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Thousands descended upon Grant Park in Chicago on the first day —

Published 8:00 am Sunday, November 18, 2012

Thousands descended upon Grant Park in Chicago on the first day --
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Thousands descended upon Grant Park in Chicago on the first day --
Muse started their set with a bang (as they often do) with Uprising.
Muse plays as fireworks go off in the background.
The same honeycomb stage setup they've used for the last year or so.
Music fans are the best fans.
Partytime posse.
Creative hydration.
Muse plays a loose rendition of the U.S. National Anthem.
Thousands descended upon Grant Park in Chicago on the first day --
As the headliners for Friday night, they energized more than a few acres of fans.
A crew from Minneapolis.
By the looks of the crowd, it's not just Texas.
A-Mused
In the dance tent for Girl Talk.
The crowd gets TP'd at Girl Talk.
Girl Talk ready to rock.
Rap/classic-rock mashups made this dude famous.
The stage fills up fast with fans eager to show their support.
Girl Talk finds an interesting use for a leaf blower.
Girl Talk's fans walk it out on stage.
It was 85 and humid.
White Lies pose for a pic in the media tent.
A sign in the audience to White Lies read, PLAY 'DEATH' - and that they did.
White Lies bassist Charles Cave told us in an interview: Bring extra socks to festivals. (Pro-tip.)
Foster The People putting in work.
Foster The People said they'd never played for as many people than at this set.
Totally safe.
The Bloody Beetroots Dennis (lead singer of Refused) and Bob, after their set in the dance tent
Bloody Beetroots railed into a scorching set with live elements.
The feeling we get up there is really just indescribable, Bob said.
We run into Lollapalooza creator and Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell at the dubstep tent. He gave us a high five.
A sonic religion of sorts.
They like it LOUD.
Perry's dance tent fans.
Sometimes heat trumps style.
All smiles near the food vendors, which featured Chicago pizza by Lou Malnati and extremely long lines.
Intense.
Chicago DJ Dani Deahl shows off her heels trimmed with faux hair.
This is the shake your lovely girlfriend for loose change move. Hey, festival beer isn't cheap.

Thousands descended upon Grant Park in Chicago on the first day — and the 20th anniversary — of Perry Farrell’s Lollapalooza. In this slideshow: Perry himself walking the fest (he’s a Skrillex fan); Muse, White Lies, Bloody Beetroots, and much more. PHOTOS BY DENIS JEONG PLASTER on Friday, August 5, 2011

Published on August 5, 2011

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