Lollapalooza Day 3 pics (part 1): The Cure, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Alt-J, Cat Power, Angel Haze, DIIV & more
photos by James Richards IV
Vampire Weekend / Cat Power / The Cure
Even Goth-rockers love singalongs. After the opening synth chords, the Cure‘s Robert Smith begins to belt out “Just Like Heaven” and is instantly joined by a Grant Park choir numbering in the tens of thousands. Smith and his bandmates sprinkle Cure classics such as “Pictures of You” and “Friday I’m in Love” through a set that continues the weekend’s ’80s nostalgia theme, begun by New Order and Nine Inch Nails. Smith is in fine voice, and he even pulls off a few interpretive dance moves — a rare bout of friskiness from a singer who still sports frazzled hair, eye shadow and lipstick. It’s become his trademark, and it’s turned Smith somewhat timeless — an ageless figure still singing about a type of loss, heartache and yearning that never dissipates. [Chicago Tribune]
Lollapalooza 2013 wrapped up yesterday (8/4) with sets from Cat Power, Phoenix, The Cure, Vampire Weekend, Alt-J, Angel Haze, DIIV, Bear Mountain and more. Pictures of those (and other) artists are in this post, and we’ve got a second set of Sunday pics HERE on the way.
We at BrooklynVegan were also there on Sunday from 1-3 PM in the Soundwave Tent with School of Rock, Bear Mountain, and The Orwells.
If you haven’t been keeping up with our Lollapalooza coverage, check out day 1 pics, more day 1 pics, day 2 pics, and more day 2 pics. More of day 3, below…
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Astro
Wild Belle
Angel Haze
Lianne la Havas
MS MR
Tegan & Sara
Alt-J
The Vaccines
Bear Mountain
DIIV
Vampire Weekend
2 Chainz
The Cure
Phoenix
Cat Power