Lollapalooza

Day 1
Bands I saw:
Rogue Wave (lame)
Holy F*ck DJ Set (good for 15 minutes, then went away)
The Kills (nothing special; the press release photo of the girl in the band looks like my friend Molly)
Gogol Bordello (sounded good from a distance; not in the mood for the music though)
Mates of State (good set; the sounds was a little off)
CSS (amazing show)
Radiohead (could only stay for an hour and ten minutes, but they were pretty darn great)

Thoughts:
Getting in was a pain; super packed. Way more packed than last year. Texting and calling friends was a nightmare. I have AT&T and the festival is sponsered by AT&T but the service was shitty. Very hot. Spent and much time in the shade as I could.



Day 2
Bands I saw:
MGMT (so-so; better towards the end)
Explosions in the Sky (nice background music for napping)
Okkervil River (average)
Battles (good show, but after 15 minutes wasn't in the mood, needed to hear a song with lyrics. so I walked over to...)
Broken Social Scene (so-so)
Wilco (good set)

Thoughts:
Average day. No awful bands, but no amazing bands. Not as hot was day before but still pretty hot in the sun. Spent lots of time in the shade.



Day 3
Bands I saw:
Black Kids (so-so)
Iron & Wine (so-so)
Flogging Molly (great show but again, wasn't in the mood; douche bag factor way up for this show)
Gnarls Barkley (okay)
Girl Talk (stage filled with fans; sounded like a good time)
Nine Inch Nails (not a fan; heard Closer and then left)
Kanye (again, not a fan; didn't really even listen to his songs)

Thoughts:
Weather-wise it was the best day. It got cloudy mid-afternoon so it protected us from the sun, so most of the day felt like we were in the shade. With the so-so shows and tiredness factoring in, Sunday was my least favorite day. (Just like last year)

Overall the festival was nice but definitely not as good as last year.