Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    Amusement Business magazine just reported that the Lallopaloosa 1992
    tour grossed over $20 million dollars in just 2 months!!  Co-Organizer
    Perry Ferrell says that next year's tour will move from
    Ampitheatre-style halls to "field" (stadium) places (eg -- without
    assigned seating!!)  I guess he wants to enhance and expand upon the
    "free will/community" chemestry that sparked up at a few of the dates
    in the US (like in Mansfield, where they had several bon fires on the
    field with naked people dancing around them in quasi ritual!).
    
    Also look for the 1993 "Lollapalooza" tour to start earlier in the
    year.  Next years tour will run from mid-June thru early August,
    avoiding students final exams and "back to school" (Perry knows who and
    what his market is!), which he felt the 1992 tour provided some
    conflicts in those areas.  He promises next years tour to be bigger and
    better than the former two!!

    
    They won't be coming to Great Woods, that's for sure.
    
    
    

>    They won't be coming to Great Woods, that's for sure.

Actually, they will be invited back to Great Woods (despite the comments
right after the show to the contrary). There was a letter in last week's
Billboard from the general manager of GW, saying that they *would* welcome
Lollapalooza back to GW in the future....

alan

Yeah, Great Woods has to put up the front of condemning the seemingly wild
behavior right after the shows, but bottom line was very little damage was
done.  They had $2000 damage and had it repaired the next day.

Tim

    But the thing is the organizers are looking far beyond the capacity
    of GW -- look for L III at Foxboro or the like.

>They had $2000 damage and had it repaired the next day.
    
    From notes about this in Radio_Radio, they apparently had several
    orders of magnatude more damage when the first Lallapalooza tour played
    there.
       
    gh

    More info on Lallapalooza 92 -- The tour set a lot of records ... one
    being on the final weekend of dates in CA, where the tour grossed a
    record one day total on food sales.  Average attendee spent $11.50 on
    consessions (this is the hall consessions ... the tour also had 
    consesssions as part of the tour, and the gross figure is sans the
    private food sales)!!  That's far more than ever previsouly recorded
    in history (I think the last record was something like $9.90/person).
    
    Seeing this as a viable market niche, Lallapalooza 93 will try and 
    incorporate a more diverse array of ethnic foods for concert goers.
    
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    Personal Comments -- Is this going to become the "awareness" event of
    the decade or what?!

    I heard some info on the radio this morning about the next Lollapalooza
    concert.  They're apparently having trouble trying to find a headliner
    band.  Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and the Velvet Underground were apparently
    among the bands considered.  Pearl Jam turned 'em down, Nirvana
    wouldn't commit 'cause they'll be in the middle of recording their next
    album, and Lou Reed wouldn't commit 'cause he didn't feel the band
    hadn't been back together long enough to make that kind of commitment.
    
    They're apparently considering rotating the acts, so that each show
    will be different.
    
    Bands confirmed to play so far (for at least some of the shows) are
    Primus, Arrested Development, Neil Young, Alice in Chains, and Belly.
    
    The DJ said she'd actually spoken with someone at Interscope who would
    know, so this information should be pretty good (but may change, since
    it's a long time until the actual shows.
    
    Greg

    >Bands confirmed to play so far (for at least some of the shows) are
    >Primus, Arrested Development, Neil Young, Alice in Chains, and Belly.
    
    What a mix.....it'll attract an interesting crowd.....
    
    :),d

    Variety is what the Lollapalooza shows have always been about.
    
    gh

    Variety in music, food, culture, and general awareness!

    
    just plain friggin wierd.  i'll pass.
    

     
     I aggree, it is just weird.  Although I went to the last one, had a
    good time it just wasn't normal.
    
     (No line for beer however, made my day)
    
    Keith
    

    
    
    Weird but AWESOME!

	Maybe they'll rip the whole lawn up at Great Woods this year so we can
	have mud wrestling!  

	/Cap'n Quad_who_gets_no_further_back_than_third_row_but_still_likes_mud!

    Here's this year's official Lollapalooza lineup:

    	Primus
    	Alice in Chains
    	Dinosaur Jr.
    	Fishbone
    	Arrested Development
    	Front 242
    	Babes in Toyland (before July 15) or Tool (after July 15)
    	Rage Against the Machine

    
    On the Lollapalooza secondary stage:

    	Unrest
    	Tsunami
    	Sebadoh
    	Mutabaruka
    	Mosquito
    	Mercury Rev
    	Cell
    	A Lighter Shade of Brown
    	Local acts

    
    Also at Lollapalooza:  The Village, a "sideshow of poets, freaks,
    	artists and assorted wild-eyed types"

    
    Great Woods confirms that Lollapalooza will not be there this year
    (surprised??), but	a Lollapalooza publicist says that the show will
    probably go to either Providence or Portland (or both) in mid-July.

    Can anyone pass along where in Rhode Island the tour stops, date, and
    where to get tickets?
    
    Thanks-

    > Can anyone pass along where in Rhode Island the tour stops, date, and
    > where to get tickets?
    
    Quonset State Airport in Quonset, RI on July 17.  You can get tickets
    at Ticketmaster outlets or by calling Ticketmaster (or your favorite
    scalping agent).
    				- Paul

    Thanks Paul, I appreciate the information. I'm trying to talk myself
    into going per my son's request.
    
    Gary

    I wish I could have gone to last weekend's show in Denver, but alas, I
    was way overcommitted (and it was sold out long ago).
    
    Greg

    I attended the show in Rhode Island. It was killer!
    

    I brought my kids, good show. I thought Rage Against The Machine was
    great along with Alice/Chains
    
    Gary

    I agree. Rage against the machine and Alice in Chauns were incredable.
    I also thought that Tool put on an incredable performance.

    sorry, that's Alice in CHAINS!

    And it's "incredible".   :')