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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