On April 26th something happened that thousands of people have been been waiting for, for a long time, the release of the official lineup for this year’s Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. This year the festival takes place in Grant Park on August 5-7 and the lineup has already gotten a lot of people talking. If people came back to Lollapalooza now after going to the first one in 1991 they wouldn't recognize it. Back then Lollapalooza counted on big performances from bands like Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction. And for the next few years they kept this sort of hard rock grunge sound at the basis of the festival. But now if someone were to stroll from stage to stage they may not even know most of the bands playing. And even the bigger name bands that are playing are nothing like the popular bands from back then. In the past Lollapalooza would bring out the loudest and craziest rock bands to the stage. But now the main staging bands are much more diverse. It goes from rap with Eminem, to hard rock with Muse and A Perfect Circle, and then slows down with Coldplay and the Foo Fighters. And for the first time ever Lollapalooza has really opened its doors to the techno scene bringing big name techno bands like Deadmau5 and Skrillex. And for those who prefer the classics and aren't into the new music scene they have a great list of classic bands to choose from with Ween, My Morning Jacket and the Cars who are all attending the festival this year. And of course they have also thrown in many indie favorites like Local Native, Beirut, and Ok Go. So this year Lollapalooza has really opened its doors and has shown that it is truly a festival that anyone can enjoy.
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