1. Lollapalooza is a once-a-year music festival now instead of a summer tour, and based on its history and its current location in Chicago (great music locale, central location for out-of-staters), it's getting a reputation as one of the country's major new U.S. live music festivals.

2. Folks are waiting for a headlining act to blow 'em away.

3. He'd be playing to a new crowd, most of whom probably don't even know he has a new album out but were raised on "Purple Rain" and SOTT. If he's looking to reach a new generation of people who love music, this is as good a start as any.

4. A bunch of the acts currently playing Lollapalooza this year wouldn't exist as we know them without Prince's influence, so he'd be in good company.

5. He knows he misses the pool tables at Excalibur. Post-Lolla afterparty!!

6. Kanye West is playing Lollapalooza, for Pete's sake. (I have no idea what I mean by this, either.)

7. It ain't Las Vegas, but there's nothing like watching your favorite bands and then turning around to see the sun going down behind a Chicago summer skyline.

8. Hey, Ween's gonna be there. They're from Minneapolis too, you know.

9. When was Prince's last outdoor show in Chicago? I think he's due.

10. Because it's an absolutely unrealistic, unfeasible, and utterly silly idea. You know, kinda like appearing on American Idol.

First...woohoo

and all he would do is push Tamar on the crowd.

i dug the tamar show...if that's all it would be, then at least i'd have sonic youth, eels, gnarls barkley and a buncha other stuff to look forward to as well. it'd be a great opportunity to push her on a crowd who'd otherwise sleep on her altogether.

He doesnt smell bad enough to play Lollapalooza.

DarkKnight1 said:

that comment is SOOO 1994.

he wont cause Prince hasnt reached a new low
like Anx has with this thread

origmnd said:

Anx said:

Courtney can fuck me anytime she wants.
U are not Courtney , U cannot post purely selfish threads...

origmnd said:

Like hell I can't!

Though it was very perceptive of you to realize I'm the only person to buy a Lollapalooza ticket. Are you Perry Ferrell?

Vomitous

Wasn't it bad enough when Metallicrap played it?

No psuedo-generation exers are gonna be excited about hearing God-speak between each song

ok, I changed my mind.

It would actually be kind of great. Prince has a way with live audiences. And if he pisses this crowd off, he's getting a boot to the head thrown on stage.

Imago said:

He hasn't been doing that lately.

man would it be great if prince could share a show with anyone other than his own friends/interests.

this would be a great idea for a bunch of reasons. maybe being around other artists would inspire him.

sallysassalot said:

you know he'd ignore EVERYONE.

but thanks for getting my point - this is the kind of thing that would be a real boost for prince's popularity. of course, i really don't think he can be bothered to escape the purple bubble.

Imago said:

nah. the audience is partly lincoln park trixies and their boyfriends (aka lincoln park chads) and partly music geeks outta "high fidelity" who wanna come off all alterna-hard but really want to hook up with a trixie (or a chad, heh), and none of these people would dream of getting their hands dirty by picking up a boot to throw at prince's head. they'd just go back to the appletini tent and bitch about him.

Anx said:

gahhh, has lollapalooza become that weak-necked hipster-fied?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

there are the more hardcore festivals in chicago - the pitchfork festival and the intonation festival are the big indie rawk geekfests - but lollapalooza is like the big mainstream wanna-be indie fest. it's not as bad as it sounds, though - if you really ARE there for the music, you'll see some great things. if you're just going to be a drunken alternafaux, i guess you'll have a good time too. all's i know is i saw an AMAZING pixies show there last year.

Anx said:

Ween's from MPLS? For real? How'd I not know this?

I do know they did a STELLAR cover of shockadelica, but I thought that was the only connection...

Brilliant!

I'll call him now.

5 Reasons Why Prince Won't Play Lollapalooza This Summer

1.He's Prince.

2.You're a fan that wants him to do it which means he won't.(see Musicology DVD,fan favorite bootleg songs that still remain unreleased and others)

3.Tamar, the Twinz,the Time and Larry Graham won't be there as the support acts.

4.Non-fans will get mad if NPGMC members get the best seats.

5.It's not fai-yah!
[Edited 6/9/06 10:40am]

madartista said:

see that you do.

Anx said:

tell that bastid i said "hi"!

Ewww!

1999n3121 said:

maybe he should start his own festival and call it larrypalooza!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

done and done.

some1 will b in touch.

Anx said:

mental pic of larry graham dressed up ala perry farrell

Anx said:

If you knew the joy you bring to the Mistress's life...