whhhew.. I am back.
the wal-mart of concerts? Yeah, i disagree.
I had a GREAT time this weekend. WAY better than i thought i would've. I came in with low expectations since the lineup was not the coolest on earth. but since my GF isnt quite as musically adventurous as me, she was happy to be going to a festival where SHE knew some of the bands!
Lollapalooza pros:
location (not so much the park, but hanging in Chicago is way way cooler than Indio or Manchester!
location, come to think of it, the park IS better than Coachella or Bonaroo.
water. despite the article ggw posted about the $3 waters, you were allowed to bring in 2 water bottles per person, AND there were so many water refill stations that if you bought any water at that festival, you're just plain stupid.
security, have a water bottle full of vodka? sure come on in! have a flask in your pocket?....walk this way!!! that solves it, now i dont need to buy water OR liquor in here!!!!
Lollapalooza cons:
the lineup. but not REALLY, i mean, take friday for instance, we saw, Deadboy and the elephantmen, midlake, eels, ryan adams, lady sovereign, secret machines, raconteurs, sleater-kinney, death cab for cutie. do i see anything wrong with that?
? of course not. not as many choices for great acts at lolla, but they seemed to have just enough to keep me happy almost the whole weekend.
lollapalooza on par:
the crowd was on par with all the other festival crowds i have been too. some people being jerks, others being cool, nothing different in that regard.
didnt notice TOO much sound bleed, but as long as you were actually in front of the stage you wanted to hear, you were fine. a bit of sound bleed is expected.
the stages ...they were not THAT far apart, 15 minutes TOPS. and if you stayed in one of the areas, you could sit down and watch band after band on opposing stages. without moving!
alcohol, beer $5, wine $6. no big difference here, though its nice to have heineken at Coachella and not just Bud.
food, no falafel, but kick ass pizza. and with the 3 day wristband, you could leave and walk to tons of downtown dining.
overall, i think that with all things considered, cost, venue, city, lineup, transportation, etc, i think Lollapalooza was a great value, and a great time, and though i hope for a bit of a better lineup next year.....it was MUCH cheaper and almost as fun as Coachella, and much more fun and a bit cheaper than Bonaroo.
whew...more later perhaps.....
oh, and the NP's stole the show...
