Lollapalooza is revealing the lineup for this year’s festival Wheel Of Fortune style, one letter at a time. So far, we have just one letter filled in: O. However, the only headline worthy band that fits into the opening spot is Soundgarden. Spot #2 is probably Green Day… or maybe Pearl Jam?
A little while back, we got a tip from an insider informing us that the Soundgarden reunion officially announced at the start of this year was not happening after all, as the members of the band struggle to maintain a sustainable working relationship with Chris Cornell’s Wife / Manager Vicky Cornell. We’ve been trying to dig up news in either category ever since; of reunion plans, or supporting this tip, and so far this Lollpalooza lineup is all we’ve got. We’ll just have to wait and see if it happens… And where it goes from there.
We’ll also have to wait and see how the rest of the lineup shapes up. Looks like Them Crooked Vultures are out despite rumors, but there’s a bunch of interesting bands that fit into mystery spots, including Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Social Distortion, The Black Keys, The Deftones (people are saying that one’s The National, but would they be so high on the bill?), Spoon, Devo, Bon Iver, Cypress Hill, and Gogol Bordello.
UPDATE: Soundgarden have officially announced their Lollapalooza appearance, and here is the complete lineup, as slipped out by The Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot (via Consequence Of Sound):
Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix, Social Distortion, MGMT, Jimmy Cliff, Hot Chip, The Black Keys, The National, Spoon, Devo, Cypress Hill, Cut Copy, The New Pornographers, Erykah Badu, Slightly Stoopid, Grizzly Bear, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Yeasayer, X Japan, Mutemath, Metric, Dirty Projectors, AFI, Mavis Staples, Matt & Kim, The XX, Drive-By Truckers, Blues Traveler.
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Temper Trap, Jamie Lidell, Frightened Rabbit, Fuck Buttons, Deer Tick, Blitzen Trapper, Stars, Raphael Saadiq, The Cribs, Minus The Bear, Switchfoot, The Walkmen, Mumford & Sons, Wild Beasts, Rogue Wave, Los Amigos Invisibles, The Big Pink, The Dodos, Hockey, Cymbals Eat Guitars, B.O.B., Dawes, Warpaint, The Antlers, The Soft Pack, Rebelution, Balkan Beat Box.
Wavves, American Bang, The Ike Reilly Assassination, Company Of Thieves, Nneka, Harlem, The Constellations, Miniature Tigers, Mimicking Birds, The Kissaway Trail, Health, Javelin, The Morning Benders, Foxy Shazam, Violent Soho, Royal Bangs, Neon Trees, Freelance Whales, Semi Precious Weapons, Dan Black, The Band Of Heathens, Dragonette, My Dear Disco, Shawn Fisher, Neon Hitch, Skybox, The Ettes, Jukebox The Ghost, These United States, MyNameIsJohnMichael.
Perry’s DJ stage lineup:
2ManyDJs, Empire Of The Sun, Digitalism, Perry Farrell, Tiga, Felix Da Housecat, Rusko, Erol Alkan, Kaskade, Flosstradamus, Wolfgang Gartner, Joachim Garraud, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Caspa, Peanut Butter Wolf, Dirty South, Nervo, Cut Copy (DJ Set), Beats Antique, Steve Porter, Didi Gutman Of Brazilian Girls, Ancient Astronauts, Ana Sia, Team Bayside High, Dani Deahl, FreeSol, DJ Mel, BBU, Vonnegutt, Only Children, Lance Herbstrong.
Big thanks to Consequence Of Sound for much detective work, especially when it comes to all those hipster bands we’ve never heard of.
Don’t forget Dirty Projectors!
fuck those dipshits. :)
i’m interested what everyone thinks of the deftones idea though. i know their name is deftones (without the ‘the’) but really, would the fucking national be placed between the black keys and spoon?
It is 2010, the answer is yes.
Spoon > Deftones
Ahahaha
” …the members of the band struggle to maintain a sustainable working relationship with Chris Cornell’s Wife / Manager Vicky Cornell”
I cry bullshit to the above statement! Never trust an article that claims info from an “insiders tip”. “Insiders tips” give birth to unsubstantiated rumors that tend to reek of a foul stench.
“Insiders tip” could come from any factor – including those wanting to stir up trouble for the artist.
ok crazy, time to take your meds. first, we presented it as an as-yet unsubstantiated rumor. however, if we call someone an insider, it’s because they actually are. around here, insider tips can’t just come from “any factor,” whatever that means. around here, insider tips can only come from actual insiders.
but we’re not saying it’s true, only that it’s what someone close to the band has told us in confidence.
now, you can cry bullshit, but we have to ask, who the hell are you, and do you have any information to the contrary? or are you just talking out of your asshole like you seem to be accusing us of doing?
