The 2006 edition of Lollapalooza filled Grant Park with more than 166,000 attendees of every stripe—figuratively and literally—with a healthy diet of favorites and a diverse array of new discoveries. Esquire Magazine said, “The best festival lineup of the summer? Lollapalooza, hands down.”
In addition to the obvious headliners, the 2007 bill is packed with meteors and indie stalwart stars like The Black Keys, Regina Spektor, Spoon, Lupe Fiasco, G. Love & Special Sauce, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Yo La Tengo, The Hold Steady, Jack's Mannequin, Amy Winehouse, Stephen Marley, Blonde Redhead, Sparklehorse, Sean Lennon, Son Volt, Peter Bjorn and John, Roky Erickson & the Explosions, Tapes 'n Tapes, Heartless Bastards, and more.
Music is the main attraction, but Lollapalooza is bulging with sights, sounds, and activity. A few of these distinctly-Lolla elements are:
Kidzapalooza. The wildly popular area for young Paloozas and their adult guests features music, break dance classes, a drum circle, a rock & roll petting zoo, cool interaction and gaming with sponsor PlayStation, and a recording studio. In 2006, kids painted more than 700 tiles to beautify nearby Washington Park and designed 700 t-shirts by sponsor Small Paul, as well as mini-moshed to the hottest talent for kids and by kids.
Green Initiative. Lollapalooza’s green initiative will be in practice across the park. Highlights include a repeat of the hugely popular recycling program, which offers incentives to patrons to participate; souvenir beer cups can be taken home by patrons or recycled on site. Festival merchandise will include environmentally sustainable options, and purchases will be placed in “plastic bags” made from corn. All food vendors, backstage and front of house, will be serving on compostable or biodegradable plates. Styrofoam is strictly banned across the board. Lollapalooza will use biodiesel in generators and purchase renewable energy credits to offset the impact of the show. At the close of the show, every attempt will be made to reduce waste: leftover food items will go to a local food pantry and construction materials will be reused or recycled. New for 2007 is Green Street that includes dynamic eco-demos, modern & fashionable sustainable goods for home and human, and eco-interaction on the solar stage. Lollapalooza offers a rare opportunity to reach out to thousands of patrons to educate, to influence, and perhaps even to inspire to a greener way of life.
Mindfield. A brainchild of Perry Farrell, this element is part guerilla theatre, part technology, and part game show. The concept mixes improv from Chicago’s legendary Second City troupe, a short film festival, PlayStation SingStar competition, scavenger hunting, and mobile messaging to create a chaotic, surreal, and interactive demonstration of technology and live gaming. Mindfield participants receive text message clues that lure them into a Mindfield prank, all caught on film. In 2006, almost 30% of attendees interacted with Mindfield.
Last Band Standing. An online battle of the bands, the 2006 LBS received more than 2,000 submissions, streamed 420,000 songs, and generated more than 800,000 votes. Bands from around the country participate and advance to a culmination gig in Chicago. The winner gets a spot on a Lollapalooza stage. Yippee!
Service Charge-Free Ticketing. Although not an actual show feature, it is a customer-pleaser nonetheless—and a first in the concert industry. Organizers have done away with additional service charges traditionally attached to ticket prices at the cash register. In addition, buyers will have the option of printing tickets themselves to avoid shipping fees.
COMPLETE ALPHABETICAL LINEUP
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Amy Winehouse
Annuals
Aqueduct
Arckid
Bang Bang Bang
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Blonde Redhead
Blue October
Bound Stems
Carey Ott
Charlie Musselwhite
Chin Up Chin Up
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Cold War Kids
Colour Revolt
CSS
Daft Punk
David Vandervelde
Dios
Electric Six
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Femi Kuti and The Positive Force
Fields
G. Love & Special Sauce
Ghostland Observatory
Heartless Bastards
High Class Elite
Iggy and the Stooges
Illinois
Interpol
Jack's Mannequin
Juliette & The Licks
Kings of Leon
LCD Soundsystem
Los Campesinos!
Lupe Fiasco
M.I.A.
Matt ROAN
Mikey Avalon
Modest Mouse
Motion City Soundtrack
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Paolo Nutini
Patti Smith
Pearl Jam
Pete Yorn
Peter Bjorn and John
Regina Spektor
Rhymefest
Roky Erickson & the Explosions
Ryan Shaw
Sam Roberts Band
Satellite Party
Sean Lennon
Silverchair
Silversun Pickups
Slightly Stoopid
Snow Patrol
Son Volt
Soulive
Sparklehorse
Spoon
Stephen Marley
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Tapes 'n Tapes
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
The 1900's
The Black Angels
The Black Keys
The Cribs
The Fratellis
The Hold Steady
The Polyphonic Spree
The Rapture
The Roots
The Satin Peaches
The View
The Wailers
Tokyo Police Club
TV on the Radio
Viva Voce
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yo La Tengo
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