The first day of Lollapalooza 2008 went out in bright, epic style as Radiohead brought their full slate of visual tricks as well as a healthy collection of songs from throughout their career. The set relied heavily on material from In Rainbows , which sounded heavier and punchier in a live setting (especially “All I Need”). “The National Anthem” was full of menace, ...

I go to college in the Chicago area, but I'm home for the summer working, so I can't go to Lollapalooza this year. Oh well, I'll just go to Outside Lands here in the Bay Area and get my Radiohead live fix then. However, my girlfriend will be working the lounge at the Hard Rock Hotel for Lollapalooza this weekend, apparently getting to schmooze with some big time bands. Consider me jealous. ...

In an blessing-in-disguise turn of events, I find myself in Chicago the day before Lollapalooza 2008 begins and I'm amped as hell for the festival to get underway. This will be my third year in a row attending the fest, although this year I only plan on going Friday with the hopes of catching an incendiary Radiohead performance. Some of the rest of the LMB crew will be there on Saturday ...

I woke up to two voicemails, two txts, and an e-mail, all from Amrit. He was waiting for me at the airport because we are traveling to Lollapalooza today. He was 12 hours early. At first I thought he made a dumb mistake, but then I realized he was just super excited for this weekend and couldn't wait to leave New York. And there is a lot to be excited about. Radiohead are gonna be great, ...

Good morning, PopWatchers, and greetings from Grant Park in beautiful, sunny, mothereffing HOT Chicago, where Perry Farrell's Lollapalooza is now in its fourth year as a stationary object. As those of you who follow this blog are well aware, I've...

By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Every other night in this weekend there will be a final set showdown -- Kanye or Trent? Tweedy or de la Rocha? -- but the Lolla organizers didn't even bother for Friday. There's this band called Radiohead, and they tend to own your face. Honestly something about the energy in band and crowd may have been slightly off -- Thom copped to being jet-lagged at one ...

Spinner.com : Perry Farrell's musical extravaganza, now in its twelfth year, is underway in Chicago's expansive Grant Park. Nestled amid the city's skyscrapers and boasting a delightfully diverse lineup -- as evidenced by headliners Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and... Read more >

CHICAGO (Reuters) - British art rock sensations Radiohead played a gem-like performance on the Chicago lakefront on Friday, headlining the first night of the three-day Lollapalooza music festival. "They sound extremely polished," said fan Arynne Gilbert, 28, from Chicago, as the band went through a two-hour, 24-song set that included "Fake Plastic Trees," and "Paranoid Android." Lollapalooza ...

Variety 's Abe Burns reports from the front lines at this weekend's Lollapalooza festival in downtown Chicago. Cansei de Ser Sexy aka CSS (above; their name is Portuguese for "I got tired of being sexy"), led by eccentric vocalist Lovefoxxx, threw more of a party than a typical show. Multi-colored balloons and streamers filled the air, leaving only a sea of hands and floating ...

Thom Yorke of Radiohead, left, - 8/01/08 (Photo by Angeline Vuong/Variety) Setlist: 01. 15 Step 02. Airbag 03. There There 04. All I Need 05. Nude 06. Arpeggi 07. The Gloaming 08. The National Anthem 09. Faust Arp 10. No Surprises 11. Jigsaw Falling Into Place 12. Reckoner 13. Lucky 14. The Bends 15. Everything In Its Right Place 16. Fake Plastic Trees 17. Bodysnatchers  ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of music fans swarmed Chicago's sun-drenched lakefront Friday for the opening of a three-day festival that will feature British rock band Radiohead and hometown hero Kanye West.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of music fans swarmed Chicago's sun-drenched lakefront Friday for the opening of a three-day festival that will feature British sensation Radiohead and local hip-hop phenomenon Kanye West.

Now that Justin has properly filled everyone in on what to see at Lollapalooza Day 1 , I'll take the reigns and give everyone some can't misses for Saturday's action. In my opinion Saturday has the best line-up top to bottom, including two of the top three headliners -- guess the other. While choosing between a reformed Rage Against the Machine or the brilliant local superstars, Wilco , ...

Perry Farrell's takeover of Chicago's Grant Park is taking place this weekend, and the skies seem to have cleared in time for Radiohead to headline tonight's installment of the weekend-long fest. Sadly, I will not be making my second trip to Chicago in three weeks, so here instead are some news items of note trickling out of the Windy City. • For the first time in its four-year stint ...

I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Sasquatch , and I'm excited to see what San Francisco does with Outside Lands , but in my mind the king of the Summer music festivals is still Lollapalooza . Now in its fourth year in Chicago's Grant Park, the festival just keeps upping the ante: This year's schedule includes headliners Radiohead, Wilco, Rage Against the Machine, Kanye West, ...

The stages are in place, the gear's being unloaded, the sounds are being checked, and the first chords are about to ring out over Grant Park. Yes indeedy, it's Lollapalooza time yet again. The traveling fest juggernaut turned Chicago summer institution rolls into the city today, August 1, through Sunday, August 3, promising three jam-packed days and gnarly nights. We've already run down ...

All 75,000 tickets for Friday’s opening day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park have been sold, according to the festival Web site. It marks the first sell-out for the festival since it made the lakefront its home in 2005. The Friday headliner, Radiohead, is making its first appearance in Chicago since releasing its latest studio album, “In Rainbows,” on its Web site last year. The band was ...

Tomorrow sees the start of the annual three day Lollapalooza festival in Chicago’s Grant Park. The organizers have put together a stellar lineup full of superstars. Stay tuned to both Rock Daily and Rock ‘N’ Roll Diary over the weekend for complete coverage of the festival from all angles, from the live sets to the backstage shennanigans and the awesome afterparties. ...

Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) - The Raconteurs [YouTube] The Raconteurs just launched the "live" section of their website . Kudos yet again to whoever is running their online presence. This guy clearly knows what he's doing. They play Lollapalooza tomorrow and I hope to find my way over to their set to check it out, but that all depends on what kinda spot I'll want to get for Radiohead. ...

Thom Yorke has put the kibosh on a pre-Lollapalooza gig by his band, Radiohead, because he's been a bit under the weather and wants to preserve his voice for Radiohead's Friday night headlining gig at the festival. According to the Chicago Sun-Times , the show, which was to take place at the Chicago Theater, being organized by the band itself and not Lolla promoters C3 Presents; all proceeds ...