Ownt. And Im really hoping Soundgarden do the show. If I can’t get new music (god forbid) then I might as well see them play the stuff that made them famous live.
Deftones don’t go by “The Deftones”, just Deftones.
Title says LOLLPALOOZA (it’s missing an A)
thanks sir.
And to answer your question if The National could be that high on the bill, let’s not forget that Phoenix is headlining. No one had heard of them 8 months ago.
yeah, but everyone’s talking about phoenix now. i don’t hear anyone talking about the national really. i mean, i’m probably wrong. probably as in definitely. but meh.
“we’re not saying it’s true, only that it’s what someone close to the band has told us in confidence”
Sounds like gossip over the fence to me. And perhaps I’m an insider myself … or not. I do know one thing, if I DID have supportive information, I sure wouldn’t tell you anything in confidence. It would end up on the internet for all to read, just like the CONFIDENTIAL statement of your insider.
To clarify, I do hope the Soundgarden reunion happens. I DON’T believe the nonsense about his wife interfering and causing problems. To what point?
Who am I? An unmedicated wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, fan of Chris Cornell and Soundgarden whose asshole only speaks on occasion. And then very quietly.
haha… look into medication. our source is okay with us saying what we have said. maybe there’s more that we can’t say (like who our source actually is), but you don’t know that, because we can’t say it. whatever. you’re nuts. go masturbate to chris cornell with your farty asshole.
Your verbal eloquence astounds me! Masterbate to Chris Cornell with my farty asshole. Wish I’d written something like that! Damn!!
I heard from an insider that Cornell is going to reunite Temple of the Dog at Lolla, only instead of it being members of Pearl Jam, it will be members of Green Day, and instead of honoring the Mother Love Bone dude, they will honor Corey Haim. Not sure about the rest of you, but I know the jam “Say Hello to Oakwood” always makes me cry.
Haha man… I haven’t seen more phrases coined or colorful banter on any other spot on the innertube. Farty asshole, chocks on cocks… I love you guys.
you crazy bat, how are you going to spell masturbate wrong, quoting a guy that spelled it right, while making fun of his articulation skills?
I’m crazy why? Because I challenged your column? LOL! Are you so certain I was making fun of your articulation skills? Maybe I was praising them! It’s all a matter of interpretation ya know!!
Don’cha know!
Horry shit mang this topic went way off the mark really damn fast. Word of advice Tina. Quit while you still can. Skwerl is alot better at this type of thing then you :P
Not sure how I feel about this. On one hand I am hyped up about this, but on the other hand I cannot help but think how it would sound with Cornell’s voice not the same as it once was. I guess hearing slaves and bulldozers could change that, on general principal alone.
When we saw Cornell at the Troubador in February (or whenever it was) his voice sounded better than I’d heard since SG broke up. That man hasn’t lost his game.
Blaming the wife is so much easier than finding out what really happened r/t any potential probs.
My guess is scheduling conflicts, communication difficulties, any number of reasons.
Cornell’s voice is the only reason I will be there in August fighting the heat and crowds.
Cornell has always been known for his incredible voice. Unfortunately hes also known for selling his soul to timbaland and leaving his fans wondering what the fuck happened to their golden boy. Im willing to bet that he’s not the easiest guy to work with, even with the bands history together.
Hopefully this doesn’t turn into some Chris Cornell + 3 other dudes type reunion.
That nasty little blurb with regards to Cornell’s current wife causing problems, has hit Blabbermouth. That’s what lead me here.
I personally think Chris’ EX-WIFIE has something to do with planting a bogus confidential source and you guys here got taken in on the scheme. It’s well known that she’s after Cornell’s balls. And, with Soundgarden getting together .. WITHOUT her, of course she wants to cause trouble any way she can. This is a woman who refused to return 15 of Cornell’s guitars, unreleased music AND the Grammys he had won. What else has she done?
Stick with news you KNOW to be true. Your credibility won’t be questioned then. If it has to do with Soundgarden, I want to read real news, not gossipy innuendos, Sunshine!
Yep. facts are facts. Vicky Cornell isn’t nor has she ever been Cornell’s manager. His “lovely” ex, susan silver was his manager back in the Soundgarden days but she ain’t no longer. Thank god.
we’re well aware of susan being batshit. when we have news we know to be true, we present it exactly as such, and have broken many stories that way (crooked vultures, pearl jam / target, etc). this is just something an inside source told us, and we made it very clear that it should be taken as nothing more than a rumor. we’re not telling anyone to take it as fact. with that said, jumping to the conclusion that our source is some spy for susan silver would be even crazier than taking our mentioning of a rumor as the gospel.
this isn’t a matter of credibility until we claim something to be true. until then, we’re just mentioning a rumor that we’ve only confirmed is coming from someone who is legitimately connected, that we admit to being unable to confirm as fact. no big deal.
