Hi. I'm sorry it's been a little while since I last posted but these are busy times.

I'll pick up from where I left off. So as you can see, I made it through Lollapalooza....just about! It was a truly amazing array of musical talent — special mentions go out to Pearl Jam, Lupe Fiasco, Amy Winehouse, MIA, Stephen Marley, Juliette and the Licks, Daft Punk, Paolo Nutini, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kings of Leon and of course, the man Perry Farrell for his gracious hospitality and for putting on one hell of a show. But what made Lollapalooza even better was its host city. It was my first time to Chicago and it was pretty much love at first sight. A smaller, calmer, quieter, prettier, cleaner, more laid back version of NY — Chi-town is a truly stunning city (in more ways than one). Along with almost every artist and band on the Lollapalooza line-up, we were all staying at the Hard Rock Hotel — so as word spread through the city the Hard Rock became the magnet for all those looking for a good time. Needless to say, there was rarely a dull moment.

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I’m to the side of the stage right now, tapping these words into my crackberry in time to the beat of Daft Punk who are playing a heavy set in front of what looks like a million people all throwing their hands up and down to the beat. This is one hell of a concert. This is Lollapalooza!

A full weekend of non-stop music across 9 massive stages here in Chicago - this 3 day event is undoubtedly the biggest festival of the summer here in the US- and already, just hours into the event- Lollapalooza is living up to the hype.

Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, Amy Winehouse, YYY’s, Perry Farrell, Lupe Fiasco, Cold War Kids and host of others are here- even Kanye (who is here in his home-town) is rumoured to be hitting the stage despite not even being on the official line-up. If he’s going to do it- now would be the perfect time as Daft Punk play the opening to ‘Faster, Stronger’. Fingers crossed…but unfortunately no show…yet.

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