2008 Lollapalooza Music Festival Lineup Announced – Aug 1-3 – Chicago, IL

Late last week, a partial lineup was leaked for Lollapalooza that made promoter Perry Farrell refer to Jim DeRogatis as one of my favorite cartoon characters.  Hey, you have to admit that Pepe LePew was one smooth talking skunk.

Well, that forced the release of the rest of the artists. So here they are for you to admire:

• 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
• Explosions in the Sky
• Brand New
• Gogol Bordello
• Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
• Dierks Bentley
• Okkervil River
• Amadou & Mariam
• Blues Traveler
• John Butler Trio
• Girl Talk
• Your Vegas
• CSS
• Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves
• Battles
• Steel Train
• Jamie Lidell
• Bang Camaro
• Butch Walker
• The Blakes
• Mates of State
• Tally Hall
• Spank Rock
• White Lies
• Brazilian Girls
• Magic Wands
• Chromeo
• Electric Touch
• Duffy
• Innerpartysystem
• The Kills
• The Postelles
• Rogue Wave
• The Parlor Mob
• The Go! Team
• Bald Eagle
• Mason Jennings
• Krista
• The Gutter Twins
• Ha Ha Tonka
• Yeasayer
• Witchcraft
• Grizzly Bear
• We Go To 11
• MGMT
• Sofia Talvik
• The Weakerthans
• Booka Shade
• Santogold
• Black Kids
• Black Lips
• Dr. Dog
• Nicole Atkins & the Sea
• The Ting Tings
• Kid Sister
• Office
• The Cool Kids
• What Made Milwaukee Famous
• Does It Offend You, Yeah?
• The Whigs
• Manchester Orchestra
• Foals
• Uffie
• The Octopus Project
• Cadence Weapon
• Ferras
• De Novo Dahl
• Noah and the Whale
• Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s
• K’NAAN
• Serena Ryder
• Newton Faulkner

Discounted tickets are on sale for $190 until they are raised to the full price of $205 at some future moment to be determined.

For the VIP folks, those 3 day jewels are going for $850 a pop and include these perks:

• Lounge Seating at the Main Stages at either end of Grant Park
• Viewing Platform
• Lunch and Dinner buffets
• Beer, Wine & Water
• Speciality Libations (???)
• Air Condition Restrooms
• Mini-Spa Treatments
• And of course, much more

For the really high end, you can have your own private cabana with 20 or more of your closest friends for the low price of $1250/person for the Prime Section and $1500/person for the Premier Section.

Not being whiny, but if I am paying 4 digits for a ticket I would want to be closer than a football field away from the stage.  Don’t you think???