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Lollapalooza is taking suggestions for next year's line-up. We're not sure if this is just a feel-good community effort or if your suggestions will really matter, but either way it can't hurt to pitch your favorite bands to their booking agent, right? Do us a favor and write-in BLUR as your first pick and feel free to follow it up with any of your own faves.

Get 'em if you can here.

                     

And that does it folks. We really enjoyed Lollapalooza this year and hope if you went you had a good time too. Hopefully these photos remind you of your own highlights, and if you weren't there we hope these shots entertain you and at least transport you outside off your office, or away from your desk, for the next few minutes.

                              

Here it is folks, the first in our final two installments covering this year's Lollapalooza with the official Chicagoist photos. Sorry it took so long, but the Commodore 64 we all share takes for-EV-er to download photos into...

You can stop arguing with your friends over what song your favorite band did or did not play because you were too drunk or your brain was too cooked by the heat to remember with 100% clarity at Lollapalooza last weekend. Check out most every Lolla band's set-list starting here. In my case I'm pleased to see my recollection that Jane's Addition's "Up the Beach" actually opened their set was correct, even most others have reported it was "Mountain Song." But for that, I blame Band Of Horses' refusing to shut up and bleeding sound all over Jane's Addiction's opening. (via DJBV)

An email just went out from Lollapalooza announcing both next year's dates -- August 6 through August 8, 2010 -- and letting folks know to stalk the Lollapalooza website for the rest of the week. Why? They'll be releasing 3-day passes to the the 2010 Lolla for $60 ... and if you miss that surprise announcement, well, tickets go on-sale Monday at 2009 regular prices.

Okay, people. We know Lollapalooza has a lot of great music and good times. But sometimes people have too good of a time. Please stay out of the fountain. It costs a lot of money to keep it in good shape and we'll all be better for it. [via]

         

Judging by the raucous crowd that braved an early set time and soggy weather to catch Gaslight Anthem Friday at Lolla, this foursome from New Jersey may be seeing their ship come in very soon. It's no surprise, really, as their Americana punk 'n' roll combines elements from a few very successful precedents. There's Springsteen's small-town desperation, Jimmy Eat World's soaring guitars and The Clash's peckish swagger. These boys didn't disappoint the capacity crowd at the Double Door on Saturday night, who crushed and danced despite the oppressive heat in the un-A/C'ed room. We're lucky we made it out with a functioning camera, because the sweat was flying for 90 minutes.

A bizarre incident incident has to come to light: it seems following Sunday night's fest-closing sets at Lollapalooza, a man punched a police horse. According to WBBM, police haven't confirmed it was a festival-related incident, but it did happen outside the fest Sunday night as police were dispersing the crowds.

                     

We'll have our official photo round-up tomorrow, but for now, here's are shots from around the grounds.

It was HOT yesterday in Grant Park, and Lollapalooza organizers went out of their way to help attendees beat the heat. Mobile crews and most of the beer tents were giving away bottled water in an attempt to keep music fans hydrated and happy. The day's overall vibe was a mellow one and brought us to our greatest realization about the festival.

We're beginning to think God hates Lollapalooza. Look, last year he missed the festival by one day with threatened tornadoes. Friday he tried to drown us. And yesterday he tried to fry us. Well you know what God? We DO like Lollapalooza, and nothing you throw our way is gonna dampen our enthusiasm! That said, today looks to be dangerously hot, so please please please stay hydrated and don't pass out in the sun. How did we deal with the heat yesterday? Let's fill you in.

We'd be remiss if we didn't mention the tragic element of yesterday: the death of a 39-year-old man from cardiac arrest shortly after the festival started (witnessed by Marcus). After having CPR performed by fellow festival-goers and some on-site paramedics, the man was transferred by ambulance to Northwestern Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the fest's first death since beginning its residence in Grant Park in 2005. It was the only ambulance call for the fest all day and officials promised they'd be prepared for this weekend's expected heat wave. According to the Trib's Greg Kot:

Listen, we realize that only a small percentage of folks are as crazy as we are at Lollapalooza to actually run back and forth from one end of Grant Park to the other trying to catch every act we can. Most sane people set up camp at one end of the festival or the other, usually picking a side due to headliner or frequency of favorite artists, and then sort of take it all in. If you're one of those folks hanging out on the south end of the festival on any particular day this weekend, we've compiled a list of acts that should lure you north. Ask your friends to watch your blanket for a spell and trek on over to check out these recommendations.

Listen, we realize that only a small percentage of folks are as crazy as we are at Lollapalooza to actually run back and forth from one end of Grant Park to the other trying to catch every act we can. Most sane people set up camp at one end of the festival or the other, usually picking a side due to headliner or frequency of favorite artists, and then sort of take it all in. If you're one of those folks hanging out on the north end of the festival on any particular day this weekend, we've compiled a list of acts that should lure you south. Ask your friends to watch your blanket for a spell and trek on over to check out these recommendations.

We've learned a few things about handling Lollapalooza the last few years, so let's help you get prepped for the next three days of music and mayhem.

The contest to win two tickets to tomorrow's Lykke Li show at Bottom Lounge along with an authographed poster from the Swedish songbird closes at 12 p.m. CST. Enter now for your chance to win!

