Quite a few tidbits about Lollapalooza 2010 have hit the web this week.

First up, in a phone conversation with Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot, The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas confirmed the band will be one of the headliners at this year’s Lollapalooza. We’ve previously addressed a number of headliner rumors, but it looks like the Strokes are poised to join Lady GaGa, Green Day, a reunited Soudgarden, and Arcade Fire.

If you’re keeping count, you’ll notice thats five headliners – one less than Lolla’s recent transition into the nigtly double headliner scheduling of the past two years. Well, Time Out Chicago has the scoop that the final and sixth headliner looks to be French pop-rockers Phoenix, who, if confirmed, will be making the leap into headlining territory much like Kings Of Leon did at Lollapalooza 2009.

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UPDATE: Greg Kot informs us that Tribune sources are saying to count on Arcade Fire and The Strokes at the festival.  Kot also reports “Yeasayer, the xx, and Dirty Projectors, as well as veteran dance-oriented acts Cut Copy and Hot Chip” will be playing as well.

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The Daily Swarm, citing “multiple industry sources,” claims to know who is headlining this year’s Lollapalooza festival held in Grant Park on Aug. 6-8.

While we reported before that a reunited Soundgarden was a heavily rumored favorite to close one of the nights, Lady Ga Ga and Green Day’s names just surfaced.

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We may be in the thick of winter with frequent bouts of cold rain and snow, but with initial lineup for Pitchfork already announced, it’s not too early to start thinking about who will play Lollapalooza this year, right?  The festival, typically scheduled for the hottest weekend of the summer, will take place once again in Grant Park, August 6-8.

Already a variety of leaks/rumors/gossip/blog posts/statements are leading to widespread conjecture about who will play at the festival this year.  And since many of you out there may have already purchased a ticket, it’s only fair to fill you in on what might go down.

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If you missed Lollapalooza 2009 last weekend and our extensive coverage didn’t satisfy your Lolla needs, then today is your lucky day.

Tonight at 8 p.m. CST, Fuse TV will air the best of Lollapalooza 2009. It will air again tomorrow, Sunday, August 16, at 6 p.m. CST.

If you live in the Chicago area, Fuse is channel 279 on Comcast HD.

While some of you may have just started your recovery from Lollapalooza 2009, the countdown to Lollapalooza 2010 has already begun.

Lollapalooza 2010 will once again take over Grant Park on August 6 – 8, 2010. If the experience enough rather than the band lineup keeps you coming back, then good news. Three-day passes for Lollapalooza 2010 will go on sale sometime this week at Lollapalooza.com for the bargain price of $60. If you miss this somewhat secret early bird special, don’t stress. On Monday, three day passes will go on sale at their normal price, which is around $200.

Once again, this is proof of Lollapalooza being more of a brand than a music festival these days. I can’t tell you how many people there were at the event this year that sat around, ate, talked and simply hang out. They attended to be seen rather than check out their favorite bands.

For old schoolers like myself, this trend is disheartening. It’s all about the music man! Yeah, right.

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Considering Jane’s Addiction are from Los Angeles, their closing set at Chicago’s Lollapalooza 2009 was hardly a homecoming. Still, the band was in pure celebration mode with good reason. Not only has lead singer Perry Ferrell successfully created an extremely popular metropolitan summer music destination – this year marked the second straight complete sell out – but the original Jane’s lineup is back including powerhouse bassist Eric Avery.

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When Brooklyn art-rockers TV On The Radio hit Lollapalooza’s Budweiser stage in the north end of Chicago’s Grant Park as the sun descended behind the city’s skyline and the lake breeze picked up to put to rest a long day of heat. But as the crowd cooled, TOTR set the festival ablaze with a scorching set of irresistibly funky and vibrant art rock tunes.

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“Whoa…I’m about to see Depeche Mode! I feel like I’m 35!” an 18 year-old fan yelled.

After a few weary looks and sarcastic eye-rolls from a number of festivalgoers around him, a bearded older gentleman turned to the youth and said, “What’s so funny about that?”

It was this generational divide among the Depeche Mode crowd on Lollapalooza day one that made their performance so peculiar yet immensely entertaining.

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