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Yesterday was Lollapalooza's first ever sell out (as is Saturday), cramming over 75,000 people into Grant Park, and it felt we were jostled by every single one during Radiohead's closing headline set. We bumped into fest curator Perry Farrell and spotted a few other celebs standing at the side of the stages. Also in attendance? The sun. One of the loudest cheers we heard all day was when the first cloud blessed us with its presence...around 5 p.m. Amongst the sun and beer cups was some fantastic music and some performances that left us wanting a little more.

Lollapalooza has some seriously big acts: Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, and Kanye, for Pete’s sake, but none will have a bigger presence than the 15 or so-piece rock thrashfest that is Bang Camaro. You might think you haven’t heard their music, but if you’ve ever played Guitar Hero, you may have already mastered their guitar solos. Blowing up out of Boston by way of their local fan base, coupled with some notoriety from the video game world, Bang Camaro is rapidly becoming known across the country for their entertaining shows full of headbanging, hard-pounding rock. Gracing us with their presence in Grant Park on Friday will be original members Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea and their regular crew, along with their local choir of hard rocking lead singers that will join them on stage. We got the chance to chat with the founders and find out what makes this throwback band thrive in today’s music scene.