Live photos (+ interviews): Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza was a week ago and I’m still catching up on life … didn’t get back to NYC till Tuesday afternoon because my flight got canceled Monday due to weather.

This is the third year in a row I’ve gone to Lollapalooza and each has been way different. In ’06 some friends and I just bought tickets and stayed with my friend’s brother in the city. Last year I was living in Chicago and covered the fest for venuszine.com, and then this year I was there coordinating the coverage for venuszine.com — which you can and should check out here! It was pretty hectic (huge understatement), but I had a lot of fun.

During the weekend I interviewed Chuck Inglish (Evan Ingersoll) of the Cool Kids, Will Sheff of Okkervil River, and Ninja and Nick Parton of The Go! Team. I also “met” (as in shook hands with, so I guess it doesn’t totally count) the Ting Tings, Gregg Gillis (Girl Talk), Saul Williams, and Nicole Atkins. It was pretty neat.

Click the photos below for my interviews:

I think my favorite sets of the weekend were Okkervil River, The Go! Team, Radiohead, and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.

Tighe’s and my wristbands at the end of day one (I’m the bottom one)

Me with the Cool Kids

The Ting Tings

Kelly from Venus Zine interviewing the Ting Tings

Okkervil River

Me with Will Sheff from Okkervil River

Kid Sister

Girl Talk

The crowd was insane and I held on to a pole for my life.

Mates of State

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Black Kids

Saul Williams

Radiohead crowd

Radiohead

Phantom Planet at Sunday’s after-party at Hard Rock Hotel

Phantom Planet with Mark Ronson

My wristbands at the end of the weekend (there were nine of them)