Kings of Leon among Lollapalooza headliners
Kings of Leon
Rockers Kings of Leon, who have their roots in Oklahoma, will be among the headliners for the 2009 Lollapalooza Festival, according to Billboard.com.
The other headliners include Depeche Mode, Tool, the Killers, Jane’s Addiction and the Beastie Boys. Lou Reed, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, and Rise Against also are among the more than 100 performers confirmed for the Aug. 7-9 event at Chicago’s Grant Park.
Many other bands and solo artists also are on the expansive lineup, including 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.
According to Billboard, Lollapalooza, produced by Austin-based C3 Presents, sold out all three days last year for the first time since the festival was reborn as a weekend-long event in Chicago.
For more information, go to www.lollapalooza.com.
Kings of Leon also are featured on the cover of the April 30 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. They talk about their growing years in Oklahoma, among other topics, in the story.
According to Oklahoma Rock Newsblog, the April 30 issue is packed with Oklahoma stars, including Wanda Jackson, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers and Tinted Windows.
-BAM
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