Lollapalooza 2006

No preamble. Let's just get right into it.

I chose Brit kiddies The Subways to open up Lollapalooza for me - their stage was the closest to where I was physically located and having seen them in Amsterdam earlier this year, I knew that their high-energy pop-punk would be a good way to kick things off. Their "Hello Lollapalooza!" would the first of many I would be hearing throughout the day. It was pretty amazing to see the size and enthusiasm of the crowd that had shown up so early in the day - definitely an auspicious beginning. Lead singer Billy Lunn seems to have gotten over the throat ailments that had them cancelling shows left, right and centre because he was in fine screaming form. Still not a band whose record I'd bother with, but definitely fun to see live.