Lollapalooza 2010.

Let's talk about how much Lollapalooza likes to f with me and all of the regular attendees. Every year they place a few of my favorite bands at the same time, at completely opposite ends of Grant Park (last year Passion Pit played at the same time as Cold War Kids, TV on the Radio and Animal Collective, then the worst: Peter Bjorn and John, The Decemberists, Andrew Bird AND Of Montreal...)

But this year they've take it to a whole new level. They announced the lineup early. How nice of them, right? Take a look...

You try to decipher that. Now, I'm just going to spend all of my free time attempting to solve Lollapalooza's riddle... how fun. Apparently, Soundgarden, Green Day, The xx (!), Lady Gaga (???), Arcade Fire, Phoenix, The National, The New Pornographers and Gogol Bordello are all pretty much confirmed (at least those are some of the bigger ones/the ones I'm most excited about, anyway).

Now, go don't buy tickets. I'm somehow attempting to scrounge up $200, and the more people that buy tickets, the higher the prices get... So be nice, and wait until I find the money.

I love Lollapalooza season. Once tickets go on sale it's like the longest countdown to the best weekend of my life, but definitely worth it. This'll be my... sixth? year, and even though every year I end up missing about 10 bands that I want to see, just going to a three-day festival, boozing and listening to great music... there isn't anything better. I should've saved that rant until after I bought tickets, but whatever, not enough people read this to sell out tickets, anyway :)