I'm a summer music festival whore

Posted by Scott



Last week I scored earlybird Lollapalooza tickets - for only $60 each instead of the usual $200. I wasn't sure I wanted to attend Lolla this year, but after getting tix for so cheap, and finding out later that day that Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails will be headlining, I'm in!

That brings the number of music festivals I'm attending this year to three. I'm also planning to attend Bonnaroo (Metallica, Kanye West, Sigur Ros) and day one of the All Points West Festival in New Jersey (Radiohead, CSS, the Go! Team). I'm still considering the Austin City Limits fest, since I have a friend who just moved to Austin. I think the Pitchfork Music Festival is out --unless the lineup blows me away.

I'm going a little overboard, but why not? Might as well do it now, while I'm relatively young, can afford it, and still have the desire to endure 90-degree afternoons to see 40 bands in a weekend.

After Lollapalooza and Austin City announce their complete lineups, I'll be back with a lengthy post critiquing all the festivals. For now, some recent music from a few summer festival bands:

MP3: Radiohead - All I Need
MP3: Nine Inch Nails - 8 Ghosts I
MP3: Sigur Ros - Hljomalind