Are you ready for a mind explosion? A dizzying list of bands and locations? A chance to see a bunch of bands you love at once and the others when they're passing by? Of course the answer is yes, because that's what's in store for you below. Not only was the line-up for Lollapalooza 2011 announced last night, but there are also lots of intriguing bands putting some spark into the summer months. Check out the full line-up for August 5-7 below, which you can all see in Chicago for $215.
Once the adrenaline has stopped surging so violently from a list including artists such as Eminem, Muse, Bright Eyes, Black Lips and Lykke Li, scope out dates for Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Animal Collective, Twin Sister, Meat Puppets and The Decemberists.
I hope you're ready for this.
Lollapalooza 2011 Line-Up
Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5, A Perfect Circle, Cee Lo Green, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas, The Cars, Bright Eyes, Arctic Monkeys, Big Audio Dynamite, Deftones, Beirut, Explosions in the Sky, Death From Above 1979, Ratatat, Crystal Castles, Flogging Molly, Atmosphere, Cold War Kids, Lykke Li, Cage the Elephant, Ok Go, Local Natives, The Kills, White Lies, Portugal. The Man, Two Door Cinema Club, Ellie Goulding, Delta Spirit, Beats Antique, The Mountain Goats, Sleigh Bells, Manchester Orchestra, Smith Westerns, Best Coast, Grace Potter & the Nocturals, The Drums, Black Lips, Fitz & The Tantrums, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, City and Colour, Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses, Cults, Noah & The Whale, Sam Adams, J. Roddy Walston and the Business, Tinie Tempah, Lissie, Dom, The Vaccines, Foster The People, Titus Andronicus, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Chico Trujillo, The Naked and Famous, Phantogram, Rival Schools, Friendly Fires, DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR., Reptar, Maps & Atlases, Fences, Tennis, An Horse, Young The Giant, Los Bunkers, Imelda May, Grouplove, Wye Oak, The Joy Formidable, Lord Huron, Disappears, Walk The Moon, Gold Motel, Iration, Ryan Leslie, TAB the band, Skylar Grey, Christina Perri, Black Cards, The Pretty Reckless, Boy & Bear, Patrick Stump, Kids These Days, Young Man, The Kingston Springs, Lia Ices, The Chain Gang of 1974, Ximena Sariñana, Typhoon, Electric Touch, Kerli, Ruby Jane, Julia Easterlin, DJ Mel
Perry's
Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, KiD CuDi, The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Afrojack, Modeselektor, Skrillex, PerryEtty vs Chris Cox, Chuckie, The Glitch Mob, Busy P, Joachim Garraud, Super Mash Bros., Jay Electronica, 12th Planet, Daedulus, Feed Me, Jackmaster, Collie Buddz, Savoy, Kyle Lucas & Captain Midnite, Ana Tijoux, MIDNIGHT CONSPIRACY, L1ght, LADY D
Kings of Leon 2011 Tour Dates:
07/27 Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Lakewood Amphitheater
07/29 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
07/30 Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/02 Tampa, FL @ 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
08/03 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
08/05 Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/06 Virginia Beach, VA @ 2 Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
08/09 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
08/10 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
08/12 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
08/13 Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
08/16 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
08/17 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
08/19 Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
08/20 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/23 Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/26 Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
08/27 Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
08/29 Bonner Springs, KS @ Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
08/31 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09/01 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09/03 Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center
09/04 Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
09/08 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
09/10 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
09/12 Seattle, WA @ Key Arena at Seattle Center
Arctic Monkeys 2011 Tour Dates:
05/17 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
05/18 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
05/19 Boston, MA @ House of Blues *
05/21 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus *
05/22 Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia *
05/24 New York, NY @ Summer Stage *
05/26 Detroit, MI @ Clutch Cargoes *
05/27 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave *
05/28 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
05/30 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
05/31 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue *
06/02 Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre *
06/03 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
08/01 Dallas, TX @ The Palladium
08/02 Austin, TX @ Stubbs
08/06 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
08/10 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
08/11 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
08/12 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
08/13 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
* = w/ The Vaccines
Animal Collective 2011 Tour Dates:
07/07 Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre
07/08 Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
07/09 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn)
07/13 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
07/15 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Twin Sister 2011 Tour Dates:
04-15 Purchase, NY - SUNY
04-16 Middletown, CT - Wesleyan University
06-03 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
06-04 Atlanta, GA - 529
06-06 Dallas, TX - South Side Music Hall ^
06-07 McCallen, TX - Cine El Rey
06-08 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live
06-09 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's Downstairs
06-10 New Orleans, LA - Republic ^
06-11 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree Cafe
06-13 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor
06-14 Washington, DC - Black Cat ^
06-18 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
07-11 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
07-12 Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar *
07-13 Pittsburgh, PA - Club AE *
07-14 Columbus, OH - The Basement *
07-17 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07-18 Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room
07-19 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo
07-20 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore
07-21 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
07-22 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
^ with Beirut
* with Wild Nothing
# with Allo Darlin, Ava Luna
Meat Puppets 2011 Tour Dates:
04/27 Lexington, KY @ Busters *
04/28 Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium *
04/30 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom *
05/01 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall *
05/03 Des Moines, IA @ Simon Estes Amphitheater *
05/05 Fargo, ND @ The Venus *
05/06 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
05/07 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
06/08 Lubbock, TX @ The Blue Light
06/09 Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Co.
06/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
06/11 Phoenix, AZ @ The Clubhouse
06/14 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
06/15 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
06/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
06/17 San Francisco, CA @ Independent
06/18 Arcata, CA @ Humboldt Brews
06/20 Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo
06/21 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
06/22 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
06/23 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
06/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
06/26 Durango, CA @ Abbey Theater
06/29 Denver, CO @ Bluebird
06/30 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
07/01 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
07/09 Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
* = w/ Slightly Stoopid
The Decemberists 2011 Tour Dates:
04/22 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre *
04/23 Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion *
04/25 Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College *
04/26 Lousiville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater *
04/27 St. Louis, MO @ The Paegeant *
04/29 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues $
04/30 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s $
05/01 New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz Festival
05/02 Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre *
05/29 Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater #
05/30 George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
06/10 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06/11 Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Amphitheater &
06/13 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion &
06/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandhsell (Celebrate Brooklyn) &
06/15 Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music &
06/18 Telluride, CO @ Telluride Bluegrass Festival
07/19 Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion ^
07/20 Boise, ID @ Idaho Botanical Gardens ^
07/22 Missoula, MT @ Big Sky Brewery ^
07/25 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom !
07/26 Cleveland, OH @ Nautica Pavilion !
07/27 Interlochen, MI @ Kresge Auditorium !
07/29 Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Event Center
07/30 Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
07/31 Holyoke, MA @ Mountain Park
08/01 Lewiston, NY @ Artpark !
08/03 Charlottesville, VA @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion !
08/04 Cincinnati OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music !
08/05 Indianapolis, IN @ White River State Park !
08/08 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s >
08/11 Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center
08/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
08/13 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival
* = w/ Justin Townes Earle
$ = w/ Other Lives
# = w/ Rodrigo Y Gabriela
& = w/ Best Coast
^ = w/ Typhoon
! = w/ The Head and the Heart
> = w/ Caitlin Rose