Arcade Fire and Soundgarden go head-to-head with powerful Sunday night sets
By James Montgomery and Kyle Anderson
The Arcade Fire's Win Butler performs at Lollapalooza on Sunday
Photo: Barry Brecheisen/WireImage
Chicago — Over the past three days, there's been no shortage of power from the big stages at Lollapalooza, though usually, it was coming from one side of Grant Park or the other. On Friday, it was Lady Gaga who provided the surge, and on Saturday, it was Green Day. But on Sunday (August 8), during the final night of Lolla 2010, we finally got dueling dynamos, as the Arcade Fire and the reunited Soundgarden squared off across the park with sets that packed a wallop, not just sonically, but physically, and emotionally, too.
This wasn't showmanship — neither band really brought out the big lights (or the even bigger explosions) like Gaga or Green Day did — this was old-fashioned, roll-up-your-sleeves, sweat-on-the-stage rock and roll,...
By James Montgomery and Kyle Anderson
The Arcade Fire's Win Butler performs at Lollapalooza on Sunday
Photo: Barry Brecheisen/WireImage
Chicago — Over the past three days, there's been no shortage of power from the big stages at Lollapalooza, though usually, it was coming from one side of Grant Park or the other. On Friday, it was Lady Gaga who provided the surge, and on Saturday, it was Green Day. But on Sunday (August 8), during the final night of Lolla 2010, we finally got dueling dynamos, as the Arcade Fire and the reunited Soundgarden squared off across the park with sets that packed a wallop, not just sonically, but physically, and emotionally, too.
This wasn't showmanship — neither band really brought out the big lights (or the even bigger explosions) like Gaga or Green Day did — this was old-fashioned, roll-up-your-sleeves, sweat-on-the-stage rock and roll,...
- 8/9/2010
- MTV Music News
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