Date: August 1-3, 2008
Cost:$205 ($190 for an Advance 3-day pass 'til they sell out)
What to expect: This three-day fest offers up 150 bands on several stages throughout Grant Park, plus a host of other distractions.
Why to go: The headliners are reason enough: Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West and Wilco will all perform.
Additional info: Other confirmed acts for Lollapalooza 2008: The Raconteurs, Love and Rockets, Gnarls Barkley, Broken Social Scene, G. Love & Special Sauce, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Blues Traveler, The Black Keys, Blues Traveler, Mates of State, Bloc Party, Cat Power, Flogging Molly, Stephen Malkmus, Mark Ronson, Girl Talk, Kid Sister, Office, the Cool Kids, The National, Battles, the Go! Team, Jamie Lidell, Explosions in the Sky, Brand New, Gogol Bordello, Dierks Bentley, Okkervil River, Amadou & Mariam, John Butler Trio, CSS, Butch Walker, Spank Rock, Brazilian Girls, Chromeo, Duffy, The Kills, Rogue Wave, Mason Jennings, The Gutter Twins, Yeasayer, Grizzly Bear, MGMT, The Weakerthans, Booka Shade, Santogold, Black Kids, Black Lips, Louis XIV, Dr. Dog, Nicole Atkins & The Sea, The Ting Tings, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, The Whigs, Manchester Orchestra, Foals, Uffie, The Octopus Project, Cadence Weapon, Ferras, De Novo Dahl, Noah and the Whale, Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, K'NAAN, Serena Ryder, Newton Faulkner, Your Vegas, Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves, Steel Train, Bang Camaro, The Blakes, Tally Hall, White Lies, Magic Wands, Electric Touch, Innerpartysystem, The Postelles, The Parlor Mob, DJ Bald Eagle, Ha Ha Tonka, Krista, Witchcraft, We Go To 11, Sofia Talvik.
