More than 250,000 music fans are scheduled to gather on the shore of Lake Michigan this weekend to attend a three-day music festival Lollapalooza.
Famous carnival music, which was born as a street show nearly 20 years ago and was born again in 2005 as a festival destination a few days, this year heralded as an event that displays nearly 200 musical acts ranging from diva Lady Gaga to reggae legend Jimmy Cliff and the group punk band Green Day.
Lollapalooza daily capacity has been expanded to 90,000 people per day, up from the number of spectators who attended the festival last year. At the Lollapalooza Festival last year, a total of 75 000 fans through the gates each day to witness the action onstage musicians of the world.
Sales of tickets for the biggest concert tour in North America fell 17 percent during the first six months of 2010 compared with same period last year. However, managers say ticket sales, Lollapalooza balanced with the festival last year. They claimed that the audience may reach capacity in 2010 was expanded.
Lollapalooza festival founder, who is also a vocalist Jane’s Addiction, Perry Farrell, Lollapalooza show last year called as ‘recession proof’, and has often boasted of admission price starting U.S. $ 190 as a dollar per band.
With enclosed air images of Chicago, Lady Gaga scheduled to be the main performers at the festival’s first night, Friday. Broadcast production costs reportedly reach six figures.
New York rock band, The Strokes, planned to appear on stage opposite the north festival queen of pop after opening by The Black Keys and Jimmy Cliff.
Action from day to day show British rockers The xx, Gypsy punk group, Gogol Berdello, and rockers Green Day and the French option, Phoenix.