Sunburn, yahoos and Momjeans oh my!
Despite possible brain atrophe, this is my Lollapalooza day 2 post:
It was hard getting up Saturday morning, we wanted to take the 9:30am train, only I misread the schedule and there was no 9:30 train....I mistakenly looked at the Chicago to Elburn schedule, my bad. It actually worked out just fine though, we got our tickets since the station was empty, then went home for 30 minutes or so, where I had time to transfer my pictures to the computer so I could take plenty more pictures for day 2 (since I filled up my camera with Louis XIV pictures).
We took the trolley to Grant Park again, only the Trolley conductor was sort of a spectacular drag, he started questioning me about Lollapalooza and how overpriced the tickets were, because apparently he's gone in the past because he had free tickets since he knew someone in one of the bands(so says he). He asked who was playing, so I told him Wilco & Devotchka were playing today, and he was like "Well that's only like, $20 worth of bands." So, I sort of blanked out being put on the spot and this being day 2, there were plenty of bands on my schedule, remembering exactly which ones wasn't the easiest task considering exhaustion and my bad memory in general. So I went on to name a few more, and he said that at most he would only pay $40 for the tickets...well, considering tickets for most bands cost around $25, and I listed at least 5 acts, not to mention the purpose of the festival is also to discover NEW bands, I think it was worth the price of admission...but whatever. Guy wants to pass the time by arguing his anti-Lollapalooza stance, so be it.
Julie told me the girls sitting behind her on the Trolley said Rage Against the Machine is worth the price of admission...I'd argue that Wilco is far superior to Rage any day, just my personal preference. Also, the guy on the Trolley said he went on tour with Fall Out Boy and asked us if we believed that they lip synced a lot while on tour...YES, we believe that, because Fall Out Boy sucks.
So the line on day 2 was pretty much non-existent, we walked right in and got to see The Ting Tings, who were really energetic and fun.
Next we caught some of Dr. Dog, who sounded really great, but for some reason we decided to wonder around - I can't remember what we were doing. We ended up coming back over to the AT&T stage and found the most comfortable hill, which was quite a feat. It is extremely difficult to find comfortable spots at Lollapalooza, it's mostly dirt, grass and gravel, so the comfortable hill was a welcome sanctuary. We rested on the hill during most of the Gutter Twins set. I thought they sounded great, really somber rock. Although, I think the comfortable hill is the cause of the severe sunburn on my legs and feet...I rarely get sunburned on my legs so I thought I would be OK, but I was mistaken.
Then we went over to the other side of Grant Park...which is surprisingly far (I think I read it's a mile from either end), to catch Devotchka. Of course in order to watch what was happening on the stage, we had to stand in direct sunlight, which is extremely unpleasant. People were lined up against the wall bordering the stage because it was the only shaded area near that area, which is kind of funny, I wish I had taken a picture of the massive line of shade seekers, but I was too focused on my own misfortune of having to spend the Devotchka set with the sun beating down on me. Luckily, Devotchka was AMAZING, they were by far my favorite of the day. They played a lot from their newest album, A Mad and Faithful Telling. They played Transliterator, The Clockwise Witness, Undone, Blessing in Disguise, and some songs I'm unfamiliar with, which were really fun as well.
The lead singer of Devotchka is hot, eh? si si si, muy caliente! I wish I had better pictures, but my camera is muy mal.
After Devotchka, we went off to the far right of the Playstation stage because it was all shaded. We wanted to hear Okkervil River, but couldn't take the heat or the crowd...like the pregnant lady wearing a bikini, who brought her daughter, who must have been 3-4 years old, and had thin blonde hair and no hat....that just pisses me off, if you're going to subject your 3-year-old to the hot sun for an entire day, at least give her a hat so her scalp doesn't burn.
So we went off to sit in the shade and listen to Okkervil River from a distance, and we met this older guy from Ohio who brought his nephews to the concert and was taking a break. I could tell this guy totally loved the entire music festival experience, that was my impression anyhow, a place where music lovers gather from all walks of life and discover new music. Julie wasn't sure if he was a creep or not, I didn't really get a creep vibe at all, but who knows?
So we chatted with this guy (I forgot his name) for a while, the only annoying thing was him saying Louis XIV is misogynistic...if they were, I wouldn't like them as much as I do. Regardless, we listened to Okkervil River, who were surprisingly upbeat and energetic. Listening to their music I would have assumed they would be more mellow, but I was pleasantly surprised at how tight their set was.
We went back to the other side of the park, to our comfortable hill, and caught Lupe Fiasco (on the advise of the adorable Nick character we danced with during Radiohead the night before). He was pretty good, typically I'm not much for rap music, but it was enjoyable. Then the Toadies went on, which was fun, we got to hear Possum Kingdom! BE MY ANGEL...
Stupid Battles were playing at the stage next to the Toadies, and there was major sound bleeding, and Battles were so offensively rotten, it was inexcusable. I seriously can't imagine what kind of person listens to Battles, if I met someone who did, I think they would be highly suspect. So we ran away from the ungodly Battles cry, and walked over to the other side of the park to wait for Wilco.
Unfortunately, there was more sound bleeding because of DJ Momjeans aka Danny Masterson playing at Perry's stage...this was really unfortunate scheduling, I actually thought it was sad that anyone showed up for DJ Momjeans set considering he was playing at the same time as both Wilco and Rage Against the Machine. Who goes to Lollapalooza to hear DJ sets????
Here's the Chicago skyline right before Wilco, I love Chicago.
We caught the 10:30 train home where I contemplated the folly of laying in the sun on the comfortable hill, treated my foot sunburn and prepared for the final day of Lollapalooza.
