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Judging from their live show, the hype seems real. A good up-and-coming band with a lot of potential. Their riffs and rhythms actually kind of had a vaguely grungy flavor in a live setting, but ultimately the band’s performance felt breezy and fun. The band delivered a positively infectious set that had the crowd bobbing their heads and jamming to their crunchy, bouncy, subtly peculiar/hip brand of indie-rock. Fronted by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, it was frankly a refreshing way to start the afternoon, particularly after the sausagefest that was Metallica the prior day, so Wet Leg’s performance proved to be the perfect antidote. Wet Leg – All the cool indie kids know that Wet Leg are kind of a big deal right now, and judging from the huge crowd taking in their mid-afternoon set at the Discord stage Friday, safe to say the secret is apparently out. Here’s a rundown of highlights from Day 2: But whether pop music is your jam or not (which it generally isn’t in the case of your humble narrator), there was plenty of other quality acts on the lineup that proved to be more than worth checking out Friday. Photo by Pooneh GhanaĪnd it was Friday, more than any day of the festival, that seemed to have a decidedly more mainstream pop flavor than others, at least judging by the headlining acts anyway (Dua Lipa, Machine Gun Kelly, etc.). No longer just an alternative-rock-centric festival, Lolla has expanded its pallet over the years to include practically all popular genres of music, with hip-hop and mainstream pop acts making up a notable portion of the billing (particularly lately). Perry Farrell actually put the original incarnation together as a farewell tour for Jane’s, but as we all know, the festival’s popularity exploded in subsequent years, and the rest, as they say, is history.įast-forward 31 years, and it is remarkable to reflect on just how much Lolla has grown, not just internationally (Farrell recently announced Lolla will be making its India debut in Mumbai next January), but also musically as well. Or at least that was the case in its inaugural year anyway, way back in 1991 when it originally started as a modest touring event showcasing generally subversive alternative acts like Rollins Band, Butthole Surfers, (a very young) Nine Inch Nails, and of course Jane’s Addiction.
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There was a time, long ago, when Lollapalooza essentially represented the very antithesis of mainstream popular music.