Lollapalooza Day 2: Ida Maria, Chairlift, Arctic Monkeys, Santigold, Glasvegas, Lykke Li & Miike Snow, Diplo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
After day 1 of Lollapalooza and day 2 of Chicago nightlife, we did a few touristy things before heading to Grant Park for Ida Maria (we unfortunately missed Miike Snow but heard it was incredible from Digidreams and Cream Team.) Day 2 of Lollapalooza was all about the ladies for me but luckily Jess made time for the boys of Arctic Monkeys and Glasvegas to share her insight below.
Ida Maria Citi Stage Saturday 2:15PM >>
We’ve seen Ida Maria a handful of times this year in intimate venues such as Bell House, Music Hall of Williamsburg and Mercury Lounge so it was interesting to see what she’d do onstage at a festival in broad daylight.
At the beginning of her set I got the impression that she felt a bit constrained and tame waiting to bust out (see pic.) Once she loosened up a bit Ida released her signature growl and shriek, locking in everyone’s attention and awe. The absolute highlight of Ida’s set was when she dumped water onto herself before diving into a spectacular cover of The Stooges I Wanna Be Your Dog.
Chairlift Citi Stage Saturday 3:30PM
Chairlift opened their set with the fabulous cover of Snoop’s Sexual Seduction and set the loungey seductive tone for their hour long set. There were a few sound issues but the trio powered through and delivered a strong set that served as yet another great platform for infiltrating mainstream.
<< Arctic Monkeys Budweiser Stage Saturday 4:30PM
My 3rd time seeing them in one week and I’m not sure i would’ve turned down 10 more opportunities to see them. Arctic Monkeys have matured and progressed in the ways every great band should and this set was an undeniable Lolla highlight for everyone who caught it. A.Turn and co.’s set was 10 min longer than at APW, so a more well rounded performance was able to take shape featuring the achingly epic 505 as set closer. The crowd went seriously bananas (read: crowdsurfing, moshing, pushing, flailing) and the band deserved every bit of excitement and enthusiasm hurled their way. [Jess]
Santigold Playstation Saturday Stage 5:30PM >>
Call me naive but I honestly didn’t think Santigold would draw in the immense crowd that she did on day 2 of Lollapalooza! Bon Iver played the Playstation stage the night before as well and surprised me with the number of people squeezed in to catch his set.
Santigold donned a gold jumper and gold sneakers to a huge crowd that ranged from ghetto to prep. It was pretty awesome sweating my ass off in Chicago with a bunch of strangers chanting “Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!” in unison..if only they knew the half of it!
MP3: Basement Jaxx Featuring Santigold – Saga or zShare
Glasvegas Vitamin Water Stage Saturday 5:30 PM
Glasvegas’ crowd was surprisingly subdued, most likely due to the fact that the crowds were stalled across the park as the overwhelmingly large Arctic Monkeys crowd was leaving and the just as incredibly large Santigold crowd was filing it. Despite the serious festival gridlock, Glasvegas played a tight set as more and more fans trickled in to catch James Allan expertly belt out favorites like Geraldine and Daddy’s Gone. [Jess]
<< Lykke Li Citi Stage Saturday 6:30PM
I had to unfortunately leave the Santigold set a few minutes early in order to make it in time for Lykke Li. I saw her only one week prior at All Points West but I just can’t get enough of her captivating set. Her set from Lollapalooza was extra special in that she brought on Miike Snow singer Andrew Wyatt for the cover of Kings of Leon’s Knocked Up. It was a great and unexpected treat!
MP3: Miike Snow – Plastic Jungle or zShare
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Budweiser Stage Saturday 8PM >>
One week prior we caught Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ killer set at All Points West, so this time around it was all about singing and dancing our asses off. We found a comfortable spot and literally danced until we were (almost) dead, scaring bystanders! Jess said it best: it was our own Saturday night dance party featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Indeed it was, and also a great prelude to another epic night out in Chi-town.
MP3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero (Erol Alkan Remix) or zShare
The lolla lineup was insane. I saw Lykke Li on the third day of APW, but the lolla lineup really put us to shame.
I love listening to Lykke Li. But her face is so annoying. She is sort of pretty but she always has an frustrated face. It makes me frustrated looking at her.
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