Lollapalooza 2010

[Sage 703]

Anybody see Soundgarden?  Curious as to how that reunion set turned out...

[bearman🐻]

WOW. That Lady Gaga stage dive was just BAD. Could someone explain to me why she's not on the road to Courtney Love-ville?

[betao]

That's not a stage dive. That's... well, I don't know what it is, but its not a fucking stage dive.

It's more like a stage flop onto the audience in the 2nd row.

[redsock]

New Pornos, Stars, Metric, Arcade Fire were all highlights. Go Canada. Mumford and Sons were good as well. Soundgarden kicked ass, very happy to see them play so well, even if they still fucking hate each other.

You could look at the line-up and easily pick up the low-lights. But was very disappointed with Empire of the Sun, who was expecting more from. Their show was impressive, but their music may have been completely canned. Too bad, though playing the woods might not be the best place to see them.

[Brian_Wallace]

shit, Brian Wallace, don't embarrass yourself. You came all the way to Chicago to see this FUCKING GARBAGE?!?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGh9zlN6eLo

Well, I was hoping for a naked stagedive from Neko Case during the New Pornograpehrs set but we take what we can get, don't we?

Brian

[eros]

Good:

All the headliners I saw (Arcade Fire, Strokes - even though they kind of mailed it in, Green Day)
Mumford and Sons
Social D
New Pornographers
Gogol Bordello
Frightened Rabbit
Temper Trap

Not so much:

Drive By Truckers
The xx - I like the record well enough but it doesn't work on a hot sunny festival afternoon.
Dirty Projectors


Went to the Blitzen Trapper aftershow on Saturday night, which was a nice palate cleanser after Green Day.  Great venue too.

Expanding out to Columbus Ave was a great idea.  Never had to wait for a beer or a bathroom and didn't have the crush around the fountain getting from one side to the other.

[Vas Deferens]

Did you see their whole set? 
They came out for an encore. It was THAT great.

Dirty Projectors

[eros]

Did you see their whole set? 
They came out for an encore. It was THAT great.

Dirty Projectors

I am admittedly not a big fan to start with...a little too "aesthetic" for me.

[sweetcell]

But was very disappointed with Empire of the Sun, who was expecting more from. Their show was impressive, but their music may have been completely canned. Too bad, though playing the woods might not be the best place to see them.

i watched 2 songs on youtube, and it looked like what i'd expect - live guitars & vocals, an occasional synth, and just about everything else sequenced (slightly different than purely canned, but i'm splitting hairs).  it's dance music.  it wasn't written live, so that they chose not to interpret it live is understandable.

they could have used a live drummer, but that's dicey for EDM.  most electronic acts (like thievery corp in recent years) don't use a live drummer because a human can't play evenly and predictably enough.

and personally, i think a dance party under the trees is an awesome idea, mostly because i've been at some great EMD parties in the forest.  not to say that lolla's interpretation of that concept was successful...

[wml7]

What a great weekend.  All the freaking canadian bands were awesome. 

The New Pornographers
Stars
Metric
Arcade Fire

My favs from the weekend were Matt & Kim, The Cribs, Green Day, Health, and Arcade Fire.  Arcade Fire put on a very good set.  I was to the far left and pretty close.  I was there during MGMT which was meh.  A lot of the people ate that shit up when they were on.  When Kids was played everyone started rushing forward like it was a must see thing, annoying.  I'm hoping those golden tickets go on sale soon again like last year 

[Vas Deferens]

BEST:

Raphael Saadiq
Jamie Lidell
The Strokes
Wild Beasts
Erykah Badu
Soundgarden
Spoon
Dirty Projectors

GOOD:

Stars
Metric
Devo
MynameisJohnMichael
Dawes
Frank Turner
Cut Copy
Wavves (but drummer needs to shut up)

GARBAGE:

Empire of the Sun (except for the costumes)
Black Keys (is this even music?)
X Japan (cheesy hair metal but very funny band)
The Cribs

[Brian_Wallace]

Good:

All the headliners I saw (Arcade Fire, Strokes - even though they kind of mailed it in, Green Day)

Green Day ROCKED.  The music snob perception of them is that they are lame but you HAD to be entertained by them.   Green Day's set was like Ted Nugent meets the Buzzcocks.

While a mile away Phoenix was smoking clove cigarettes...

Brian

P.S.  But, Brian, Arcade Fire don't NEED fireworks.  The fireworks they set off are in your MIND!....and your HEART!...and your SOUL!

P.P.S.  Some dude played "Eruption" on a saxophone and they did "Highway to Hell."

[xneverwherex]

Disappointments: Wavves - i so hope they just disappear - it was a trainwreck! Nathan's drug issues are great for a BV read - but really I dont need to hear every last detail!
Temper Trap - so dont get the hype
The Dodos - well the highlight was Neko Case playing with them, but they were quite boring
Wild Beasts - eh not that bad, but wasnt totally feeling it (enough that ill skip their nyc show)

Best:
Arcade Fire - nearish front and directly in the middle - awesome place to be! amazing set!
Mute Math - biggest surprise! excellent show
Kissaway Trail - their couple of songs in the Toyota tent were as awesome (enough to make me reconsider the above mentioned wild beasts show as theyre opening)
Green Day - definitely know hhow to put on a show
Strokes - a bit boring, but they sounded amazing

Good:
Devo, Frightened Rabbits, Hockey, Health, Hot Chip, Mumford & Sons, Warpaint
and plenty of other bands Im sure that Im forgetting!

[MonkeyPants]

GARBAGE:

Black Keys (is this even music?)

How would you even know?  You didn't even stay through their set.

[Vas Deferens]

Four songs is enough to know that they have nothing to offer musically....they should just be an accapella band!

GARBAGE:

Black Keys (is this even music?)

How would you even know?  You didn't even stay through their set.