Swan Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 http://lollapalooza.com/default.asp?fd=1Artists include Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, Ben Harper, Muse, The Stooges, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket and Kings of Leon.Looks likes a great line up this year. Is anyone from the board thinking about going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Standard festival fare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 (edited) Yes its standard festival fare, if you count this as the ultimate festival by which all others will be compared. Who needs WSP when you have Muse? Who would even want to hear SCI when Modest Mouse can slay you? Not to mention the Stooges, Interpol, Roots and Kings of Leon. But where is Ryan Adams? This is a great lineup, looks like a good deal of great acts way down the list too (Cold War Kids, CSS, Annuals, and ELVIS PERKINS!). I might go if I can catch a ride ;-) Edited April 12, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 I am throwing serious thought to this. After Muse blew my mind at Virgin fest, I would travel anywhere within driving distance to see them....Hey Sean, can you get to Guelph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 wow, that is an impressive lineup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Yes I can get to Guelph! Lets talk buddy.......... Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Here's the announced lineup: Pearl Jam Daft Punk Ben Harper Muse Iggy & The Stooges Modest Mouse Interpol My Morning Jacket Satellite Party Yeah Yeah Yeahs Snow Patrol The Roots Patti Smith Kings Of Leon The Black Keys Regina Spektor Spoon Lupe Fiasco TV On The Radio Pete Yorn G. Love Paolo Nutini Amy Winehouse LCD Soundsystem Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Silverchair Femi Kuti Yo La Tengo Hold Steady Jack’s Mannequin Stephen Marley STS9 M.I.A. Slightly Stoopid Blonde Redhead Sparklehorse Sean Lennon Blue October Son Volt Motion City Soundtrack Polyphonic Spree Peter Bjorn & John Silversun Pickups CSS The Rapture THERE’S A WHOLE BUNCH The Wailers Roky Erickson Tapes N Tapes Heartless Bastards The View The Cribs The Fratellis Ghostland Observatory Tokyo Police Club Rhymefest Soulive Cold War Kids Annuals Fields Electric Six Jim Noir Elvis Perkins Sam Roberts Black Angels Charlie Musselwhite Aqueduct Juliette & The Licks Dios Viva Voce David Vandervelde Los Campesinos! Chin Up Chin Up Ryan Shaw Colour Revolt Satin Peaches Illinois Arckid Mickey Avalon The 1900s Bang Bang Bang Bound Stems High Class Elite Carey Ott Matt Roan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 hopefully in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottieking Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Last year's festival was extremely well run, in one of the best cities in North America. While I'm not sure if I can go this year, I highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hell yeah, Daft Punk, CYHSY, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, The Roots, STS9.... Could be good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Yes I can get to Guelph! but, will you ever want to leave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 HOLY, SILVERCHAIR ARE PLAYING?!?!?! Now if only Moist and Limp Bizkit could get on the bill...Great line-up and I love how they've done away with service charges and stuff.Lolla Absorbs Ticket FeesUpdated 03:55 PDT Mon, Apr 09 2007Lollapalooza becomes the second major festival this summer to break with concert industry tradition, making its published ticket price the final one by eliminating surcharges and add-ons. When a ticket buyer goes to check out after deciding on a purchase, what they see is what they get.While Lolla organizer C3 Presents isn't making the same financial leap of faith that Ozzfest presenters did with this year's free outing, eliminating ticket surcharges for the August 3-5 festival in Chicago's Grant Park is an effort to respond to fans who've complained vehemently about those annoying add-ons."The fans have complained and spoken pretty loudly about how they don't like the service charges and the add-ons," C3 Presents VP Charlie Walker told Pollstar. "And they've spoken fairly loudly through attendance about super-high prices for certain shows. While they may be willing to pay extreme ticket prices for certain headliners, they're not willing to pay that across the board." Noting that the $165 presale for the three-day Lollapalooza pass breaks down to $55 per day, Walker said the price is right and the added bonus of no surprises at checkout is something fans will appreciate."For $55 a day, 130-plus bands, including Pearl Jam's only North American appearance all year, along with everything Chicago has to offer and a great site at Grant Park, is tough to beat. It's a great value," Walker said."I think we're all trying to wrestle with listening to our fans and trying to deliver. I think that's what you're seeing with Ozzfest and what you're seeing with service charges," Walker said. "I think you'll continue to see that as people try to adapt, become more fan-friendly and figure how to really embrace the customer."It's going to be hard to stay in business with no customers if we're going to keep treating them like we don't listen to what their concerns are." Walker acknowledged that C3 didn't simply make the expense disappear - Front Gate Tickets, Lolla's vendor, is being paid out of the ticket price. The same goes for other expenses generally paid by the promoter. "All we really did here was figure out what everything cost, what the ticketing service price would be that we pay our vendor, and we just included it all in the ticket price," Walker said. "You don't pay a staging price, and that's an expense the promoter pays. So why would you pay an extra ticketing expense on top of the ticket price? That's just kind of the mentality we've had."The difference is in communication, Walker said, and telling the customer the true ticket price instead of surprising them. There will be an additional fee if a ticketbuyer wants a premium delivery service such as overnight UPS, for instance, but for normal delivery or home printed tickets there will be no additional cost. As part of the "greening" of Lollapalooza, it's requested that fans using the PrintPass option to print their own tickets do so on recycled paper. In addition to the green program, Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell is once again on board to push the festival into new technological territory with an interactive gaming area and other innovative attractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 I have a car. Can you get to Woodstock? We missed our summer tour last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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