FRIDAY JULY 13, 2012 – Lineup – GATES OPEN at 3PM

Feist
A$AP Rocky
Tim Hecker
Willis Earl Beal
and more!

SATURDAY JULY 14, 2012 – LINEUP – GATES OPEN AT 12PM

Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Hot Chip
Grimes
Liturgy
Cloud Nothings
and more!

SUNDAY JULY 15, 2012 – LINEUP – GATES OPEN at 12PM

Vampire Weekend
AraabMUZIK
Kendrick Lamar
The Field
and more!

Official Lollapalooza Pre-Show

There are some great aftershows this year, but after a whole day of Lolla drinking $7 beers in the sun, it’s hard to make it to another show. I will start a day early though and since a mob of people crashed the Metro website when Alabama Shakes tickets went on sale for Thursday night, I’m checking out this solid Lolla pre-show at Lincoln Hall.

Openers: Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band || The Gunwells

Opener: Fancy Colors

Sondre’s back in Chicago with a full band. Hooray!

I’m super jealous of anyone from one of the half dozen cities he’s visiting with Desaparecidos, his one-record rock band that hasn’t played together for 10 years, but I’ll take what I can get with public transit. Conor Oberst, the Omaha native behind Bright Eyes, is stopping through Chicago for a solo show at the Riverfront Theatre. I had actually never heard of the venue, but it looks pretty awesome. It’s a big, cool looking tent on the river and I’m excited to check it out.

Opener: Van Dyke Parks

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Opener: Dylan Leblanc

I was too hung over to catch their noon set on Friday at Lolla so I’ll be heading to the Metro in September to get my fix of the Swedish sister duo.

Opener: Only Son

I passed up their Lolla pre-show which I heard was amazing so I scored tickets right away for their November return to Chicago at the House of Blues. Should be a pretty good way to celebrate my birthday! If only it wasn’t on a Monday…

Here’s a look at what you missed if you didn’t catch them at Lolla this year. See if you can spot me in the crowd.

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Part of Tomorrow Never Knows concert series

Openers: Hundred Waters, Snowmine