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Lollapalooza goes to Chile and Brazil, details

By April MacIntyre Aug 9, 2011, 5:54 GMT

Perry Farrell - Lollapalooza 2010 - Day 3 - Kidz Stage - Grant Park, IL, USA © Daniel Locke / PR Photos

Lollapalooza is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year as one of the most beloved music festivals in the world.

Twenty years! And Perry Farrell looks the same. His hair is a bit shorter but he fits in those pants still.  The festival keeps on growing internationally.

In 2012,  Lollapalooza will mark its second consecutive year in Chile (Santiago, O'Higgins Park, March 31-April 1) and debut in the largest country in South America, Brazil (Sao Paulo, Jockey Club, April 7-8) in addition to returning to Grant Park in Chicago (Aug 3-5).

Tickets for Brazil (Brasil) LINK

Tickets for Chile: LINK

For his carnival of all things alternative, festival co-creator Perry Farrell--in conjunction with WME and C3 Presents—is partnered with Lotus Producciones in Chile and GEO Eventos in Brazil. 

The announcement was made at the Lolla-press conference on August 5 at Grant Park in Chicago, with line-up details to be available at a later date.

“Lollapalooza is a brand aptly named--as we continue to create fresh experiences by mixing musical ingredients,” says Farrell.

With two outdoor main stages, an electronic arena stage and a small alternative stage, plus--like Lollapalooza in North America—an all-ages Kidzapalooza stage for family fun, Lollapalooza Chile and Lollapalooza Brazil will feature an eclectic lineup of top talent from around the world including an array of artists from Chile and Brazil.

This past April 2-3, the Chile event was hailed as “a professional debut for a newly hatched festival,” wrote Jon Pareles in the New York Times(April 4, 2011). “Sound systems were superb and schedules ran largely on time…” 

The article went on to say: “Twenty years after he started Lollapalooza, and six years after he settled it inChicago each summer, Perry Farrell is an old hand at overseeing festivals. Lollapalooza Chile started with a professional sheen on Saturday, the latest festival to feature multiple stages, prominent sponsorships, environmental gestures, do-gooder information booths and a big crowd.”

Lollapalooza Brazil will take place April 7-8 at the Jockey Club, an iconic and charming traditional site, wide and well-located, in the heart of Sao Paulo.

Sao Paulo is the largest city in South America with its metropolitan area home of 20,000,000 people.  With the city’s magnificent skyline also resembling Chicago's, the Jockey Club is close to train stations and highways, providing easy access for all the fans.

The race track where the festival will be held was the venue for Eminem’s historic concert last year. “The Brazilians have a very rich history of celebration. If we (Lolla) can rub together with them, there's no telling what heights that party will reach,” says Farrell when asked what inspired him to bring the event there.

Since first hitting the road in 1991, Lollapalooza established its legacy as the ultimate summer music festival, providing a traveling platform for groundbreaking acts such as Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Clinton, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Alice in Chains, Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Tool and so many more.

In addition, the festival embraced various art forms throughout its concourse section, creating the perfect intersection for art and music. In 2005, Lollapalooza was reborn as a destination festival, taking over Chicago's historic Grant Park for three days every summer and boasting over 130 acts in all genres.

One of America’s most beloved music festivals continues to thrive in the Windy City every summer, getting bigger and better every year with acts such as Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead and Kanye West. 

The 2011 gathering features such artists as Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse and the uber hot band deadmau5.

2011 Lineup:

 • The Killers
    • Kanye West
    • Jane's Addiction

    • Thirty Seconds To Mars
    • Fatboy Slim
    • Deftones
    • Cypress Hill
    • Ben Harper
    • Armin Van Buuren
    • The Flaming Lips
    • Sublime with Rome
    • The National

    • James
    • 311
    • Empire of the Sun
    • Cold War Kids
    • CSS
    • Cat Power
    • Los Bunkers
    • Chico Trujillo
    • Devendra Banhart
    • Boys Noize
    • The Drums

    • Steel Pulse
    • Fischerspooner
    • Datarock
    • Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
    • Mala Rodriguez
    • Todos tus Muertos
    • Zeta Bosio
    • Bomba Estereo
    • Ghostland Observatory
    • Joachim Garraud
    • Francisca Valenzuela
    • Anita Tijoux
    • Javiera Mena
    • Quique Neira

    • Latin Bitman
    • DJ Raff
    • Toy Selectah
    • Fother Muckers
    • Como asesinar a felipes
    • Astro
    • New Kids on the Noise
    • The Ganjas
    • Dënver
    • Ital
    • Joe Vasconcellos + Fractal
    • Matanza
    • Devil Presley
    • Mundano
    • Los Pulentos
    • Achu
    • Cuchara
    • Los Plumabits
    • Magictwins
    • Power Peralta