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While the rain wasn’t an issue, navigating the schedule turned out to be tricky. We named our guide “how to make the most of Lollapalooza” because at a festival with eight stages you’re inevitably going to have to make some tough choices and miss some things you want to see. For me the biggest scheduling conflict of the weekend came Friday evening when New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, and Chance the Rapper played overlapping sets. I did my best to catch all three performances, but I knew I’d miss a great song or two each time I left one stage to check out one of the sets.
Check out our photos of Ghost B.C., Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Crystal Castles, New Order, and a video recap that highlights some of my favorite performances from the first day below, and keep an eye out for the rest of the Reader‘s coverage of the festival.