Lykke Li has been on our radar a long time, and we've been vocal in our appreciation of her talents. We're hoping Lykke Li's appearance at Lollapalooza helps her break through to a much larger audience this year so more folks can appreciate her minimal electronic pop. It's the sort of thing that whispers in your ear oh so subtly and hypnotizes you with its charms so deeply you don't even notice you're already in its throes as you dance with abandon.

This year, to help avoid the long lines that have caused folks to miss the first act or two in recent years, Lollapalooza has added a second north entrance to the park and have made the original main entrance even larger. Check out the map and figure out which one is best for you. We are very happy about that. Want to cut down your waiting time even further? Trade you ticket in for your wristband early! The box office on Columbus--between Congress and Balbo--is open to do just that on Wednesday and Thursday from 3 p.m until 8 p.m.

Now THIS is a Lollapalooza aftershow! If you peep the top of the official Lollapalooza 2009 Aftershows page, you'll see a mysterious set of symbols are playing at Metro on Sunday night. We're guessing this will be the public's first chance to see the Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl, Queens Of the Stone Age's Josh Homme, and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones play their new material. Tickets go on sale Thursday morning at 10 a.m.

We just went down this road a few weeks ago at the Pitchfork Music Festival, but it seems indie/twee/prog rockers The Decemberists (we're fans) dig the idea of the fan-selected setlist. The Portland, Oregon septet - already set to be in town for this weekend's Lollapalooza - will be performing this Thursday at the Metro and are asking you to help them fill out the setlist. You can slide by this website and choose from an array of Decemberists tunes, voting as many tunes as you want as many times as you want (the Chicago way!). We're curious to see if the grounds at Grant Park swallow up what can be a mellow performance from the band, but the Metro seems perfectly suited for them. Be warned, though, the ballot box closes at 11 p.m. tonight, so get clicking. Now pardon us while we go stuff the ballot box with requests for "The Infanta."

Admit it, it can be pretty hard to wrap your head around all the bands playing Lollapalooza, and the daily schedule can be labyrinthine to navigate. Lollapalooza rolled out a free iPhone app that makes mapping out your three days at the festival easier than ever.

Time Out Chicago reported the Yeah Yeah Yeahs would be replacing The Beastie Boys at Lollapalooza and festival organizers have just confirmed it. We admit we were holding out hope for someone bigger who had maybe never played the festival before (ahem, BLUR!) but we guess they'll do.

Now that this year's (excellent) Pitchfork Fest is behind us, it's time to turn our attention to that fest's bigger brother, Lollapalooza. A week or so back, when the schedules and map of the festival grounds were released, something caught our eye: gone from the South end was the AT&T stage and in its place is the Chicago 2016 stage. That gave us a big "hmmmmmm" moment, but then we rolled our eyes and moved along. After all, the bid had a large set-up at last year's fest, too. Other media outlets have jumped on the sponsorship, including Jim DeRogatis at the Sun-Times and NBC 5. Of course, Chicago 2016 is not a corporate sponsor of the event so it seems like a "goodwill gesture" on promoter C3's part as Chicago 2016 spokesman Patrick Sandusky told DeRo. Ah! But wait, there's more. Sandusky himself also said:

This in from Tribune Mayor McCheese, um, "Cheeseburger Bureau Chief" Kevin Pang: Graham Elliot Bowles, who's been known to play his own music in between spins of Huey Lewis and the Clash in his eponymous River North restaurant, will be cooking for Jane's Addiction when Lollapalooza hits town in a few short weeks. Bowles will be serving Perry and company what he described as a "heartland picnic."

The great part of Lollapalooza is the music. The not-so-great part is the crowds. For those of you who love the music but hate the festival scene, Lollapalooza weekend provides the city with plenty of preshows and after shows. For more, check out the list of all of the so-far-announced post-Lolla shows.

For those of you have said "I'm done with the crowds, the after-shows are where it's at anyway," Lollapalooza's official after-shows have been announced. Of course it's great to see your favorite acts in a smaller venue, but you generally also have to shell out a lot more cash, that is if you even get tickets. But, it's worth it to take your chances!

We're just a hair over seven weeks from the kick-off of Lollapalooza 2009 but that's plenty of time to figure out your gameplan for criss-crossing Grant Park all weekend to catch the acts you're dying to see. The official schedule is out and ready for your perusal, though at last check it's a bit slow to load as we're sure everyone is already trying to piece together their own personal plans and pondering, "Kings of Leon or Depeche Mode? TV on the Radio or Lykke Li?" And while three-day passes remain on sale at $205 each, you can now score single day passes for the *ahem* low price of $80 per day.

First of all, let's get this out of the way. We were watching the little video with Perry Farrell below and were thinking he's looking remarkably well preserved for a dude who is 50. Then we thought, "Wait, Perry Farrell is FIFTY?!" We've always though Bowie was well preserved but Farrell is giving that man a run for his money.

The line-up for Lollapalooza '09 has been announced and we had to spend some time consoling Tankboy about the absence of his most hoped-for band: the reunited Blur. While Tanks can still hold out a sliver of hope that Damon & Co. will be a late addition to the line-up, we're going to do what we can to make him feel better by posting this video which is not only our favorite Blur video, but one of our favorite videos of all time.