prince, roger waters, the breeders, and gogol bordello out in indio for coachella are pretty much all i need from a music festival,

but perry farrell seems to have done some crazy ass overachieving, cuz look at this nonsense that he put together for lolla this year – a sample:

Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Kanye West
Wilco
The Raconteurs
Louis XIV
Love and Rockets
Gnarls Barkley
Bloc Party
The Black Keys
Broken Social Scene
Lupe Fiasco
Flogging Molly
Mark Ronson
Cat Power
The National
G. Love & Special Sauce
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Brand New
Gogol Bordello
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Dierks Bentley
Blues Traveler
CSS
Battles
Butch Walker
Mates of State
Brazilian Girls
Chromeo
Duffy
The Kills
The Postelles
Rogue Wave
The Go! Team
Yeasayer
Grizzly Bear
We Go To 11
MGMT
Santogold
Black Kids
Black Lips
Dr. Dog
The Ting Tings
Kid Sister
The Cool Kids
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
The Whigs
The Octopus Project

never have i wanted to return to chicago in august so badly but i think bro just talked me into it. if only to see kanye, kid sister, and the cool kids in grant park. and i could crash at my mommas house. and maybe see a cubs game? and drink old style? oh the possibilities.

complete lineup on the lollapalooza site