Best New Bands » Grant Park https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Lollapalooza Day Three: A Fitting End https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-three-a-fitting-end/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-three-a-fitting-end/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:53:48 +0000 The final day of Lollapalooza couldn’t have been more idyllic. Hot and humid weather of days past were a thing of exactly that. Somehow, Grant Park seemed more packed than before, which made for an incredible festival vibe. Enough of the blabber and onto the music. Bouncing around the stages early on, the 3 p.m.

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