Lollapalooza 2012 - Perry's Pleasure Party!!!

[apostle2]

How so? Don't you feel like you have seen a majority of those bands already, probably in a more intimate & adequate setting?
Not to mention, you have probably seen them at more exciting points in their careers. I mean, c'mon, are you really gearing up to see a set by Big Gigantic? Get real.

So, because you've seen the majority of the bands on the line-up all ready, none of the people going to this festival can possibly be music lovers? Immature black-and-white thinking.

[808HiLife]

Does anyone know when single day passes started selling out last year?

[PenisMuncher]

Just in case anyone cares, Dr. P was added to the lineup. No word on what day he's playing yet.

[Karl Malone]

[ShyGuy75]

Lollapalooza is horrible. That's regardless of whether it's compared to Coachella, although it comes off looking way worse when judged beside Coachella. It stunk everywhere last year; I tried getting in front of the sound board for the Cars and although there was plenty of space to do that, I immediately turned around and left because of how badly it smelled. Their setup is nice, with the couple of areas with 2 stages so that once a band finishes on one, a band on the other can start, but that's about the only positive takeaway I had from my experience.

Friends who went in previous years were similarly unimpressed. It's a city festival so people will go not because they care about the acts playing but because it's something to do. If you live there, sure, go if the lineup interests you, but if you'd have to travel, save your money for another fest.

EDIT: Just noticed you already have a ticket. If you have to travel, see if you can flip it on eBay. If you have a 3-day pass, you'll have no problem unloading it.

says the guy who has spent five hours total inside the fest and scurried home like a rat once the predicted rain started falling.

lolla, like any fest has its pros and cons. nothing compares to coachella so expecing that experience going in will only let you down. they have revamped the layout two years ago which has helped tremendously with the bottlenecking issue that they previously had along with expanding the grounds to spread out the side stages creating a more intimate environment for them. the crowd the past two years has been much more energetic and into the shows than at coachella. the crowds at coachella have only been getting worse imo, with this past one having the most boring festival crowd i have ever encountered. the food at lolla destroys coachella. it is much bigger than coachella, so be prepared for that. i would recommend staying away from the main stage on the south side of the fest as much as you can as that is where the suburban kids like to hang out, drink beers, and be douches. the fest ends at 10, however the entire city is taken over for the weekend by lolla with after shows, pre shows, etc starting on wednesday night and going non stop until late into the night on sunday. i would recommend if you are coming in for lolla to throw yourself into the entire exerience if your body can handle it. like all festivals, they are what you choose to make of them. enjoy.

[Coach Bombay]

says the guy who has spent five hours total inside the fest and scurried home like a rat once the predicted rain started falling.

lolla, like any fest has its pros and cons. nothing compares to coachella so expecing that experience going in will only let you down. they have revamped the layout two years ago which has helped tremendously with the bottlenecking issue that they previously had along with expanding the grounds to spread out the side stages creating a more intimate environment for them. the crowd the past two years has been much more energetic and into the shows than at coachella. the crowds at coachella have only been getting worse imo, with this past one having the most boring festival crowd i have ever encountered. the food at lolla destroys coachella. it is much bigger than coachella, so be prepared for that. i would recommend staying away from the main stage on the south side of the fest as much as you can as that is where the suburban kids like to hang out, drink beers, and be douches. the fest ends at 10, however the entire city is taken over for the weekend by lolla with after shows, pre shows, etc starting on wednesday night and going non stop until late into the night on sunday. i would recommend if you are coming in for lolla to throw yourself into the entire exerience if your body can handle it. like all festivals, they are what you choose to make of them. enjoy.

Thank you, this is info I was looking for.

[concertgoer]

Friday passes are sold out

[swhite423]

Lolla is cool, it is just a lot harder to get to the front of sets is you want to watch a lot of stuff. I recommend staying away from the side stage on the south side. It was really bad for almost every set I saw there.

[stinkbutt]

Dammit! Oh well no Lolla for me I guess

[suprefan]

Friday passes are sold out

Saturday also.

[Cookieman908]

So when's the fookin schedule coming out?

[heart cooks brain]

Probably next Tuesday

[nathanfairchild]

lolla just posted this on their facebook:

Looking to extend your Lolla experience once the gates at Grant Park close? Our friends at Do312 will help us announce the weekend-long list of Official 2012 Aftershows next week on Tuesday, June 12!

i'm really hoping for an atdi show at the metro.

