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Lollapalooza Releases Schedule For Live Streams

2011_08_lolla_youtube.png When Lollapalooza announced it would live stream select acts on YouTube this year we suspect quite a few folks got pretty excited if they couldn't get tickets in time or didn't want to deal with the (inevitable) heat. We wondered which bands would either make the cut or allow themselves to be broadcast all over the interwebs. Now we have the answer!

A number of the headliners seem to have opted out, but Foo Fighters, Coldplay and My Morning jacket are all allowing their sets to be streamed. As for the rest, if you're watching from your couch and want our recommendations, here they are:

  • Death From Above 1979 is a can't-miss (assuming their set isn't completely obscured by the dust the masses losing their shit in Grant park are sure to kick up.
  • Depending on the skill of the camera operators, the Black Lips' set will either broadcast the sheer electricity of their stage show via bits and bytes or come across as a frenetic mess. We're hoping for the former.
  • Ween. So, so weird yet so, so tight. Should be a good one to watch.
  • We admit we DO NOT get the appeal of Grace Potter but since every single photo we see of her makes it appear as if she's just going absolutely insane we're guessing her set should be an interesting one to watch that might still transfer beyond the live setting.
  • The last time we say Cage The Elephant was at Subterranean with about a dozen people. They're way bigger now but their show as led by their off-his-rocker singer back then and we can't imagine fame has mellowed him much (if at all).

Check out the streaming schedule and let us know either who you're excited to see or who you're upset to not see on there.

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  • magooisim

    as someone that hates being stuck in fests like this, i'm totally stoked. Gonna have people over to party and watch the youtube feed straight to tv!

  • There's nothing like seeing the bands in person but I am gonna be jealous of your AC ... and cheap snacks!

  • magooisim

    agreed! but i'm a small club dude. really cool that they set this up.

  • solpadeine

    Glad to see that I'll be able to watch Big Audio Dynamite. They were really the only band I felt was worth going to one of the days for, but still couldn't justify the price (I've been spoiled with the $60 3-day passes every year so far). Most everyone else, I've either seen before at previous Lollas/Pitchforks, or will try to catch another time.

    Since I'm not going, I expect this year will be the first time they'll have perfect weather all weekend.

  • I'll be there so I hope to god you're right about the perfect weather ... but we both know that at least one day will be insufferably hot.

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