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Through hundreds of new interviews with artists, tour founders, promoters, stage crews, record label execs, reporters, roadies and more, Lollapalooza chronicles the tour's pioneering 1991-1997 run, and, in the process, alternative rock's rise - as well as the reverberations that led to a massive shift in the music industry and the culture at large. Lollapalooza features original interviews with some of the biggest names in music, including Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Sonic Youth, Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, Ice-T, Rage Against the Machine, Green Day, Patti Smith, Alice in Chains, Metallica and many more. Conceived by Farrell as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza's inaugural outing across the U.S. in the summer of 1991 helped to coalesce an ideology and aesthetic that not only washed over popular music but seeped into fashion, film, television, literature, food, politics and more. A nostalgic look back at 1990s music and culture, Lollapalooza traces the festival's groundbreaking origins, following the tour as it progresses through the decade, and documenting the action onstage, backstage, and behind-the-scenes in detailed and uncensored and sometimes shocking first-person accounts. This is the story of Lollapalooza and the 1990s alternative rock revolution.

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""A firecracker of a book."" ―Washington Post ""Comprehensive and entertaining."" ―Associated Press ""A fun, dishy and surprisingly moving read."" ―Los Angeles Times ""In the tradition of Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain's Please Kill Me and their own Nothin' But a Good Time, Bienstock and Beaujour spliced together dozens of interviews with musicians, producers, staff, and others on the scene to craft an epic story of 1990s rock and roll as filtered through the heroin-hazy lens of the granddaddy of American music festivals... Essential addition to any rock history library."" ―Kirkus ""[A]n authentic, almost documentary-like feel to the story of Lollapalooza...Lollapalooza is an essential read. It captures the era's spirit with insider revelations and a touch of nostalgia. Whether you're reliving your memories or discovering the festival's legacy for the first time, this book is a perfect re-telling of the crazy world of Lollapalooza."" ―Cultr.com ""The Lollapalooza tour defined ""alternative culture"" in the nineties with lineups that bridged rock, hip-hop, and performance art. The book, Lollapalooza, collects the musicians' unbelievable-yet-true stories into an indispensable page turner and shows how a tour like Lollapalooza could never happen the same way again."" --Kory Grow, Rolling Stone ""Lollapalooza defined a generation, and who better to hear it from than the people who lived it? A must-read."" ―Daniel Kohn, SPIN ""Drawing from an impressive array of interviews with band members, music journalists, and festival organizers, the authors vividly capture the chaos of the festival's early days...The result is a colorful, captivating slice of music history."" ―Publishers Weekly ""Lovers of 1990s alternative rock music... will enjoy this unflinching look at music festival culture and the rise and fall of alternative rock."" ―Booklist ""This breezy oral history will appeal to most rock fans. The authors explore the festival's impact on '90s rock culture and provide intimate portrayals of the bands that Lollapalooza featured."" ―Library Journal

Author Information

TOM BEAUJOUR is a journalist as well as a co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Revolver, America's premier hard rock and heavy metal monthly. He is coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Nothin' But a Good Time. RICHARD BIENSTOCK is a journalist whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Spin, and other publications. He is a former senior editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He is coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Nothin' But a Good Time.

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