Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup Announced!

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The Lollapalooza 2012 lineup has just been announced! Taking place during August 3rd-5th in Chicago’s beautiful Grant Park, the music festival will showcase some of the biggest names in alternative and indie rock.

The Lollapalooza 2012 lineup has just been announced! Taking place during August 3rd-5th in Chicago’s beautiful Grant Park, the music festival will showcase some of the biggest names in alternative and indie rock.

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For those of you looking to get your fix of good old fashioned guitar rock, this year’s headliners – [mp3com-artist]The Red Hot Chili Peppers[/mp3com-artist], [mp3com-artist]The Black Keys[/mp3com-artist], [mp3com-artist]Black Sabbath[/mp3com-artist], and [mp3com-artist]Jack White[/mp3com-artist] – are sure to do the trick.

There’s a lot to like for indie fans as well. The big news is that old school indie heroes [mp3com-artist]The Shins[/mp3com-artist], [mp3com-artist]Franz Ferdinand[/mp3com-artist], and [mp3com-artist]Bloc Party[/mp3com-artist] are both returning after extended breaks, but there is a ton of talent, both old and new, representing as well. [mp3com-artist]Dr. Dog[/mp3com-artist], [mp3com-artist]Twin Shadow[/mp3com-artist], [mp3com-artist]Florence and the Machine[/mp3com-artist], [mp3com-artist]Washed Out[/mp3com-artist] and [mp3com-artist]Neon Indian[/mp3com-artist] (among many others) will be there.

If electronic is your thing, there’s plenty of that too. The dance parties will surely be in full effect with the likes of[mp3com-artist]Avicii[/mp3com-artist], [mp3com-artist]Justice[/mp3com-artist], and [mp3com-artist]Kaskade[/mp3com-artist] all playing

Click here for the full Lollapalooza 2012 lineup

And because it wouldn’t be an MP3.com post if we didn’t hook you up with some free music, here’s a track from Dr. Dog to get you in the Lolla mindset:

[mp3com-download url=”http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/107192138/Heart%2BIt%2BRaces%2B%2528Architecture%2Bin%2BHelsinki%2529.mp3″ artist=”Dr. Dog” song=”Heart It Races (Architecture in Helsinki)” email=”none”/]