Rolling Stone
The Lollapalooza 2010 lineup was announced today and the festival managed to snagged Seattle grunge legends Soundgarden to headline the three-day event which will take place August 6 – 8 at Chicago’s Grant Park. Lollapalooza marks the first gig of any kind Chris Cornell and the Superunknown gang have performed since their 1997 breakup. “It was a very tough catch for us,” Perry Farrell told Rolling Stone of adding Soundgarden, who announced their reunion on New Year’s Day but have gone silent since. “They were ready then they weren’t ready, then they didn’t know what they were going to do and then they were going to go out with another group to tour. So we were really kind of on edge to secure them and it came down to the wire.” Soundgarden had previously performed on two Lollapalooza circuits when the festival was a roving tour, so Farrell was set on booking them again: “We’re happy that it all worked out and we have the exclusive first comeback show for them.” Follow the above link to read more about Lollapalooza 2010’s lineup.