[concertgoer]

Set times plz

[Cookieman908]

So the aftershows are getting announced on Tuesday...Doesn't seem to make much sense to me that they might end up announcing the aftershows before the set times.

Maybe they will announce both the aftershows and set times simultaneously on Tuesday?

[concertgoer]

That's what I think will happen, unless the set times are announced on Monday.

[nathanfairchild]

schedule is up.

http://lineup.lollapalooza.com/events/2012/08/03/

so are the underwhelming aftershows.

http://do312.com/lollaaftershows?page=1

[HotHamWater]

so are the underwhelming aftershows.

http://do312.com/lollaaftershows?page=1

Wednesday: Alabama Shakes w/First Aid Kit
Friday: The Black Angels
Saturday: Gary Clark Jr.

Do something other than see shows on Thursday and Sunday. Seems like a good post-festival time to me.

[nathanfairchild]

maybe i was a little quick to jump the gun. i dont fly in until friday anyways and between festivals and seeing him in austin over the years, i've legitimately seen gary probably 20 times now. maybe i'll explore the city for once.

[Spooks]

Only after show I could care about....

The Afghan Whigs

Sat. 08/04 | 10:00PM (Doors) @ Metro

[nathanfairchild]

the schedule has some interesting conflicts. i do have to say that sunday has sigur ros>atdi>jack white so that should make for a pretty enjoyable sunday night. and having justice and kaskade on at the same time as jack means there is a chance the crowd won't be completely awful.

[casey]

lolla, like any fest has its pros and cons. nothing compares to coachella so expecing that experience going in will only let you down. they have revamped the layout two years ago which has helped tremendously with the bottlenecking issue that they previously had along with expanding the grounds to spread out the side stages creating a more intimate environment for them. the crowd the past two years has been much more energetic and into the shows than at coachella. the crowds at coachella have only been getting worse imo, with this past one having the most boring festival crowd i have ever encountered. the food at lolla destroys coachella. it is much bigger than coachella, so be prepared for that. i would recommend staying away from the main stage on the south side of the fest as much as you can as that is where the suburban kids like to hang out, drink beers, and be douches. the fest ends at 10, however the entire city is taken over for the weekend by lolla with after shows, pre shows, etc starting on wednesday night and going non stop until late into the night on sunday. i would recommend if you are coming in for lolla to throw yourself into the entire exerience if your body can handle it. like all festivals, they are what you choose to make of them. enjoy.

Concise and accurate! Good job. I had a really good time a Lolla and the crowd, although fucking drunk off their asses, only bothered me a few times and seemed to pay attention during sets for the most part.

Only after show I could care about....

The Afghan Whigs

Sat. 08/04 | 10:00PM (Doors) @ Metro

Fucking right!

[Miroir Noir]

Seeing this schedule mapped out, I kinda wish I were going!

[nosurprises12]

so are the underwhelming aftershows.

http://do312.com/lollaaftershows?page=1

Gary Clark Jr. @ Schubas would be cool - that place is really small.

[soursour]

Lollapalooza can't schedule for shit. I'll have huge gaps then 3 bands conflicting. Glad I won't be attending (not literally), or I'd be pissed.

[concertgoer]

Besides missing Bloc Party the schedule works out well for me. Looking forward to some good aftershows this year to. Twin Shadow will be great.

[nathanfairchild]

i'm only going friday and sunday but i'm absolutely fine with the schedule. everything that was top priority i'm gonna be able to see. i can see how some of these conflicts would be annoying for a lot of people though.

[kneuller]

So many conflicts! Glad Im not going. This is the problem with such an early end time.

[swhite423]

It seems like the bands playing the stages back to back, are alot less alike which will help with the camping at the stages.

[TomServo]

It seems like the bands playing the stages back to back, are alot less alike which will help with the camping at the stages.

Yeah, way different from my last Lolla... when they did rock acts before Soundgarden, punk before Green Day, indie rock before Arcade Fire, weird stuff before Lady Gaga... I thought it was an awesome setup and limited me making the mile walk over and over again. I can't figure out this schedule, but I'm glad I won't be there.