And in US festival news, the line up for Lollapalooza has been announced. As previously reported, the formerly touring festival is to be held in one place this year, from 23 - 24 Jul in Chicago, following that cancellation of the full tour due to poor ticket sales in 2004. Earlier this month, 2000 internet presale tickets sold out in 80 minutes "Whether or not that was a true indicator of the strength of this brand or the result of press leaks with the bands, we'll never know," said a spokesman.
"But people who took that bet with us will get a fancy souvenir ticket."
Producer
Charles Attal explained "This lineup is a cross between
ACL and Coachella. It's the ACL model that we're bringing to
Chicago," - the model being lower-than-expected ticket prices, local food vendors and accessible stage layout and set times, as well as good backstage amenities. Attal continued:
"You've got to send a message. You take care of the bands, you take care of the music consumer who's buying the ticket, and they'll come back for more."
The line up for the festival includes: Pixies, Weezer, Widespread
Panic, The Killers, Arcade Fire, Liz Phair, The Black Keys,
Death Cab For Cutie, Cake, Dashboard Confessional, Dinosaur
Jr., Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Louis XIV, Tegan & Sara, M83,
Los Amigos Invisibles, Blue Merle, The Redwalls, The Changes,
Dandy Warhols, Digable Planets, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Billy
Idol, The Bravery and Blonde Redhead.