Lollapalooza tix on sale, All Points West lineup released
Chicago and New York will be loud, hot messes this summer
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With the Pitchfork Music Festival, Lollapalooza, and the All Points West Music & Arts Festival taking place on three consecutive weekends, New York music fans will have some airline travel ahead of them if they want to see it all.
First we turn to Chicago: Three-day passes for Chicago's Lollapalooza (Aug. 7 through 9) are going on sale tomorrow, March 31, at 10 a.m., with no official lineup announced thus far. So those who have faith in Perry Farrell and Austin-based C3 Presents—or really like alleged-but-totally-not-confirmed participants like Tool, The Killers, Kings Of Leon, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, and Depeche Mode—can shell out for the early-bird deal, $175, at Lollapalooza's website. Everyone else will have to wait until April 21 to officially hear about the other 130 bands slated to perform, but let the numbers games begin. The blog Faronheit claims it received a list of this year’s lineup from a C3 insider, who says the list is 90-percent accurate. It includes the previously rumored Andrew Bird and Neko Case, along with New York's own Animal Collective and TV On The Radio. Hell, even Tenacious D is on the list. This festival comes on the heels of Pitchfork's festival, which takes place the weekend of July 17.
And if that wasn't enough festival news for one post, All Points West is returning to New York for a second year. Held at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, the festival has the Beastie Boys, Tool and Coldplay headlining each of the three nights. Other bands playing include Echo & The Bunnymen, My Bloody Valentine, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, and MSTRKRFT, and the comedy lineup features Tim & Eric, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, and Michael Showalter, among others.