It was hard getting up Saturday morning, we wanted to take the 9:30am train, only I misread the schedule and there was no 9:30 train....I mistakenly looked at the Chicago to Elburn schedule, my bad. It actually worked out just fine though, we got our tickets since the station was empty, then went home for 30 minutes or so, where I had time to transfer my pictures to the computer so I could take plenty more pictures for day 2 (since I filled up my camera with Louis XIV pictures).
We took the trolley to Grant Park again, only the Trolley conductor was sort of a spectacular drag, he started questioning me about Lollapalooza and how overpriced the tickets were, because apparently he's gone in the past because he had free tickets since he knew someone in one of the bands(so says he). He asked who was playing, so I told him Wilco & Devotchka were playing today, and he was like "Well that's only like, $20 worth of bands." So, I sort of blanked out being put on the spot and this being day 2, there were plenty of bands on my schedule, remembering exactly which ones wasn't the easiest task considering exhaustion and my bad memory in general. So I went on to name a few more, and he said that at most he would only pay $40 for the tickets...well, considering tickets for most bands cost around $25, and I listed at least 5 acts, not to mention the purpose of the festival is also to discover NEW bands, I think it was worth the price of admission...but whatever. Guy wants to pass the time by arguing his anti-Lollapalooza stance, so be it.
Julie told me the girls sitting behind her on the Trolley said Rage Against the Machine is worth the price of admission...I'd argue that Wilco is far superior to Rage any day, just my personal preference. Also, the guy on the Trolley said he went on tour with Fall Out Boy and asked us if we believed that they lip synced a lot while on tour...YES, we believe that, because Fall Out Boy sucks.
So the line on day 2 was pretty much non-existent, we walked right in and got to see The Ting Tings, who were really energetic and fun.
Next we caught some of Dr. Dog, who sounded really great, but for some reason we decided to wonder around - I can't remember what we were doing. We ended up coming back over to the AT&T stage and found the most comfortable hill, which was quite a feat. It is extremely difficult to find comfortable spots at Lollapalooza, it's mostly dirt, grass and gravel, so the comfortable hill was a welcome sanctuary. We rested on the hill during most of the Gutter Twins set. I thought they sounded great, really somber rock. Although, I think the comfortable hill is the cause of the severe sunburn on my legs and feet...I rarely get sunburned on my legs so I thought I would be OK, but I was mistaken.
Then we went over to the other side of Grant Park...which is surprisingly far (I think I read it's a mile from either end), to catch Devotchka. Of course in order to watch what was happening on the stage, we had to stand in direct sunlight, which is extremely unpleasant. People were lined up against the wall bordering the stage because it was the only shaded area near that area, which is kind of funny, I wish I had taken a picture of the massive line of shade seekers, but I was too focused on my own misfortune of having to spend the Devotchka set with the sun beating down on me. Luckily, Devotchka was AMAZING, they were by far my favorite of the day. They played a lot from their newest album, A Mad and Faithful Telling. They played Transliterator, The Clockwise Witness, Undone, Blessing in Disguise, and some songs I'm unfamiliar with, which were really fun as well.
The lead singer of Devotchka is hot, eh? si si si, muy caliente! I wish I had better pictures, but my camera is muy mal.
After Devotchka, we went off to the far right of the Playstation stage because it was all shaded. We wanted to hear Okkervil River, but couldn't take the heat or the crowd...like the pregnant lady wearing a bikini, who brought her daughter, who must have been 3-4 years old, and had thin blonde hair and no hat....that just pisses me off, if you're going to subject your 3-year-old to the hot sun for an entire day, at least give her a hat so her scalp doesn't burn.
So we went off to sit in the shade and listen to Okkervil River from a distance, and we met this older guy from Ohio who brought his nephews to the concert and was taking a break. I could tell this guy totally loved the entire music festival experience, that was my impression anyhow, a place where music lovers gather from all walks of life and discover new music. Julie wasn't sure if he was a creep or not, I didn't really get a creep vibe at all, but who knows?
So we chatted with this guy (I forgot his name) for a while, the only annoying thing was him saying Louis XIV is misogynistic...if they were, I wouldn't like them as much as I do. Regardless, we listened to Okkervil River, who were surprisingly upbeat and energetic. Listening to their music I would have assumed they would be more mellow, but I was pleasantly surprised at how tight their set was.
We went back to the other side of the park, to our comfortable hill, and caught Lupe Fiasco (on the advise of the adorable Nick character we danced with during Radiohead the night before). He was pretty good, typically I'm not much for rap music, but it was enjoyable. Then the Toadies went on, which was fun, we got to hear Possum Kingdom! BE MY ANGEL...
Stupid Battles were playing at the stage next to the Toadies, and there was major sound bleeding, and Battles were so offensively rotten, it was inexcusable. I seriously can't imagine what kind of person listens to Battles, if I met someone who did, I think they would be highly suspect. So we ran away from the ungodly Battles cry, and walked over to the other side of the park to wait for Wilco.
Unfortunately, there was more sound bleeding because of DJ Momjeans aka Danny Masterson playing at Perry's stage...this was really unfortunate scheduling, I actually thought it was sad that anyone showed up for DJ Momjeans set considering he was playing at the same time as both Wilco and Rage Against the Machine. Who goes to Lollapalooza to hear DJ sets????
Here's the Chicago skyline right before Wilco, I love Chicago.
We caught the 10:30 train home where I contemplated the folly of laying in the sun on the comfortable hill, treated my foot sunburn and prepared for the final day of Lollapalooza.