Comments on: Lollapalooza Day Three

By: palpable

palpable — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:32:27 +0000

I agree with Steve, Frank, great coverage of the palooza. I don’t know that I will ever go to something that big but your short and sweet summaries were awesome snapshots of the bands.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:15:46 +0000

Yeah, love the BSS… Hey man, your Lollapalooza coverage was excellent, easily the best out of all the bloggers. Can’t wait to see the rest of your photos…

By: claire

claire — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:57:43 +0000

i agree with you, ryan. anything more would probably not have matched what preceded it. but, at the time, i felt extremely let down by the lollapalooza powers that be.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:20:05 +0000

Frank, I bailed after Broken Social Scene, and after wading through the Wilco crowd didn’t see you or Ryan again. Great to finally meet you!

By: cybin

cybin — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:36:09 +0000

Glad to see much love for BSS here. I agree that the truncated set was a farce as many other bands given the full hour didn’t even have an hour to give. I can’t wait till they come back to Chicago.

By: uwmryan

uwmryan — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:19:08 +0000

Claire,

You perfectly summed up the situation. It was great hearing the crowd's chants go from, "One more song" to "We're not leaving." You could tell that the band was frustrated and wanted to play one more, but clearly got the firm NO from Lollapalooza.

Looking back on it, I don't know what they could have played after "ibi dreams of pavement" that would have touched the feeling of that song. Perhaps, as much as I wanted another song and the band wanted to play another, the fact that it didn't happen makes that last song, and that last moment all the more memorable.

By: cpsyk

cpsyk — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:34:28 +0000

BSS was by far the highlight of the weekend for me. Why they were only given a 45 minute set is simply beyond me. They are simply astonishing live, and the love coming off them and the crowd was unbelievable. Based on the reaction, I think it would have been fair to allow them to play "one more song". I realize there’s a schedule and all, but surely the Chili Peppers are secure enough in their own fame to graciously allow a newer, obviously adored band a few more minutes on stage. That’s why the Peppers were booed, and it’s also why I left right after they started.

By: Kill Me Sarah

Kill Me Sarah — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:08:57 +0000

Thanks for the beautiful new Wilco’s song.

By: Karl

Karl — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:57:22 +0000

"Backlash?" What’s that?

We’re the Second City. We like it when other people figure out we have something to offer.

By: claire

claire — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:18:52 +0000

it is too bad that you had to leave broken social scene early. what happened at the end was unlike anything i've ever experienced at a concert. they ended with "ibi dreams of pavement" and brought everyone on stage and had the audience cathartically yell and cheer along with the band. it was a great moment, and obviously the energy level was high. and then they had to stop, because their 45 minutes (???!!!???) was up.

the audience kept clapping and cheering and calling for an encore, and for a minute or two it looked like there might be one. but even as it became apparent that the band was taking its equipment down, the crowd kept on cheering. as much or more out of appreciation for the peformance than as a request for an encore. this went on for over 10 minutes. i've never seen anything like it. whenever a band member made it on stage to take down an amp or wave at the crowd, they looked legtimately humbled and sad that they couldn't continue playing. the crowd did not dissipate until the chili peppers came on, the jumbotron displaying flea in that disturbing multicolored bodysuit. at that point, everyone near us booed. which is not really fair to the chili peppers, but an understandable reaction. the crowd was so galvanized by the performance they had just witnessed, it was pretty amazing.

i second your wish that a recording of that show becomes available.