Very true fact in that first line you wrote up their Skwerl :)
Rob …. take a listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MlUAagRTMc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnFvrOchpH8&feature=related
Wish I’d been at the Troubador! Hope he takes his acoustic show on the road.
Oh! And Thor Man … I’m not in competition w/Skwerl. Skwerl? (And he says I have a spelling problem?????)
who arguing about these irrelevant bands..deftones new stuff is alright but cmon soundgarden…who really cares
I don’t find it hard to believe that Chris’s wife is a problem, she comes off as one stuck-up tight-ass bitch. I’ve heard from very good sources that the guys in Audioslave (and their partners)didn’t think much of her either.
Cornell’s talent is undeniable but his problem is he always so pussywhipped by the women in his life and gets them involved in his career. The guys got no spine.
Damn I didn’t think of Green Day. I was hoping for Brian Eno.
Oh Lord! Here comes another “source”…… Lot’s of sources floating around. Well, my source says your source is full of batshit,Leon! But my source is confidential and their identity is not privy for public knowledge. Wait… I’ve heard that somewhere before!
You’re might defensive Tina. You sure take this shit personal. I think Skwerls perscription and take a pill. My source was part of the Audioslave crew at one point. Like it or not – not everyone thinks too much of this woman. He said she was a complete stuck-up snob. She sure looks like it. I don’t know her but I think it is believable that she could be a problem and that this rumour could be true. Just saying.
And if your looking for batshit – check the mirror.
Green Day has got to be number 2. It would have been awesome if it had been Pearl Jam and then TOTD would have been possible. But if the second act had been PJ -I would of objected that Soundgarden would headline over Pearl Jam.
And I hope the Lady Gaga speculation is bullshit. She’s crap.
Agreeing with Leon – Lady Gaga – ha ha. Invented by a boardroom to pander to those with an dispensable income. Originally thought she was advertising women’s undergarments with hideous music.
This article is about Soundgarden – back in the 90’s been a fan. Even when Cornell split from the band, I always held everything dear, that is until Scream.
I’d like to see a reunion, I like to hear new material.
However with most reunited bands, I know this is going to be a nostalgia trip.
I predict in a few years down the road they’ll be churning out the same old tunes at each show. Then…when the spark is gone, it is time for quitting.
I have had the chance to meet Vicky and found her nothing but gracious. Can only go on my personal experience, but didn’t find a snobbish bone in her body. Women can read women and you can tell when there is a caddy woman in the vicinity. She was very cool…the kind of person you could hang out with and never know she was the wife of a famous rock singer or what not. That was my first hand experience… :)
I’m not an asshole to everyone either.
Caddy?
Looks like when I get back from Coachella it will be time to grab tix for Lolla again!
http://www.soundgardenworld.com/
Confirmed!!!!! Lucky you!!!!
Lollapalooza is so 1993!
I think the main point we have to make here is pie.
let dead threads lie imo
The accusations about Cornell’s wife being the obstruction to a full-fledged Soundgarden tour are true. Vicky is an extremely controlling, jealous person. She has a negative habit of calling people “losers” if Chris takes some kind of creative interest in them. She has been known to fly into spontaneous, uncontrolled rages, one of which was well documented on a public airplane, as well as numerous I have been informed of back stage by the roadies. Supposedly she has a reputation for having epic hissy meltdowns virtually any time she does not get her very snobby, pretentious way. Chris wrote the song “Scream” because of her screaming fits, take a hit about this woman people, these are his own words venting his ongoing domestic issues with her, what more evidence do you need? Additionally I have heard a firsthand report of man who is former friend of Chris’s having this to say about Vicky: “Maybe she taught him to hate me too.” That is a statement was made by a neutral man with nothing to lose or gain, just another musician making an observation about that woman’s hatefully spoiled tendencies. More than likely Vicky is not happy about the SG reunion due to the looming, frantic possibility that Kim might call a spade a spade and say something along the lines to Chris of, “Hey dude, your wife is a selfish, controlling, overdramatic bitch, she’s obsessed with Gucci and Versace and she’s draining you, maybe you should just wake up and get a divorce.” Because God forbid that man ever realize all of his band members have a problem with her because ultimately, SHE is the real problem.