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Lollapalooza 2008 Lineup Revealed

Rage Against the Machine from left: Zack de la Rocha, Tim Commerford, center, and Tom Morello. (AP Images)

The full Lollapalooza lineup has officially been announced and yes, the rumors are true - Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West and Rage Against the Machine will be among the acts. So if you're hanging out near Grant Park in downtown Chicago August 1-3, you might as well pick up your $190 tickets.

Perry Farrell was pretty thrilled the with lineup he had assembled for Lollapalooza 2008, but was pissed when a Chicago Sun-Times reporter, Jim DeRogatis leaked some of the biggest names before Farrell could make the announcement.

"My initial reaction? Well ... this guy, he's a stinker, so it was kind of like having a skunk at the party. So what do we do? Well, I think we should make him the stinky mascot. ... That's what I'm going to do. ... Pepe LePew," Farrell told MTV.

Here is the full lineup:

  • Radiohead
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Kanye West
  • Wilco
  • The Raconteurs
  • Louis XIV
  • Love and Rockets
  • Gnarls Barkley
  • Bloc Party
  • The Black Keys
  • Broken Social Scene
  • Lupe Fiasco
  • Flogging Molly
  • Mark Ronson
  • Cat Power
  • The National
  • G. Love & Special Sauce
  • Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
  • Explosions in the Sky
  • Brand New
  • Gogol Bordello
  • Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
  • Dierks Bentley
  • Okkervil River
  • Amadou & Mariam
  • Blues Traveler
  • John Butler Trio
  • Girl Talk
  • Your Vegas
  • CSS
  • Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves
  • Battles
  • Steel Train
  • Jamie Lidell
  • Bang Camaro
  • Butch Walker
  • The Blakes
  • Mates of State
  • Tally Hall
  • Spank Rock
  • White Lies
  • Brazilian Girls
  • Magic Wands
  • Chromeo
  • Electric Touch
  • Duffy
  • Innerpartysystem
  • The Kills
  • The Postelles
  • Rogue Wave
  • The Parlor Mob
  • The Go! Team
  • Bald Eagle
  • Mason Jennings
  • Krista
  • The Gutter Twins
  • Ha Ha Tonka
  • Yeasayer
  • Witchcraft
  • Grizzly Bear
  • We Go To 11
  • MGMT
  • Sofia Talvik
  • The Weakerthans
  • Booka Shade
  • Santogold
  • Black Kids
  • Black Lips
  • Dr. Dog
  • Nicole Atkins & the Sea
  • The Ting Tings
  • Kid Sister
  • Office
  • The Cool Kids
  • What Made Milwaukee Famous
  • Does It Offend You, Yeah?
  • The Whigs
  • Manchester Orchestra
  • Foals
  • Uffie
  • The Octopus Project
  • Cadence Weapon
  • Ferras
  • De Novo Dahl
  • Noah and the Whale
  • Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
  • K'NAAN
  • Serena Ryder
  • Newton Faulkner