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Pouring rain, mud, 90 degree heat and a crowd of about 225, 000 people- it’s my favorite time of year: Lollapalooza.
The fun kicked off Friday at the Music Lounge at The Hard Rock Hotel. I was lucky enough to score a pass that allowed me, other media, members of the music industry and artists to enjoy three days and nights of air-conditioned fun.
The lucky few scored swag from Dickies, Blue Microphones, Ben Sherman and got free tattoos, and the rest of us chatted while drinking Fuze Beverage and snacking on Café Bustelo and Berry Chill.
The City star Erin Lucas looked super cute in a black flowered dress while former NFL star Simeon Rice supported his sister, new artist, Yashi who brought down the house with her Music Lounge performance.
At night the Hard Rock Hotel turned into a party with performances by Santigold, Passion Pit and The Virgins who played for none other than miss Lindsay Lohan and her sister Ali.
My friends at C3 who put on the event snagged me an amazing wristband for the three day festival which allowed me to do surreal things like ride from stage to stage in golf carts, share a port-a-potty with Ed Westwick and Jessica Szhor (not at the same time!) and attend Perry Ferrell’s nightly bbq.
Friday after Kings Of Leon kicked off Lolla on a perfect note, I stopped by Pete Wentz’s bar Angels and Kings. AK hosted Samantha Ronson’s 32nd birthday party complete with black and white skull cupcakes. Sam loves AK and brought her friends and family including Lindsay Lohan for fun that lasted till sunrise. Saturday night Sam dj’ed and GZA of the Wu-Tang clan preformed a few of his mega hits for the small but lucky crowd that included Miss Lohan once again.
By Sunday I was wiped, but still made it back to the Music Lounge where Dickies hooked me up with some cool sunglasses that I sported backstage for Vampire Weekend. The heat index of 105 wasn’t enough to keep the massive crowd from dancing to some old school Snoop Dogg and a sunset performance by the Killers ended an incredibly memorable weekend.