Lollapalooza '09: Artists Lineup

The lineup for Lollapalooza 2009 was finally revealed today, and all I can say about it is: WOW! I know that the festival always had a great list of performers ever since its reincarnation here in Chicago. But this current lineup is the best I've seen. I mean, Tool -my favorite band in the world- is a headliner. Just them alone would make me watch the festival. Then I also got my wish because TV on the Radio and Animal Collective are also included in the lineup. To me, these three bands are already worth the $200.

In addition, Depeche Mode is going to be there too. It's going to be a "Black Celebration" with them around. Then there's Coheed and Cambria, another favorite band of mine (their vocalist is also one of my favorite comic book writer). Two of my newly discovered artists, Dan Deacon and Bats For Lashes, will be there too. Other awesome performers like Fleet Foxes, Santigold, No Age, Of Montreal and Neko Case will be there as well. So it'll be an awesome event.

The event, however, is like a double-edged sword. It makes me really excited because of the great lineup. But it also makes me want to cry because it's so expensive. If I ever go, my expenses will be like $200 Ticket + (Beer + Chicago Sales Tax) + (Food + Chicago Sales Tax) + (Deodorant + Chicago Sales Tax) = Bankruptcy. So, right now, I'm going on a hunger strike until I accrue an amount of $700 by June 5.

Anyways, if you guys are unfamiliar with the bands I've mentioned above, you can listen to the songs of all the artists in the lineup by clicking here.

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The 'Plan B' Event

It's already July, 25 more days until Lollapalooza. But, due to unexpected necessary expenses (like changing my car's brittle fan belt and two of its bald tires), I wasn't able to raise enough money to buy that $200 ticket and some extra beer/food cash. It totally sucks and I'm sorely disheartened. But, before I go down and wallow in dejection, I used what money I was able to save to get tickets for Chicago Comic-Con.

The Chicago Comic-Con's guest list, however, isn't as good as NYCC 2009. But it'll do. Some of my favorite comic book writers such as Mark Millar and Brian Azzarello will be there. Artists like JG Jones, Frank Cho, and George Perez will also attend as guests. So I'll definitely bring a lot of my books and have them signed by these people. Then there's the actors and actresses -which I don't really care about. But I do like to see Rhona Mitra and Michelle Rodriguez in persons.

I bet Chicago Comic-Con won't be as fun as Lollapalooza. But it's the next best event, and also the cheapest, in this city. I won't see Tool live but at least I'll have my comic books signed, adding more value to them. Plus, I might be able to get all the comic back issues that I don't have for a bargain. So, to all those who are going, see you there.

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