Soundgarden lead my list of Lollapalooza bands to see
Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by Anupa in Concerts, Listed, Music
Soundgarden is reuniting (yes, complete with Chris Cornell) for this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago Aug. 6-8. My list of the top bands to see at this year’s show, in an order that’ll probably change by the time I’m finished writing this list so I’m just gonna go on instinct alone:
1. Soundgarden
2. Jimmy Cliff
3. The Strokes
4. Erykah Badu
5. Devo
6. Lady Gaga
7. The Strokes
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Black Keys
10. Spoon
11. Gogol Bordello
12. The National
13. Nneka
14. Jamie Liddell
15. B.o.B.
16. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
17. The Walkmen
18. The XX
19. Grizzly Bear
20. Hot Chip
21. Yeasayer
22. Mavis Staples
23. Raphael Saadiq
24. Javeline
25. The Big Pink
26. Morning Bendeers
27. The Dirty Projectors
28. Los Amigos Invisibles
29. Cut Copy
30. HEALTH
Honourable Mentions: Metric, Green Day, The New Pornographers; who’ve all been left off because..well, meh. And Phoenix, because I’ve seen that car commercial too many times.
Simon
Apr 6th, 2010
MAVIS STAPLES! She’s always been a favourite of mine, glad to see her with these youngin’s showing them what real soul is in music looks like.
Anupa
Apr 7th, 2010
Yeah dude! The R&B line up for Lolla is very interesting this time around… You should check out Nneka, she is great.
Anupa
Apr 7th, 2010
Moving Yeasayer up to between The Strokes and Arcade Fire.
Simon
Apr 7th, 2010
I tweeted this, but just in case anyone hasn’t seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaCZN2N6Q_I
Anupa
Apr 7th, 2010
I love that video. I love Hot Chip. April 20 son, Hot Chip and The XX at Kool Haus! BAM!