Lollapalooza Tickets

Developed to provide a common ground for an eclectic group of performers to strut their stuff, Lollapalooza has been a festival staple since 1991. Combining alternative rock. punk, hip hop dance and comedy acts in a single festival, Lollapalooza has always boasted a diverse crowd. It has not only introduced acts like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins and Hole into the mainstream, it has given a voice to political activists and NPO groups.

When Lollapalooza tickets first went on sale, Jane's Addiction singer and Lollapalooza creator Perry Ferrel developed the festival as a Lollapalooza tour, traveling throughout the country summer to summer. The tour was first conceived as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction, the festival was one of the first of it's kind to have multiple dates, allowing more Lollapalooza tickets to be sold and more fans to see Lollapalooza concerts. Allowing fans to utilize a wide forum of expression, the Lollapalooza tour not only provided a top shelf lineup, the Lollapalooza concert also had art displays, circus shows, video games, piercing and tattooing booths, open mike booths and political displays - this mode of operation continues today.

After several successful years, Lollapalooza saw a decline with the fall of alternative rock and grunge. The Lollapalooza tour was shut down and Lollapalooza ticket sales ceased until 2003 when Jane's Addiction reunited - the reformation would prove difficult. However, the current Lollapalooza format, a two day festival in Grant Park Chicago, IL. Lollapalooza tickets typically sell out for one reason- the Lineup. The Lollapalooza lineup always contains a great mix of the best alternative, pop, rock and hip hop groups around, and this year is no exception. The full Lollapalooza schedule has just been released and headliners this year promise a great string of performances to follow:

Lollapalooza Headliners: Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, Jane's Addiction, Kings of Leon, Tool, The Killers

Lollapalooza Schedule 2009

August 7

Depeche Mode, Tool, The Killers, Jane’s Addiction, Beastie Boys, Kings Of Leon, Lou Reed, Ben Harper, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, Rise Against, Andrew Bird, TV On The Radio, Vampire Weekend, The Decemberists, Neko Case. STS9, Animal Collective, Band Of Horses, Of Montreal, Arctic Monkeys, Coheed And Cambria, Ben Folds, Fleet Foxes. Silversun Pickups, Kaiser Chiefs, Crystal Castles, Bon Iver, Santigold, Atmosphere, Dan Auberbach, Cold War Kids, Deerhunter, Lykke Li, Robert Earl Keen, Peter Bjorn and John, Heartless Bastards, Gomez, Glasvegas, Federico Aubele, Dan Deacon, Passion Pit, Zap Mama, The Raveonettes

August 8

The Gaslight Anthem, The Airborne Toxic Event, White Lies, Ra Ra Riot, No Age, Asher Roth, Los Campesinos!, Bat For Lashes, Chairlift, Gang Gang Dance, The Virgins, Amazing Baby, Portugal. The Man, The Knux, Ida Maria, Delta Spirit, Friendly Fires, Manchester Orchestra, Constantines, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons

August 9

Hockey, Miike Snow, Alberta Cross, Hey Champ, Sam Roberts Band, The Henry Clay People, Davy Knowles And Back Door Slam, Cage The Elephant, Living Things, The Low Anthem, Blind Pilot, Langhorne Slim, Other Lives, The Builders And The Butchers, Eric Church, Joe Pug, Kevin Devine, The Green Cards, Carney, Thenewno2 And DJ sets at "Perry's Place": Bassnectar, MSTRKRFT, Simian Mobile Disco, DeadMau5, Boys Noise, KiD CuDi, Crookers, A-Trak, Hercules And Love Affair, The Bloody Beetroots, LA Riots, Kaskade, The Glitch Mob, Hollywood Holt, Rye Rye, He Say, She Say Car Stereo (Wars), Dark Wave Disco, Moneypenny, Yello Fever, Animal Collective