As per tradition, the Lollapalooza lineup leaked the night before it is officially scheduled to be announced (that's at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 7 -- or about seven hours from now). Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times had the honor of the big reveal.
Added to previously announced headliners Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, Kanye West and the Raconteurs are a ton more big names, including Love & Rockets (!), Explosions in the Sky, the National, Cat Power, Mark Ronson, Okkervil River, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Lupe Fiasco, Brand New, Gogol Bordello and Flogging Molly. (The full lineup's after the jump.)
Why this matters for St. Louis -- besides the fact that the festival is the closest big event within driving distance of the city -- is that many acts swing through town on their way to and from the fest. So in the coming months, perhaps we'll see some excellent bands stop by the Lou again (or for the very first time in awhile). Who would you like to see play St. Louis?
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Kanye West
Wilco
The Raconteurs
Louis XIV
Love and Rockets
Gnarls Barkley
Bloc Party
The Black Keys
Broken Social Scene
Lupe Fiasco
Flogging Molly
Mark Ronson
Cat Power
The National
G. Love & Special Sauce
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Explosions in the Sky
Brand New
Gogol Bordello
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Dierks Bentley
Okkervil River
Amadou & Mariam
Blues Traveler
John Butler Trio
Girl Talk
Your Vegas
CSS
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves
Battles
Steel Train
Jamie Lidell
Bang Camaro
Butch Walker
The Blakes
Mates of State
Tally Hall
Spank Rock
White Lies
Brazilian Girls
Magic Wands
Chromeo
Electric Touch
Duffy
Innerpartysystem
The Kills
The Postelles
Rogue Wave
The Parlor Mob
The Go! Team
Bald Eagle
Mason Jennings
Krista
The Gutter Twins
Ha Ha Tonka
Yeasayer
Witchcraft
Grizzly Bear
We Go To 11
MGMT
Sofia Talvik
The Weakerthans
Booka Shade
Santogold
Black Kids
Black Lips
Dr. Dog
Nicole Atkins & the Sea
The Ting Tings
Kid Sister
Office
The Cool Kids
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
The Whigs
Manchester Orchestra
Foals
Uffie
The Octopus Project
Cadence Weapon
Ferras
De Novo Dahl
Noah and the Whale
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s
K’NAAN
Serena Ryder
Newton Faulkner
Just to clarify, that's DJ Bald Eagle playing the festival, not Columbia, Missouri's hard rocking quartet Bald Eagle.
Posted at: April 7, 2008 6:23 PM