LOLlapalooza 09

So I checked Face-LifeSucker-Book about a week ago to see Matt had frantically posted the list of bands playing at this years Lollapalooza. No I never really payed any attention to the larger annual concerts simply because I could never attend. I mean, I'd be crazy to make the schlep all the way to Chicago just because....wait...Is that TV on the Radio? And the Arctic Monkeys...and Coheed...and the Decemberists, and Vampire Weekend...the list goes on!

Indeed the bands playing at this year's lollapalooza are basically the bands we (and everyone else for that matter) have been talking about for the last year. Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, Glasvegas, Neko Case, and many more. There was enough concentrated audo/visual goodness that I had to bite.

A few days later Matt and I are coming up with a battle plan for making sure we saw the bands we NEEDED to see and prioritizing the rest. Here are those lists:

Owen's List

Bands MUST SEE

1). TV on the Radio

2). Arctic Monkeys

3), Coheed and Cambria

4). Glasvegas

5). Los Campensinos!

Bands If Possible (no order)

Peter Bjorn and John

Kings of Leon

Ben Folds

Silversun

Decemberists

Cold War Kids

Kaiser Chiefs

Andrew Bird

Band of Horses

Bands Would Be Cool To Say I've Seen to Enhance Sex Appeal

But Are Not Imperative (no order)

Beastie Boys

The Killers

Lou Reed

Depeche Mode

Vampire Weekend

Snoop Dog (b/c you know....it's Snoop Dog)

Jane's Addiction

Matt's List

Absolutley Must See:

Los Campesinos!

TV on the Radio

The Decemberists

Arctic Monkeys

Silversun Pickups

Very Much Want To See:

Glasvegas

Vampire Weekend

Kaiser Chiefs

Atmosphere

Band of Horses

Animal Collective

Beastie Boys

White Lies

Cold War Kids

Want To See Because They Will Probably Be Good:

Kings of Leon

Ben Folds

Of Montreal

Lou Reed

Fleet Foxes

Passion Pit

Crystal Castles

Ra Ra Riot

Manchester Orchestra

Want To See On A Lark:

Coheed and Cambria

The Killers

Peter Bjorn and John

Jane's Addiction

Thievery Corporation

Snoop Dogg

Gaslight Anthem

Gabe's List

(even though he is not going sad face)

Bands MUST SEE

1). Arctic Monkeys

2). TV on the Radio

3), Lou Reed

4). Kings of Leon

5). The Decemberists

Bands If Possible (more or less IN order)

Depeche Mode

Peter Bjorn and John

Passion Pit

Fleet Foxes

Silversun Pickups

Of Montreal

The Killers

Snoop Dogg

Animal Collective

Andrew Bird

The Raveonettes

Beastie Boys

Glasvegas

Bands I'm Not Seeing. I'm Just Not. Nope.

Asher Roth

Tool

Manchester Orchestra

Coheed and Cambria

Jane's Addiction

Miscellaneous Other Bands I Know But Don't Particularly Wanna See Live

The Virgins

Deerhunter

Ben Folds

Ben Harper

Band of Horses

Vampire Weekend

Neko Case