Lollapalooza 2010 tickets on sale
Fans cheer as Ra Ra Riot takes the stage at Lollapalooza 2009. (Tribune photo by William DeShazer)
Three-day advance tickets ($190) for Lollapalooza went on sale Tuesday at http://www.lollapalooza.com/tickets/index.php.
Once the allotment is sold, the price will be bumped up to $215. No word yet on when single-day tickets will go on sale, but in the past two years Lollapalooza has sold out all three days, a total of 225,000 tickets. The fest takes place August 6-8.This year’s lineup is scheduled to be announced next week, likely to include the following headliners, according to numerous industry sources: Lady Gaga, Green Day, the Strokes, Arcade Fire, Soundgarden and Phoenix. The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas confirmed his band’s appearance at the festival in an interview with Tribune several weeks ago. The Lollapalooza lineup also is expected to include Yeasayer, the xx, Dirty Projectors, Cut Copy, Hot Chip and about 100 more performers.
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