Thursday, April 12, 2007

Oh My LOLLA!!!


When I was in high school, everyone looked forward to summer holidays (something that I'm sure hasn't changed). For some it was the opportunity to travel abroad, head to the cottage, louonge by the pool, get a summer job and the list goes on. For myself though (who had a job all year round, and didn't have a pool) it always meant the start of the summer live concert season! Leading the charge as one of the more anticipated line up announcements would be that of Perry Farrell's travelling alternative road show "Lollapalooza".


For two summers I went to Molson Park in Barrie to take in a diverse range of acts such as The Breeders, Cypress Hill, George Clinton & the P Funk All Stars, The Beastie Boys, Moby, Elastica, Hole, Sonic Youth, A Tribe Called Quest, Pavement, and the list goes on. It wasn't until the festival took a turn for the commercial worst, booting Farrell from any creative contribution (or so I was lead to believe at the time... I haven't fact checked that one) that the touring side show took a turn for the worst (although to be honest, I'm sure it would have been proper to see Orbital rince out at the 1994 edition of the festival... even if it was at Kingswood).


Fast forward to present day and Lolla has gone from cultural turning point, to the depths of insignificance, back to prominence in it's current one stop 3 day incarnation. Perry is back at the helm and the logistics of staging a touring troup of musicians has been abaondoned in favor of the festival format so popular in Europe.


Today the 2007 line up was announced featuring headliners Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, Ben Harper, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Interpol, the Roots, My Morning Jacket, Muse, and approximately 100 other bands or musical acts set to descend on Grant Park that will grace numerous stages over 3 days in Chicago... smells like a summer road trip to me!


Check the link for the full line up... and if your looking for me August long weekend, you know where to find me!