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The weekend-long, Chicago-based version of Lollapalooza that launched in 2005 has now lasted two years longer than the festival’s original 90s incarnation as a touring show, but its identity remains rooted in alt-rock’s heyday. For all but one of the years that Lollapalooza has occupied Grant Park, at least one of its six main-stage headliners has been a veteran of the old traveling Lolla; for 2013 it’s Nine Inch Nails, whose self-immolating sets helped define the festival when it debuted in 1991. The Cure and New Order, who also reached the pinnacles of their careers in the 90s, have prime spots as well.
Lollapalooza’s website has plenty of useful practical information—re-entry policy, locker rental, prohibited items, directions, et cetera—so there’s no need to rehash it all here. Every type of single-day and multiday pass is sold out, with the exception of the Platinum Pass, which requires you to e-mail a request just to find out how much it costs. The answer is certainly “a lot,” since it ensures its bearer not only catered meals, an open bar, a swag bag, rides on the festival’s network of golf carts, and access to viewing areas off limits even to regular VIPs, but also a place at the front of the line to buy a Platinum Pass for next year. —Miles Raymer
