![]() Also, the sheer lack of rap acts here is staggering at a moment when rap was clearly overtaking guitar-based rock as the main cultural mover in the musical space. Other draws, like Rooney, 30 Seconds to Mars, Incubus, or The Mooney Suzuki, aren’t that much better. Audioslave, the amalgamation of the two with Chris Cornell on vocals and Tom Morello on guitar, is not a great band. ![]() Rage Against the Machine is also a great band. The Bad: Where to even begin? Soundgarden is a great band. Jane’s Addiction at the top of the poster is a definite plus, as is Queens of the Stone Age, who were then riding high on the back of Songs for the Deaf, and Maynard James Keenan’s side project A Perfect Circle, but after that, the pickings are disappointing at best and stomach-churning at worst. Unfortunately, some of the booking choices for the return weren’t exactly well thought out. ![]() It was an ambitious goal, especially following the massive amount of criticism he’d weathered over the festival’s previous few years. The Good: After a six-year hiatus, Perry Farrell decided to resurrect Lollapalooza and hit the road once again for a 30-date tour. I’d say that’s a pretty solid silver lining. Interesting Fact: The failure of 2004 did bring some good in the sense that it landed Lollapalooza a permanent home here in Chicago. Even worse news is that had the festival gone as planned, the (then) newly reunited Pixies would have headlined the Chicago stop. Lollapalooza ’04 was to stop at 16 locations, with the ambitious goal of two dates of different music at each stop. The Bad: Obviously, the bad news here is that due to poor ticket sales, the festival was cancelled. It also would have seen the return of Lolla veterans Sonic Youth and Wilco. Acts who were slated to perform included Morrissey (who was probably angered the festival had been cancelled before he had the chance to bail), The Flaming Lips, The Killers, Broken Social Scene, and Modest Mouse, to name just a few. The Good: Considering 2004’s festival was cancelled, the good is more about what could have been. (Though, one could argue the fest’s touring spirit lives on through its international counterparts, which have sprung up in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, and Sweden.) Throughout its history, some of the most iconic acts in music have performed at the festival, from Paul McCartney to Kanye West to Arcade Fire, in addition to up-and-coming talent that have since become future can’t-miss attractions everywhere. Since then, Lollapalooza has settled down in the Windy City, gradually expanding from two to three to four days. In the US, Lolla has grown and evolved drastically from its touring festival roots, having survived a hibernation from 1997 until 2003, in addition to its canceled 2004 installment, and the virtual presentation in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (because it was online, that fest is outside the scope of this exercise). Of course, many things have changed since its initial heyday in the ’90s. ![]() It’s hard to believe that, in 1991, Perry Farrell created the festival as a showcase for Jane’s Addiction’s last hurrah. Can you guess where this year’s poster falls? It’s an exciting sojourn within a world of possibilities for Adekunle Gold.Editor’s Note: This ranking of every Lollapalooza lineup was originally published in 2019, and we’ll keep updating it as long as the biggest festival in Chicago keeps rocking. It radiates as Adekunle Gold’s most confident and profound body of work, so far. Tequila Ever After is a statement record, with high replay value, amazing collaborations, and sonic variety. The award-winning singer and songwriter also rehashes his golden Simi-duets, unlocking the nostalgia from the couple’s chemistry as not only lovers and parents, but musicians on Look What You Made Me Do. And in Chasing Peace of Mind, the singer travels to the sonic plains of South Africa, as well as Mali, as he taps their respective legends Ami Faku, and Habib Koité in this song.Īnd for its “wow effect,” Adekunle Gold reached out to American singer Coco Jones on Make It Easy, as well as 14-time Grammy-winning artiste and producer Pharell Williams, and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, Nile Rodgers on the classic tune, Falling Up. He also spins the American vocal heavyweight Khalid, as well as British maestro Labrinth on Come Back To Me, and To My Own, respectively. From the social staple, Party No Dey Stop, to the genre-defining duet with Odumodublvck on Wrong Person, Adekunle Gold soars with a refreshing-yet-local listening experience on this record. In Tequila Ever After, Adekunle Gold delicately assembles an army of global superstars whose music has made significant impacts in their respective countries and beyond. ![]()
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