual. Way more crowded than last year. I read it was sold out all three days (75K)? Chicago is a GREAT city. One of my buddies who had never been there before said "it's like New York without all the assholes". Bring on 2009!
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BEST:
Gogol Bordello
Radiohead
NIN (Trent = beefcake...)
Amadou & Mariam
Explosions in the Sky
Sharon Jones
Broken Social Scene (at the Metro - the best I've seen them play)
Wilco (just the last few songs with the horns, the first half is pretty standard)
The Ting Tings
The Gutter Twins
The Kills
Margot & the Nuclear...
TORTOISE (they killed it at Millenium Park-post show)
GOOD:
The National
The Whigs
Love & Rockets
Brazilian Girls
Grizzly Bear
Broken Social Scene
Jamie Lidell
Yeasayer
THE BATHROOM BREAK BANDS:
The Go Team (she babbled)
Bloc Party (even more babble)
Cat Power
Saul Williams
Iron & Wine
Chromeo
+people of Chicago
+The METRO (what a great sounding venue!) and surrounding areas...
+getting out of Oâ??Hare airport (got there early, got an alternate flight and got bumped to Business Class!). I found out that my original flight was canceled due to weather related issues!
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The lead singer of CSS made mention of a sign perhaps or something from DC. Was that you? CSS put on an awesome set. And I was prob very close to you during Radiohead, I was sitting on those stairs and had an awesome view. Went towards the food area towards the end of the set and the sound was phenomenal as well as the view.
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Radiohead was an experience!
Fake Plastic Trees, No Surprises, and the fireworks and helicopter floodlights during Everything In It's Right Place really made the whole thing an EVENT. I was standing to the left of the stage, near the stairs by the restrooms and had a perfect view. Don't know why, but I was super emotional. Probably because of the back to back, "Everything In It's Right Place", "Fake Plastic Trees", "Bodysnatchers", "Videotape" combo. Thom knows how to put it on, and he laid it on thick.
Other highlights for the day were CSS, Bloc Party for the first 20 minutes I caught them, and The Greenskeepers DJ set. Missed The Kills, The Go! Team, and some other stragglers due to my late flight, but whatever.
Cat Power was HORRIBLE. God, so fucking boring. She did a million covers and ONE original (Metal Heart) before I left. I wasn't expecting her to revive the whole "Jukebox" thing for this show, but bam, that's what I got. Big whoop.
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Radiohead's set
sounds good! (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QIAUQM58)
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Soooo, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings invited me on stage. I did my thing, no doubt. Highlight of Day 2 if you ask me!
Where you the guy dancing with her?!?! That was a hoot. At first folks with me were wondering if that was part of the show, but the casual wear (while the rest of the band was dressed up) and the, ah, so-so dance moves convinced us it was someone from the audience. FANTASTIC, that must have been a blast.
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Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Iron & Wine is putting me to sleep as we speak.
Oh my god, I&W put me into such a deep sleep that I thought I may need to leave and go to my hotel room for an official nap. Thank god Flogging Molly was next to kick the sleep out of my eyes....
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'so there I was...dancing at a Girl Talk concert in my favourite AA v-neck and consistently being in the top 10% of 'recognizing samples before any one else could.' I felt something come over me--like I was a part of something authentic and unique for the first time. I looked up, and I saw Girl Talk's beautiful blue eyes. I couldn't believe the genius behind 'Night Ripper' was reaching out his hand to me. He invited me on his boat. I asked him where we were going. He looked at me straight in the eye and said, "We are going on a journey to find out what it means to be alt. We also might stop by Chili's. I love SXSWstrn Eggrolls." '
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Highlights for me:
White Lies @ Empty Bottle - great club, great sound and cheap beer - and my new favorite band! Awesome set. Meeting White Lies was just awesome. Talked to the guys for a bit and they were the nicest of people.
Radiohead - fake plastic trees/everything in its right place with fireworks (near having an emotional breakdown)
Electric Touch
CSS
Booka Shade
K'naan
Innerparty System
Mark Ronson & Phantom Planet played "California"
Chromeo
Nine Inch Nails
Explosions in the Sky
Foals
Holy Fuck
Perry Farrell (on kidzapalooza stage)
The National (only caught 3 songs - was amazing!)
