Lollapalooza 2004

[Seth Hurwitz]

how about we just stop the rain?

[grotty]

I just got this email from Blossom (Cleveland):
 
 HOUSE OF BLUES CONCERTS presents
 Lollapalooza 2-Day Pass August 9th & August 10th
 at Blossom
 
 Main Stage Day 1 -- August 9th
 Morrissey, Sonic Youth,
 PJ Harvey, Le Tigre,
 Modest Mouse, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Von Bondies
 
 Main Stage Day 2 -- August 10th
 String Cheese Incident,
 Flaming Lips, Wilco, Gomez, Polyphonic Spree
 
 The Second Stage line-up for
 Day One will feature Broken Social Scene, the Walkmen, Wolf Eyes, Danger Mouse, the Datsuns and Sparta.
 
 Day Two will see Second Stage performances from such amazing bands as the Thrills, the Coup, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Elbow and Wheat.
 
 And if all that weren't enough, both days will see DJ Peretz - aka Perry Farrell - spinning his breakbeat grooviness in the
 Chill Tent!
 
 presale begins: Wed, May 19 @ 10:00am
 public onsale: Sat, May 22 @ noonam
 
 HOB Member Internet Presale for Single-Day tickets will begin on
 Wed, May 26 @ 10:00am.
 
 event info
 Mon, August 9 and Tues, August 10
 Blossom
 Get a special rate two-day ticket for only
      $40.00, $60.00 or $75.00! *
 door: 2:00pm
 ages: all
 
 _ _ _ _
 
 The pre-sale is probably happening for other venues too if you're interested. I wasn't, but Day 1 is now tempting me.

[Bombay Chutney]

I've never been to Lollapalooza.  How does the 2nd-stage work?  Are those bands on a different  stage at the same time bands are playing on the main stage?  Or is it possible to run back-and-forth and see everyone?

[mankie]

Originally posted by Skeeter:
   

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Tell the cops in the parking lot to lighten up. [/QB]

I second that one....not a very friendly bunch, and far too uptight.

[Random Citizen]

Pitchfork lists the line-up by city. August 12 seems to be the day to attend...
 
 08-12 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post
 Morrissey, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Modest Mouse, Le Tigre, BRMC, Von Bondies
 
 08-13 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post
 String Cheese Incident, Flaming Lips, Gomez, Polyphonic Spree, Michael Franti & Spearhead

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   

Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather

well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?¦any suggestions? [/b]

what ever happened to the huge screen so that people in the back of the lawn can see something at least?  i thought they ysed to have one thier, but now its just the ones on the side of the stage that you cant really see from the lawn anyway?

[kurosawa-b/w]

Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   

Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather

well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?¦any suggestions? [/b]

The parking lots need some kind of numbering/naming system so that you can keep track of where you are parked. When you come out of the show, it is dark, and with the trees and paths, it can be disorienting. (Plus it always looks different when the lots are full.) Some type of system (similar to a parking garage) where I can note, "Okay, I am in B2." Then maps around the site with the lots marked. That would be a huge help!

[sonickteam2]

VALET PARKING  

[jkeisenh]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  VALET PARKING      

Nothing could be better than coachella!  just remember the trail of empty beer cans across the lot...

[ggw]

Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   

Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather

well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?¦any suggestions? [/b]

More nitrous vendors in the parking lots.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
 More nitrous vendors in the parking lots.

thats funny.   :p

[Bags]

Looks like our Day Two lost a lot of the big draws (making it easy to pick a day for me...)
 
 From  Pitchfork
 
 However, this year they seem to have the right idea, striking a nice balance of bands and reminding us of why the whole damn thing seemed like a good idea in the first place, while expanding the festival to a two-day format. Keeping in mind that some bands aren't playing all of the festivals dates, Day One of the 2004 edition features, among others: Morrissey, 'Palooza vets Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Modest Mouse, Le Tigre, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Broken Social Scene, The Von Bondies, The Walkmen, and the increasingly impossible to avoid Danger Mouse.
 
 The schedule for Day Two features the Pixies, The Flaming Lips, Wilco, The String Cheese Incident, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Polyphonic Spree (all 83 of them), TV on the Radio, The Thrills (who may or may not be better than The Stills), The Fire Theft, and Elbow. Now that's some good alternative music festival. In further exciting Day Two news, Perry Farrell (festival curator/Jane's Addiction frontman/goth chick from Mean Girls) has announced plans to team up with The String Cheese Incident on Lollapalooza's two Denver dates.

[Jaguär]

If I'm going to have to take time off from work, than Elbow better show up for Day 2, which doesn't seem to be the case. So, no Day 2 for me. Now I only have to decide if it's worth using a valuable vacation day for Day 1 when the year has so many other reasons to use that day. Crap! If it were only on a weekend.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  If I'm going to have to take time off from work, than Elbow better show up for Day 2, which doesn't seem to be the case. So, no Day 2 for me. Now I only have to decide if it's worth using a valuable vacation day for Day 1 when the year has so many other reasons to use that day. Crap! If it were only on a weekend.

Elbow will be there http://www.lollapalooza.com/tickets_md.php
 
 
 So when do tickets go on sale?

[Seth Hurwitz]

 So when do tickets go on sale?

next weekend