Lollapalooza Day 1

Flight was delayed .... Arrived in Chicago around 11:45 am
Took the CTA to the hotel for a whopping $2 apiece. Then stood in line 1 hour and 15 minutes to get bag search and wrist banded.
We missed the first band we wanted to see Manchester Orchestra, but by a stroke of luck we could hear my favorite song Wolves At Night in line!
We saw the Go team! Cheerleaders rock... Can't believe I said that.

Picked up a sports bottle of wine with ice...

Louis XIV @ Citi Stage: They were awesome... really rocked, but I didn't get video. They were as good as their 9:30 club show...After the show got their autographs... Very nice folks for glam rockers!

In a moment of luck I snuck into the signing line for rougewave and fawned on them. Which is only funny if you have listened to them.

Cat Power @ MySpace Stage: Listened to them half passed out (the wine got me) laying on the fence in the shade waiting for Raconteurs - very powerful, but great relaxing in the sun.

I received my first frisbee injury ever, still sporting a knot on my ankle a month later.

Raconteurs @ Bud Light Stage - Sound and they were missing that energy that you can hear on the studio versions of songs. Jack and his storytellers didn't hold up to expectations.

Next we walked over to where Radiohead was gearing up to play, heard the last couple of songs from CSS, where I scored..... a set list and .... drumstick!

Radiohead @ AT&T stage - stood far away... the big stage sucked and the beeeelions of people made us run back to hotel for a short rest and shower.. but we could hear them as we walked back to the hotel.

Cleaned up and went to the House of Blues (Back Porch) to see the Blakes and the Whigs. The Blakes were excellent, the drummer hated the HOB drum kit and grabbed the cymbol and threw it on the ground after the show. We called it a night and skipped the Whigs (Strike 1).

We stumbled the 12 blocks home with disasterous detour to Dunkin Donuts...never buy donuts made more than 18 hours old!