The schedule for the much-anticipated Grant Park festival was released today, and it's a doozy of a "pick-a-favorite-child" situation. The big question: Lady Gaga or The Strokes? You crazy for this one, 'Za!
Full schedule
here.
Annotated recommendation schedule below. [via
Pitchfork]
Friday, August 6:
11:30-12:15 Javelin (Adidas Stage)
12:15-1:00 Wavves (Budweiser Stage)
12:30-1:15 BBU (Perry's Stage)
1:00-2:00 The Walkmen (Adidas Stage)
2:00-3:00 Mavis Staples (Budweiser Stage)
2:00-3:00 Raphael Saadiq (South Stage)
3:00-4:00 The Big Pink (Adidas Stage)
3:00-4:00 Drive-By Truckers (PlayStation Stage)
3:15-4:15 Peanut Butter Wolf (Perry's Stage)
3:30-4:30 Cymbals Eat Guitars (The Grove Stage)
4:00-5:00 The New Pornographers (Budweiser Stage)
4:00-5:00 Devo (South Stage)
5:00-6:00 Dirty Projectors (PlayStation Stage)
5:00-6:00 Fuck Buttons (The Grove Stage)
5:00-6:00 Matt and Kim (Adidas Stage)
6:00-7:00 Hot Chip (South Stage)
6:00-7:15 The Black Keys (Budweiser Stage)
6:30-7:30 Jamie Lidell (The Grove Stage)
7:15-8:30 Jimmy Cliff (PlayStation Stage)
8:00-10:00 Lady Gaga (South Stage)
8:30-10:00 The Strokes (Budweiser Stage)
8:30-10:00 2 Many DJ's (Perry's Stage)
Saturday, August 7:
12:00-12:30 The Morning Benders (The Grove Stage)
1:00-1:45 Harlem (The Grove Stage)
1:15-2:15 Wild Beasts (PlayStation Stage)
2:15-3:00 Warpaint (The Grove Stage)
2:15-3:15 Stars (Budweiser Stage)
3:15-4:15 the xx (PlayStation Stage)
3:45-4:45 Gogol Bordello (South Stage)
4:15-5:15 Grizzly Bear (Budweiser Stage)
5:15-6:15 Metric (PlayStation Stage)
6:15-7:30 Spoon (Budweiser Stage)
7:30-8:30 Cut Copy (PlayStation Stage)
8:30-10:00 Phoenix (Budweiser Stage)
9:00-10:00 Empire of the Sun (Perry's Stage)
Sunday, August 8:
11:30-12:15 HEALTH (Adidas Stage)
12:15-1:00 The Antlers (Budweiser Stage)
1:00-2:00 The Dodos (PlayStation Stage)
2:00-3:00 Blitzen Trapper (Budweiser Stage)
4:00-5:00 Yeasayer (Budweiser Stage)
5:00-6:00 Erykah Badu (Adidas Stage)
5:00-6:00 Frightened Rabbit (The Grove Stage)
6:00-7:15 MGMT (Budweiser Stage)
7:15-8:30 The National (PlayStation Stage)
8:00-10:00 Soundgarden (South Stage)
8:30-10:00 Arcade Fire (Budweiser Stage)
