(antiMusic) The lineup for the 2008 Lollapalooza festival was officially announced on Monday and features the usual 2008 festival suspects. Lolla Inc snagged Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West and Wilco to lead the lineup when the festival takes over Grant Park in Chicago on August 1-3. If those names haven't convinced you to part with 2 bills for a three day pass, maybe these names will make the sale: The Raconteurs, Bloc Party, Cat Power, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Kid Sister, Girl Talk, Mates of State, G. Love and Special Sauce, the Black Keys, Broken Social Scene, Kid Sister, the Cool Kids, Blues Traveler, Jamie Lidell, Battles, Office, Grizzly Bear and Go! Team, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Dierks Bentley, Okkervil River, Amadou and Mariam, John Butler Trio, CSS, Battles, Jamie Lidell, Butch Walker, Duffy, Mates Of State, Brazilian Girls, Chromeo, The Kills, Rouge Wave, Mason Jennings, The Gutter Twins and MGMT.
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