Lollapalooza?

[joz]

Originally posted by white man from town:
   

Originally posted by joz:
  i have reservations at three hotels right now...the congress, the allegro and the hotel 71.  

The allegro is an awesome hotel, i stay there everytime i go to Chicago.
 
   hey, once they announce line-ups....and you decide which room to get...I may take one of those reservations of your hands.... keep me in mind (if they're all booked) [/b]

i'll definitely keep you in mind...with the exception of the congress, i don't plan to cancel any reservations until next week. isn't the line-up supposed to be announced on Friday of this week? i got a really good rate on both ($169/nt at the allegro and $170/nt at the hotel 71, two beds in each room), but i'm leaning towards hotel 71 because it's a bit closer.

[LRHippo]

We'll be at the Club Quaters Central Loop. Turns out it's not as close as I was lead to believe by my better half. It's at W Adams and S Clark. A few blocks away, but still in walking distance to the park.
 
 I was also off on the price, $129/night. Their site says it's a private hotel and you must be a member, but I got the reservation through Orbitz. A few more rules to follow with Orbitz, but it's booked and reasonably priced for the area.

[sonickteam]

Originally posted by joz:
  i'll definitely keep you in mind...with the exception of the congress, i don't plan to cancel any reservations until next week. isn't the line-up supposed to be announced on Friday of this week? i got a really good rate on both ($169/nt at the allegro and $170/nt at the hotel 71, two beds in each room), but i'm leaning towards hotel 71 because it's a bit closer.

great...I have decided to hold off on tickets til i hear the lineup....being picky this year..  

[joz]

Originally posted by white man from town:
  great...I have decided to hold off on tickets til i hear the lineup....being picky this year..    

don't blame you. we just jumped on it because it's an excuse to go to chicago. figured that we could leave the show for a few hours and enjoy the city if we're not into the bands that are playing.

[LRHippo]

And how can you pass up $35?
   

[sonickteam]

Originally posted by LRHippo:
  And how can you pass up $35?
     

well, see, i wanted to get the $35 tickets, but i am in the process of applying for a mortgage loan and was told to make NO unnecessary purchases...so....

[joz]

pixies...fuckin-a!
 
   confirmed lolla acts

[sonickteam]

the sucky thing here is that, missing out on that pre-sale is going to cost me.  I imagine tickets for both days to be over $100 a piece.
 
   probably i will just hope it goes well so i can go next year  

[joz]

Originally posted by white man from town:
  the sucky thing here is that, missing out on that pre-sale is going to cost me.  I imagine tickets for both days to be over $100 a piece.
 
   probably i will just hope it goes well so i can go next year    

i heard they would be about $75/day...i guess it's pretty expensive when you figure in the cost of lodging, food and drink for a weekend in chicago.

[LRHippo]

Tickets right now are $85 for a two day pass. On sale right now for those that get the email (i can give you the link if you really want it) and will be on sale to the public tomorrow.
 
 Also, lineup should be announced shortly after 10:00 am chicago time.
 
 That is all...

[LRHippo]

Let me add, that with a $9 service fee, and a $7 shipping charge, you are looking at a $101 total

[joz]

Originally posted by LRHippo:
  Let me add, that with a $9 service fee, and a $7 shipping charge, you are looking at a $101 total

ouch. is that for both days? if not, i'm really lucky to have gotten in on the $35 deal.
 
 i know there's only an hour or so til the announcement of bands but it feels like christmas morning. for me, going to lolla this year is just going to be a lame substitute for coachella UNLESS they can floor me with an amazing lineup. otherwise, i would much rather be flying to cali next weekend.
 
 my thoughts on the lineup so far...
 
 dino jr (+++)
 weezer (+1/2)
 pixies (++) (they would get 3+s but i've seen 'em)
 the killers (--)
 liz phair (--)

[joz]

Originally posted by joz:
   

Originally posted by LRHippo:
  Let me add, that with a $9 service fee, and a $7 shipping charge, you are looking at a $101 total

ouch. is that for both days? if not, i'm really lucky to have gotten in on the $35 deal. (nevermind...just saw the other post indicating this is the price for the 2-day)
 
 i know there's only an hour or so til the announcement of bands but it feels like christmas morning. for me, going to lolla this year is just going to be a lame substitute for coachella UNLESS they can floor me with an amazing lineup. otherwise, i would much rather be flying to cali next weekend.
 
 my thoughts on the lineup so far...
 
 dino jr (+++)
 weezer (+1/2)
 pixies (++) (they would get 3+s but i've seen 'em)
 the killers (--)
 liz phair (--) [/b]

[distance]

Originally posted by joz:
   going to lolla this year is just going to be a lame substitute for coachella UNLESS they can floor me with an amazing lineup. otherwise, i would much rather be flying to cali next weekend.
 

it's not that way for me.
 the lineup for coachella this year is nowhere near as good as the lineup was last year.  i contemplated going, but it just wasn't worth it to me.  lollapalooza is going to be much more fun for the money and it's not going to be 100+ degrees in chicago.

[LRHippo]

$101 is for one (1) 2 day pass. Also glad we got 2 $35 tickets that came out to be less than the face value of 1 of the tickets now.
 
 30ish minutes and counting!