Another weekend of sweltering heat, humidity, and rain--must be Lollapalooza time! As a six-time veteran of the Grant Park event and two-time member of the music press there, I advise you the potential attendee to limit the booze, and maximize the water, iced tea, and sunscreen if you want to have any staying power to enjoy yourself and the potentially great music out there.
And oh by the way, if you don't have a weekend pass or single-day ticket at this point, forget about it. I don't mean in The Sopranos way; really, forget about it! All legit passes and tickets are gone, scalper stuff is likely counterfeit, and it's got to be the actual buyer who walks through the gates.
For those lucky enough to be going to the weekend music endurance fest (to answer a probable question, I'm not), here are some lineup tips for each day, with a realistic shot of seeing most if not all of each recommended acts' sets the main goal. Being Lollapalooza 2012's best day, Sunday is particularly tricky and cruel with schedule conflicts, so I devised a Strategy A and Strategy B line of recommended act attack for you, each focusing on one side of the park. You're welcome and here we go.
Friday, August 3: Sharon Van Etten, 3 p.m., PlayStation Stage (Petrillo Music Shell); Metric, 4 p.m., Bud Light (Millennium Park side main stage); The Head and the Heart, 5:15 p.m., Sony Stage; The Shins, 6:15 p.m., Red Bull Soundstage (museum side main stage); M83, 7:30 p.m., Sony; The Black Keys, 8:30 p.m.
Toughest Friday choices--The Shins vs. Passion Pit, 6 p.m., Bud Light; and M83 vs. Dawes, 7:15 p.m., PlayStation. If you absolutely have to see Black Sabbath (8:05-10 p.m., Bud Light), which is now more of a curiosity show than a music act, over The Black Keys, who are playing on the opposite side of Grant Park, it's surprising you're reading my blog. Good for you!
Saturday, August 4: If you get there early, catch J.C. Brooks & The Uptown Sound, noon, Sony. Otherwise, Delta Spirit, 2:15 p.m., Bud Light; Alabama Shakes, 4:15 p.m., Bud Light; Franz Ferdinand, 6:15 p.m., Bud Light; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 8 p.m., Red Bull.
Toughest Saturday choices--Alabama Shakes vs. tUne-yArDs, 5 p.m., Sony; and Franz Ferdinand vs. Bloc Party, 7 p.m., Sony.
Sunday, August 5: Strategy A--Oberhofer, 1 p.m., Bud Light; White Rabbits, 2:30 p.m., Bud Light; Dum Dum Girls, 3:30 p.m., Google Play Stage; The Gaslight Anthem, 4:45 p.m., Google Play; Florence and the Machine, 6:15 p.m., Bud Light; Justice, 8:30 p.m., Bud Light.
Strategy B--Bombay Bicycle Club, 12:45 p.m., Red Bull; The Walkmen, 3 p.m., Sony; Sigur Ros, 4 p.m., Red Bull; At The Drive-In, 6 p.m., Red Bull; Miike Snow, 7:15 p.m., Sony; Jack White, 8:15 p.m., Red Bull.
Criminally scheduled--it's a raw deal for the delightful Icelandic collective Of Monsters and Men, 6 p.m., Google Play, scheduled opposite Florence and the Machine and the reunited At The Drive-In. At least they have a sold out House of Blues after show.
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