August 04, 2007 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza (Day 2)

Venue:  Grant Park

Artists:  Interpol, Patti Smith, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Hold Steady, Cold War Kids, Silverchair, Pete Yorn, Ryan Shaw

The second day of my first Lollapalooza was great, but looking back on the bands I saw and the lineup in general, it was the low point of the festival this year.

Ryan Shaw, Pete Yorn, and Silverchair were all bands that my girlfriend at the time wanted to see, and while I thought some Silverchair was alright, I don't remember the shows being that great.  I do remember that it was incredibly hot this weekend and we brought in an umbrella to hide under while being baked on the lawn.

I don't remember anything of Cold war Kids, or The Hold Steady's performances, and I barely recall The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs or Patti Smith.  I particularly regret not getting into or appreciating Patti Smith more.  She is a living legend.

We stood back for most of the acts on this day and explored the festival.

The best act of the day and one of my favorites of the weekend was Interpol.  They were touring on their 'Our Love to Admire' album, and those songs translated wonderfully from the album.  I also got to hear my favorite Interpol song 'Mammoth' at this show.

Interpol headlined the smaller 'Bud Light Stage', while Muse played the much larger AT&T stage across the park.  This would be the first of many times that i would skip Muse at a festival to go see someone else.  Poor Muse.