Yeah Yeah Yeahs confirmed for Lollapalooza

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We’ve just gotten word that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are confirmed to replace the Beastie Boys slot at Lollapalooza.

Discuss.

Time Out loved the band’s last show in Chicago. And we gave It’s Blitz a smashing review.

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16 comments

Posted by JD on July 21st, 2009 at 12:49 pm

What!!!! This sucks!!!
Posted by NoNoNo on July 21st, 2009 at 12:57 pm

Agreed. This is such a disappointment. They are not headliners on par with the Beastie Boys.
Posted by Pezzettino on July 21st, 2009 at 12:59 pm

YAY! I’d buy that ticket over the Beastie Boys (nothing against the Beastie Boys, and best wishes to MCA)
Posted by Miguel on July 21st, 2009 at 1:03 pm

:(
Posted by Kevin on July 21st, 2009 at 1:04 pm

There is not a musical monoculture. While Pitchfork has grown immensely in size, it doesn’t have a large enough readership to invoke such a thing. People are getting their information from so many different media this days. Everything is niche-oriented. Yeah, they can morph unknown acts into Billboard Top 200 sellers, but they can’t create pop superstars.
Posted by Jeska on July 21st, 2009 at 2:06 pm

Man, I wish I could be there this year to witness this. Condolences to the Beastie Boys, as their reasons for canceling are quite sad, but this is a fabulous replacement.
Posted by ILL-J on July 21st, 2009 at 2:15 pm

What brainless wonder suggested this horrid group to replace the Beastie Boys? Why are we being punished for MCAs cancer? Organizers should attempt to cheer us up by replacing them w/ someone on the one, like A Tribe Called Quest or someone equally mindblowing.
Posted by JP on July 21st, 2009 at 2:16 pm

I wasn’t very excited about their show at the Aragon. Maybe this will be better? They’re certainly not a headliner type band but honestly, neither is Ben Harper and I guess he did it a few years ago. I suppose I’ll end up moseying over to TOOL.
Posted by Covert Curiosity on July 21st, 2009 at 2:32 pm

Sure they’re not the Beasties, but YYY’s are great live.
Posted by damn on July 21st, 2009 at 3:01 pm

They should have just brought back the Flaming Lips. Wayne and crew could handle it.
Posted by Bob M. on July 21st, 2009 at 5:55 pm

Yes, but you forget the magical Lollapalooza radius clause - part of the contract that bands are forced to sign to play the festival. Due to the Lips’ recent show in Chicago for Pitchfork Music Festival, they are contractually unable to play Lollapalooza.
Posted by Brian Hanna on July 21st, 2009 at 6:06 pm

THIS IS THE GAYEST FUCKING SHIT EVER. EVERYONE SHOULD JOIN TOGETHER AND FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST LOLLA!

THEY REPLACE THE HEADLINING BAND OF THE WEEKEND WITH THE FUCKING “YEAH YEAH YEAHS??”

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

IT TOOK THEM A DAY TO FIND A REPLACEMENT!! YOU CAN TELL THEY DIDN’T PUT SHIT FOR THOUGHT OR EFFORT INTO IT
Posted by JD on July 21st, 2009 at 9:36 pm

Now that I have thought about it for a while, I think the total opposite now. Yea Yea Yeahs are a pretty good band which is very underated.
Posted by Kyle on July 22nd, 2009 at 2:16 pm

BULLLLLLLLL! Yeah Yeah F’n Yeahs to replace Beastie?!?! ATLEAST get a hip hop band! ATLEAST get someone who has mass fan appeal…. This is baaaaaaaaad. This is BAAAD!
Posted by alex on July 23rd, 2009 at 12:25 am

agreed…what could they have possibly been thinking? its like they took the first band that called them back and unfortunately for us it happened to be a b-level amateur hour band that no one gives a sht about
Posted by Erin on July 23rd, 2009 at 9:27 am

beastie boys are great and all but the yeah yeah yeahs are pretty good too : ) but they might get people to hate them by replacing the beastie boys considering they’re not that big of a band yet

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs confirmed for Lollapalooza