As expected, North Coast Music Festival sold hugely discounted three-day passes through its main sponsor, Groupon, for the second year in a row. The sale, which featured the three-day passes at 53% off for $45, went live at midnight last night and has already sold out. A total of 3,750 Groupons were sold over the course of nine hours and, according to North Coast's Twitter account, it was the fastest selling Groupon deal ever. Not that folks needed more enticement, but North Coast also announced six of its main acts: Common, Thievery Corporation, Wiz Khalifa, Lotus, Little Dragon and Neon Indian. more ›

The great part of Lollapalooza is the music. The not-so-great part is the crowds. For those of you who love the music but hate the festival scene, Lollapalooza weekend provides the city with plenty of preshows and after shows. For more, check out the list of all of the so-far-announced post-Lolla shows. more ›

Yesterday afternoon Billboard's website added to the Smashing Pumpkins rumors circling the globe with a possible reunion occuring at the August 4-6th Lollapalooza here in Chicago. There's no confirmation of the dates or who will be playing, but the Texas-based Capital Sports & Entertainment are in charge again. The line-up will not be announced for weeks, but Thievery Corporation told Billboard that they would be there. more ›