One of the biggest names in the American music festival season has announced its batch of artists for 2014.
The Lollapalooza 2014 lineup has been unveiled with a huge mix of local and international acts taking over Chicago’s Grant Park for three days this August.
Festival headliners Eminem, Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon, and Skrillex were all leaked last week by The Chicago Tribune, the full festival bill reveals a few more top-tier acts, including the reunited and heavily Splendour-rumoured hip hop duo Outkast, Scottish dance major Calvin Harris, and New Zealand singer Lorde.
Among the long list of acts headed to Lollapalooza 2014 is a contingent of Aussie artists, continuing the trend of our country’s finest popping up on international events like Bonnaroo, Pukkelpop, and Coachella – just to name a few.
Set to grace the Chicago stage on the first day of the festival, Friday 1st August, is Melbourne’s own Courtney Barnett, continuing the treasured, Australian-endorsed singer-songwriter’s run of international festival appearances (including Primavera Sound, Field Day, Firefly, NXNE but sadly not Sasquatch). Also on the opening Lollapalooza 2014 date is Sydney psych-dance rock duo Jagwar Ma and LA-via-Sydney rapper Iggy Azalea. …continuing the trend of our country’s finest popping up on international events.
Day two features some of Australia’s biggest international exports, including electro-indie favourites Cut Copy – fresh from blowing Golden Plains “to pieces”, the US-storming John Butler Trio, The Temper Trap (perhaps with new material in tow…), Vance Joy – the Melbourne troubadour who’s already making big waves overseas, and Sydney-born, LA-based producer Anna Lunoe.
Rounding out the Australian representatives on the Lollapalooza 2014 lineup on day three is world-conquering Sydney producer Flume (who’s been palling about with festival headliner Skrillex for a new EP), and Sydney songwriter Betty Who, who’s on the verge of releasing her debut album Slow Dancing this April.
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If you’re thinking about taking a patriotic trip to Lollapalooza 2014 to fly the flag for the Aussies, here’s the bad news: the three-day passes have already sold out in record time, disappearing from the box office within the first hour of going on sale.
There’s still a chance to attend however, with single-day tickets going on sale at 11 am ET today (2pm AEST) while VIP and platinum packages are still available. Plus, be sure to hit the Tone Deaf Lollapalooza festival guide for insider tips to getting there (and back again… maybe).
Otherwise, there’s a chance some of the acts could make their way Down Under next year for Big Day Out 2015, owing to the fact that C3 Presents organises the bill for both the Chicago festival and co-promotes the iconic Aussie event with Soundewave boss AJ Maddah. It’s never too early for a festival rumour.
Scope the enormous lineup below, in eye-grabbing poster format and then broken day-by-day (with Aussie acts bolded for your patriotic pleasure).
Lollapalooza 2014 Lineup
Friday 1st August:
Eminem
Arctic Monkeys
Lorde
Zedd
Above & Beyond
Broken Bells
Interpol
Lykke Li
Phantogram
CHVRCHES
The Glitch Mob
Portugal. The Man
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
AFI
J. Roddy Walston & The Business
The Kooks
Rudimental
Iggy Azalea
Bombay Bicycle Club
Warpaint
Kodaline
Sander Kleinenberg
Lucius
Blood Orange
Perry/Etty vs. Joachim Garraud
Jagwar Ma
Temples
Vic Mensa
Francisca Valenzuela
Into It. Over It.
Courtney Barnett
Sam Fermin
Roadkill Ghost Choir
Brillz
Jacob Plant
The So So Glos
Cash Cash
Bebe Rexha
Wallpaper.
Dugas
Bagheera
Of Verona
Highly Suspect
Saturday 2nd August:
Outkast
Calvin Harris
Foster The People
Krewella
Nas
Spoon
The Head and the Heart
Chase & Status
Cut Copy
Fitz & The Tantrums
Grouplove
Gramatik
Jenny Lewis
Manchester Orchestra
John Butler Trio
Martin Garrix
Phosphorescent
Duke Dumont
The Temper Trap
Joachim Garraud
Typhoon
Z-Trip
Kate Nash
Vance Joy
Rich Homie Quan
Parquet Courts
Smallpools
Jungle
Wildcat! Wildcat!
Papa
The Districts
Herobust
Royal Blood
Ratking
Meg Myers
Joywave
Desert Noises
Jon Batiste and Stay Human
Benjamin Booker
The Last Internationale
Johnnyswim
Charlie Hirsch
Anna Lunoe
Rocky Business
Sunday 3rd August:
Kings of Leon
Skrillex
The Avett Brothers
Sebastian Ingrosso
Childish Gambino
Cage The Elephant
Young The Giant
Chance The Rapper
Flosstradamus
Chromeo
DARKSIDE
The 1975
Rebelution
Glen Hansard
Gesaffelstein
Flume
Trombone Shorty & The Orleans Avenue
Run The Jewels
The Airborne Toxic Event
London Grammar
White Denim
Delta Rae
RAC
GTA
Jhene Aiko
Kongos
NONONO
Gemini Club
Crizzly
Bomba Estereo
Bleachers
Bear Hands
Kausea
Bronze Radio Return
Lindsay Lowend
Betty Who
Fly Golden Eagle
Crass Mammoth
Cardiknox
Space Capone
Plastic Visions
Oyinda
