Jane’s Addiction Tops Lollapalooza '09

Jane's to headline for the first time since Perry Farrell founded the event in 1991.

By Blurt Staff

More than 100 acts - among them, high profilers Jane's Addiction, Depeche Mode, Tool, the Killers, Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon, Lou Reed, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, Rise Against, Andrew Bird, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, the Decemberists, Neko Case, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector Nine), Animal Collective, Band of Horses, Of Montreal, Arctic Monkeys, Coheed and Cambria, Ben Folds, Fleet Foxes, Silversun Pickups, Kaiser Chiefs, Bon Iver, Crystal Castles, and Santigold - have been announced for this year's Lollapalooza. The event takes place August 7, 8 and 9 in Chicago at Grant Park.

There will also be a new stage called "Perry's" (a/k/a founder Perry Farrell's) set up nightclub style with DJs spinning. Among them: Bassnectar, MSTRKRFT, Simian Mobile Disco, KiD CuDi and A-Trak, and of course Farrell himself.

Tickets are already on sale at the official website; there are still some early bird discount tickets available for $195, and regular priced tickets will be $205. (Now THAT is some discount!)

Full Lineup, w/links of official Lollapalooza page:

• Depeche Mode
• Tool
• The Killers
• Jane's Addiction
• Beastie Boys
• Kings of Leon
• Lou Reed

• Ben Harper and Relentless7
• Thievery Corporation
• Snoop Dogg
• Rise Against
• Andrew Bird
• TV on the Radio

• Vampire Weekend
• The Decemberists
• Neko Case
• STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
• Animal Collective
• Band of Horses
• Of Montreal

• Arctic Monkeys
• Coheed and Cambria
• Ben Folds
• Fleet Foxes
• Silversun Pickups
• Kaiser Chiefs
• Crystal Castles
• Bon Iver
• Santigold
• Atmosphere
• Dan Auerbach
• Cold War Kids
• Deerhunter
• Lykke Li
• Robert Earl Keen
• Peter Bjorn and John
• Heartless Bastards
• Gomez
• Glasvegas
• Federico Aubele
• Dan Deacon
• Passion Pit
• Zap Mama
• The Raveonettes
• The Gaslight Anthem

• The Airborne Toxic Event
• White Lies
• Ra Ra Riot
• No Age
• Asher Roth
• Los Campesinos!
• Bat For Lashes
• Chairlift
• Gang Gang Dance
• The Virgins
• Amazing Baby
• Portugal. The Man
• The Knux
• Ida Maria
• Delta Spirit
• Friendly Fires
• Manchester Orchestra
• Constantines
• Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
• Hockey
• Miike Snow
• Alberta Cross
• Hey Champ
• Sam Roberts Band
• The Henry Clay People
• Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
• Cage the Elephant
• Living Things
• The Low Anthem
• Blind Pilot
• Langhorne Slim
• Other Lives
• The Builders and The Butchers
• Eric Church
• Joe Pug
• Kevin Devine
• The Greencards
• Carney
• Thenewno2

• Bassnectar
• MSTRKRFT
• Simian Mobile Disco
• Deadmau5
• Boys Noize
• KiD CuDi
• Crookers
• A-Trak
• Hercules and Love Affair (DJ Set)
• The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set)
• LA Riots
• Kaskade
• The Glitch Mob
• Hollywood Holt
• Rye Rye
• He Say, She Say
• Car Stereo (Wars)
• Dark Wave Disco
• Moneypenny
• Yello Fever
• Animal Collective (DJ Set)