Office (mostly heard them from the signing tent, but really liked what I heard)
On-The-Fence
Broken Social Scene (nice to see Amy Millan)
Love & Rockets (started out great, but I left a bit disappointed)
The Kills (such a short set! - turns out the heat ended their set early)
Kanye
The Enemy UK (theyll be awesome in a club)
Your Vegas
Okkervil River
Does It Offend You, Yeah? (were awesome by the middle/end of it)
Rogue Wave
Brazilian Girls
Who I will never see again:
Iron & Wine (i slept through most of that set - it was god-awful, boring, sleep inducing)
Black Kids
Louis XIV
Manchester Orchestra
Other things I liked:
food/drink prices
mango/strawberry banana smoothie
polite/friendly airport security
Zipcar
driving around Chicago
Wicker Park/Ukranian Village
Silversmith Hotel
The nice people I met at the festival
Things I detested:
Newark Airport/UAL - I will NEVER fly them again and I hate Newark Airport.
Weather delays going in and out of Chicago
the mean people who felt the need to shove me so hard that i now have bruises all over me (and no this wasnt for Rage Against The Machine - it was at Broken Social Scene and Your Vegas)
Not enough bathrooms/insanely long lines for them
The _long_ wait to get into the festival causing me to miss some of K'naan's set
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
The lead singer of CSS made mention of a sign perhaps or something from DC. Was that you? CSS put on an awesome set. And I was prob very close to you during Radiohead, I was sitting on those stairs and had an awesome view. Went towards the food area towards the end of the set and the sound was phenomenal as well as the view.
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Radiohead was an experience!
Fake Plastic Trees, No Surprises, and the fireworks and helicopter floodlights during Everything In It's Right Place really made the whole thing an EVENT. I was standing to the left of the stage, near the stairs by the restrooms and had a perfect view. Don't know why, but I was super emotional. Probably because of the back to back, "Everything In It's Right Place", "Fake Plastic Trees", "Bodysnatchers", "Videotape" combo. Thom knows how to put it on, and he laid it on thick.
Other highlights for the day were CSS, Bloc Party for the first 20 minutes I caught them, and The Greenskeepers DJ set. Missed The Kills, The Go! Team, and some other stragglers due to my late flight, but whatever.
Cat Power was HORRIBLE. God, so fucking boring. She did a million covers and ONE original (Metal Heart) before I left. I wasn't expecting her to revive the whole "Jukebox" thing for this show, but bam, that's what I got. Big whoop.
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Yep, twas me! She saw me up front, and recognized me from the DC shows. Good times!
Also worth mentioning: Leaving Midway was the 5th circle of hell. First heavy rain, then thunderstorms, then tornado warnings, then lightning storms. My flight was SUPPOSED to leave at 6:55pm, didn't leave 'til 12:45am. Fun!
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awesome! i said to my friend - hey i think the guy on the 9:30 board got a shout out from CSS. It had to be him (was thinking of you) LOL. Thats quite cool.
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Yep, twas me! She saw me up front, and recognized me from the DC shows. Good times!
Also worth mentioning: Leaving Midway was the 5th circle of hell. First heavy rain, then thunderstorms, then tornado warnings, then lightning storms. My flight was SUPPOSED to leave at 6:55pm, didn't leave 'til 12:45am. Fun! [/QB]
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A really nice festival. I had not been to the Chicago-version Lollapalooza festival before.
Had no problems getting in. Saw a long line coming from one end of the entrance street but don't think most people saw much smaller line coming from other direction.
Great prices. Don't remember seeing 5.00 beers (if you were willing to drink the crap) at Virgin Fest, or 2.00 fries.
Not too hard getting from point A to point B, due to the many stages. If you lucked out, you could spend half the day not moving around too much.
Most of the sets I settled in for were great shows: Battles, Saul Williams, the National, Radiohead, Gogol Bordello to name a few. Boring: Cat Power and Bloc Party.
Thought NIN was OK but a bit too much with the instrumentals. Feared Radiohead would play too much new stuff (as I heard they have been doing on the new tour) but played tons that I wasn't expecting. Great performance.
Only big downer...this kind of fest is going to bring in drunk, shirtless fratboys. They were present in big numbers and really annoying. Listening to them chant "rage" for three days and watching their own brand of "moshing" - which is the most homoerotic thing I've ever seen in public, can really grind you down.
Great time though.
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Originally posted by PigIron:
this kind of fest is going to bring in drunk, shirtless fratboys.
i think Rage did that, not the festival. ;)
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Originally posted by very sonick:
Originally posted by PigIron:
this kind of fest is going to bring in drunk, shirtless fratboys.
i think Rage did that, not the festival. ;) [/b]
Yeah. The brah content seemed way higher thanks to RATM and to a lesser extent Radiohead. I was surprised how many I saw at Nissan in May.
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The Kills AMAZING set is up at the AT&T Blue Room online. At least three songs are up now, but yesterday there were only two songs up. Maybe they're slowly and surely adding to it.