Lollapalooza 2010 Rocks Chicago!7 Comments

By Erica Renee Davis
Posted on 10 Aug 2010 at 5:47pm

If you didn’t spend your weekend at Grant Park in Chicago, then you really, really missed out. Lollapalooza 2010 was hugely successful!

CHICAGO - AUGUST 07: Festival-goers watch the performance of Green Day during the 2010 Lollapalooza festival in Grant Park on August 7, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

So successful, in fact, multiple sources are reporting this year’s attendance as the largest since the music festival made Chi-town its home in 2005.  240,000 music lovers invaded the windy city from August 6-8 and enjoyed some positively awesome performances.  So what exactly did you miss?

Concerts from fan favorites like MGMT…

Ben Goldwasser (L) and Andrew VanWyngarden of the U.S. psychedelic-electro rock act MGMT, pose for a photograph prior to playing at The Fillmore, as they prepare for the launch of their latest album, Congratulations, in San Francisco, California April 12, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE)

…The Strokes

CHICAGO - AUGUST 06: Nick Valensi of The Strokes performs onstage during the 2010 Lollapalooza festival in Grant Park on August 6, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

…and Green Day.

CHICAGO - AUGUST 07: Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs onstage during the 2010 Lollapalooza festival in Grant Park on August 7, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

Devo proved that they can still “Whip It,”

Mark Mothersbaugh (R) and Gerald Casale of Devo perform at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California April 17, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE)

and John Popper and Blues Traveler brought it back with “Hook.”

WASHINGTON - MAY 19: John Popper of Blues Traveler performs during the America's Everglades Summit to Unite Conservation celebration at Eastern Market on May 19, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)

Living legend, Mavis Staples, was a treat for all the old souls…

NEW ORLEANS - APRIL 26:  Gospel Artist Mavis Staples performs at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course on April 26, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

…and  80’s band, X Japan,  rocked it out for all the heavy metal heads.

X Japan performs at Lollapalooza 2010 on August 8, 2010 in Chicago, IL (photo by: yournfocus/ Meet The Famous) Photo via Newscom

Bringing its awesomeness back to Illinois for the next eight years, Lollapalooza has signed a deal to stay in Chicago through 2018. So mark your 2011 calendars, give yourself an early Labor Day vacay, and plan to jam out at next year’s Lollapalooza!

Be sure to check out more great articles from Music Editor Erica Renee Davis right here at Positively Celebrity!

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