It’s time for another round of word-puzzle-palooza! Yep, as we approach the April 6th release date for Lollapalooza‘s 2010 bill, the festival’s organizers have provided us with our third letter, “i”, in the epic, now three-day long extravaganza that has been trying to guess said bill. Unfortunately for our employers/family members/etc, we’ve spent the last three days engaged solely in trying to figure it out. Fortunately for us, we’ve been able to make quite a bit of progress so far, as we’ve now come up with reasonable guesses for over 75% of the lineup.
Today’s addition of “i” does a few things. It all but confirms the appearances of Jimmy Cliff, AFI, Mavis Staples, Jamie Lidell, and Deer Tick. It also appears that Metric will be playing the slot we originally gave to Beirut.
Below, we’ve included an update snapshot of the puzzle. After that, you’ll find our own guesses/predictions. Let us know what you think, who we’re missing, who might be playing, etc…
Line 1: Soundgarden * Green Day * Lady Gaga * Arcade Fire * The Strokes * Phoenix
Line 2: Social Distortion * MGMT * Jimmy Cliff * Hot Chip * The Black Keys
Line 3: The National * Spoon * Devo * Cypress Hill * Cut Copy * The New Pornographers
Line 4: Slightly Stoopid * Grizzly Bear * Gogol Bordello * Chromeo * Wolfmother
Line 5: Yeasayer * X Japan * ??? * Metric * Dirty Projectors * AFI
Line 6: Mavis Staples * Matt & Kim * The xx * Drive-By Truckers * Blues Traveler
Line 7: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros * The Temper Trap * Jamie Lidell
Line 8: Frightened Rabbit * Fuck Buttons * Deer Tick * Blitzen Trapper * Stars?
Line 9: Raphael Saadiq * The Cribs * Minus the Bear * Switchfoot * The Walkmen?
Line 10: Mumford & Sons * Jens Lekman? * Rogue Wave * Los Amigos Invisibles
Line 11: The Big Pink * The Dodos * Hockey * Cymbals Eat Guitars * Sloan * YACHT?
Line 12: Warpaint * The Antlers * The Soft Pack * Rebelution * Balkan Beat Box? * ???
Line 13: American Bang *The Ike Reilly Assassination * Company of Thieves * Dawes?
Line 14: Harlem? * The Constellations * Miniature Tigers * Mimicking Birds
Line 15: The Kissaway Trail * ??? * Delphic? * The Morning Benders * Foxy Shazam
Line 16: Violent Soho * Royal Bangs * Neon Trees * Freelance Whales
Line 17: Semi Precious Weapons * ??? * The Band of Heathens * Dragonette
Line 18: My Dear Disco * ??? * ??? * Jukebox the Ghost
Line 19: These United States * Mynameisjohnmichael * And Many More?
Perry’s:
Line 1: 2manydjs * Empire of the Sun * Digitalism * Perry Farrell * Tiga
Line 2: Felix da Housecat * Rusko * Erol Alkan * Kaskade? * Flosstradamus
Line 3: Wolfgang Gartner * Joachim Garraud * Mexican Institute of Sound
Line 4: Caspa * Peanut Butter Wolf * Dirty South * ??? * Cut Copy (DJ Set)
Line 5: Beats Antique * Steve Porter * Didi Gutman of Brazilian Girls
Line 6: ??? * Team Bayside High * Dani Deahl * ???
Line 7: ??? * ??? * Only Children * ???
