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Lollapalooza as experieced by a 15-year old ...
I was one day shy of my 16th birthday when my two friends and I made the pilgrimage from Hillsboro, WI to the Winnabago County ... More
INSANE ADVENTURE
INSANE ADVENTURE The lunatic ravings of the severely disturbed crackpot Showman Laszlo Kolozsy I had some of the best peo... More
1996 New Orleans
Out of all the concerts I attended I remember this one like it was yesterday. I was 14 years old and my best friend was 13. His parents brought us cause we was some big Rage Against the Machine fans. We was able to get in the front against the bracade but off to the side. Rocking out head banging wishing we could go crowd surfing. All you smelled was weed(we thought cigeretts) once Rage came up played for a few then all of a sudden some guy went and pull the flag from under the drum set and stop the show for a little while. After they continued to play. SoundGarden and Metallica played that year also. Was great and will be talking about the concert for the rest of my life.
Memories of a Great Time with my son.
As a 35th birthday present to Myself, and to celebrate being newly divorced, I bought tickets to this event. This type of "Shendig" was a first for me. I wasn't sure just what to expect and remember being a lil worried about going, not knowing what to expect, which is also why I wouldnt take my 11 yr old daughter, who really wanted to attend. Instead, My best friend, Karen, and Jeffrey, my 17 yr old son were going with me. My son was really into the featured performers. I had heard only of Sound Garden and of course, Metallica, which is why I bought tickets. The event was awesome!! People of all ages, race & sex. Kinda what I think Woodstock must of been like. I seen many bodies passed out from..(probably the heat, humidity is high in WVA) and a whole lotta fans enjoying themselves. I was in awe trying to take it all in. We listened to the different performers at different stages. My son actually got in a Mosh Pit and had the time of his life. And we were right there in front for Metallica. (Being worried about what to expect was unwarranted.) My son passed away 5/8/99 of drug posioning. Sharing Lollapalooza with my son in '96 and watching him have the greatest of times is a memory I will always carry with me.
Metallica 1996
Hottest day ever and everyone was drinking bottled water. Metallica took the stage and everyone decided to throw those bottles in the air.... One of the coolest things i have ever seen!!!!
was the first festival i had been to as well
My buddy got us jobs as "Security", as his aunt was one of the event coordinators. We did "maybe" a half an hour of work TOTAL. I remember Metallica just being INSANE!! AND to this day I am bummed because I was not much of a Soundgarden fan at the time, and of course know they're one of my all time favorites!! LIve and learn!
Oh yeah. tueson arizona
I remember this concert as one of my first venues to see groups that were ever so famous on tv and radio. headlineing by metallica with the chance to see past bands i only heard as a child.. the line up was great. i was too young to go into detail but a memory i did have.. was the concert haveing to be stopped for an hour. due to high winds n rain.. the stage looked like itta fall over.. but it didnt. and metallica played RAIN OR SHINE!!! this lead. to what became a full life of concert. goings. and seeing bands for the first. time...
1996
METAL TAKES CENTER STAGE
Once again fearlessly courting controversy, Lollapalooza 96’s positioning of Metallica in the tour’s headlining slot marked a ballsy break from the festival’s “alternative” roots. Due in part to difficulties locating venues (some communities feared the face-melting rock of Lolla’s heavy-metal headliner), the traveling festival mounted its shorter tour, playing only 22 dates. Alt-rockers still represented, though, with several artists from past years reprising their appearances including Soundgarden, the Violent Femmes and Rage Against The Machine.
With the Metallica booking grabbing headlines, it went largely unnoticed that a third “Indie” stage had been added, featuring under-the-radar acts like Korn, who would go on to shake up the world of modern metal. Beside the kickboxing Shaolin Monks on the main stage, Lollapalooza 1996 actually featured one of the most varied lineups in the festival’s history, putting artists as different as Devo, Soul Coughing, Cornershop, and even country legend Waylon Jennings on the bill.
Festival highlight
THE RAMONES PLAY
THEIR 2ND TO LAST DATE
Playing host to the end of an era, punk rock legends The Ramones blitzkrieged their second-to-last bop at the festival’s August 4th date in Irvine, California.
Culturally Speaking
- The remix of Los del Río's Macarena becomes a worldwide sensation.
- Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee sex tape stirs the Internet.
- R.I.P. Tupack Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.
- American Gladiators ends.
- The Nintendo 64 launches.
- The Oklahoma City bombing rocks America.
- The film Jerry Maguire had us at hello.
- You Might Be A Redneck according to Jeff Foxworthy
tour stops + dates
- 06/27/1996 – Longview Lake, Kansas City, MO
- 06/28/1996 – Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA
- 06/30/1996 – Winnebago County Fairgrounds, Pecatonica, IL
- 07/02/1996 – Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN
- 07/03/1996 – Buckeye Lake Music Center, Newark, OH
- 07/05/1996 – Molson Park, Barrie, ON
- 07/07/1996 – Hippodrome de Quebéc, Quebéc City, QC
- 07/09/1996 – Green Mountain Fairgrounds, Pownal, VT
- 07/10/1996 – Downing Stadium at Randall’s Island, New York, NY
- 07/11/1996 – Downing Stadium at Randall’s Island, New York, NY
- 07/13/1996 – New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY
- 07/16/1996 – Charles Town Races, Charles Town, WV
- 07/18/1996 – Coral Sky Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, FL
- 07/20/1996 – Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC
- 07/21/1996 – The Forks in the River, Knoxville, TN
- 07/23/1996 – Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans, LA
- 07/25/1996 – Old Fort Dallas, Ferris, TX
- 07/27/1996 – Compton Terrace, Tempe, AZ
- 07/30/1996 – Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
- 08/02/1996 – Spartan Stadium, San Jose, CA
- 08/03/1996 – Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, CA
- 08/04/1996 – Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, CA
- Metallica
- Soundgarden
- RAMONES
- Rancid
- Shaolin Monks
- Screaming Trees
- PSYCHOTICA
- Cocteau Twins
- Waylon Jennings
- CHEAP TRICK
- VIOLENT FEMMES
- The Tea Party
- Wu Tang Clan
- Rage Against the Marchine
- Steve Earle
- DEVO
- 311
- Ben Folds Five
- Beth Hart Band
- Cornershop
- Fireside
- Girls Against Boys
- Jonny Polonsky
- The Melvins
- Ruby
- Satchel
- Soul Coughing
- Sponge
- You Am I
- Capsize 7
- Chune
- The Cows
- Moonshake
- Lutefisk
- Long Fin Killie
- Thirty Ought Six
- Varnaline
- Crumb
