Days before the official announcement, Chicago journalist/R. Kelly snitch Jim “Idol Killer” DeRogatis already has the scoop on what bands will playing Lollapalooza 08. Main stages acts include Lush, Fishbone, Psychotronica, Rollins Band, Mighty Mighty Bossto..oh, how I kid! Headliners will include Kanye West, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, and the Raconteurs. No word on a Hole or Siouxsie & The Banshees reunion yet.
The Raconteurs, Wilco and West will each be making their second appearance at the reinvented destination festival. Other repeaters among the more than 100 acts on this year’s bill are Gnarls Barkley, the Black Keys, Broken Social Scene, G. Love & Special Sauce, Blues Traveler and Mates of State.
Quite a few of the other acts–including many of the most promising–have earlier performed at Chicago’s two independently produced music festivals, Pitchfork and Intonation. These include Bloc Party, Cat Power, Stephen Malkmus, Girl Talk, Kid Sister, Office, the Cool Kids, Battles, the Go! Team, Jamie Lidell and Grizzly Bear.
So its obvious alt meets obvious hipster with a dash of obvious Kanye, right? I’m only jealous if John Popper jams with with the Jicks.
Lollapalooza 2008 headliners confirmed [Chicago Sun-Times]
I really wish DeRogatis weren’t so funny looking. I hate hating on the fat kid.
@Lucas Jensen: Me too.
Maybe in some Alternate Universe (the same one where James Hetfield works at Taco Bell) Lush, The Bosstones, Rollins Band and all the other cool bands from the first 2-3 years of Lollapalooza are playing this year.
Chintastic.
I’d like to join your cabal of Lush fans. Always liked that band. Thanks for getting our hopes up, dude….
Okay that photo.
(I just saw a poster for Jared Leto-as-Mark David Chapman half an hour ago on my way into work and when I first saw the photo here…)
@Ned Raggett: Holy crap! YES!
Can we expect a recording of a voicemail from someone chewing de Rogatis out for leaking this a la the Ryan Adams debacle?
I got all excited about Lush playing for a half second there.
oh sorry for the typo…DeRogatis
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@Lucas Jensen:
Oh. Me too, friend. Meeee toooo.
@scarletvirtue: To be fair, I don’t think I’ve seen Nine Inch Nails since they were one of the cool bands at the first Lollapalooza…