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Lollapalooza Confirms 2012 Lineup

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, The Black Keys, Jack White, Avicii, Justice,Florence + The Machine and At The Drive-In are among the acts scheduled to headline Lollapalooza. As previously reported, the three-day fest will take place at Chicago’s Grant Park from August 3-5 featuring over 130 acts. This year the Red Hot Chili Peppers will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their famed performance on the Lollapalooza ’92 tour.

Other acts slated to appear include: Bassnectar, The Shins, and Passion Pit, Bloc Party, The Temper Trap, Delta Spirit, Alabama Shakes, Santigold, Kaskade, Yellow Ostrich, Oberhofer, Dry The River, fun., Of Monsters And Men, Gary Clark Jr., Dr. Dog, Bowerbirds, JJ Grey & Mofro, Orchard Lounge, Neon Indian, GIVERS, the Devil Makes Three, The Walkmen and Amadou & Mariam, among others.

Black Sabbath’s Lollapalooza appearance will be the group’s only North American date in 2012. The influential group recently scrapped its touring plans due to guitarist Tony Iommi’s ongoing battle with lymphoma. Their only other confirmed date is a spot at Leicestershire, UK’s Download festival. Likewise, both The Afghan Whigs and At the Drive-In are also on tour for the first time in a decade.

“This year our multi-colored lollipop swirls black and white with Black Sabbath, Jack White, and The Black Keys,” festival founder Perry Farrell said in a statement. “Two Electronic acts, Justice and Avicii will be presented on the main stages… Can it get any heavierin the park?”

In addition to marquee acts like Santigold, Kaskade and Bassnectar, the electronic-focused Perry’s stage will present rising acts like Paper Diamond, Big Gigantic, Little Dragon and Porter Robinson. Additional acts and activities will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Here’s a look a Lollapalooza’s lineup

Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Black Keys
Black Sabbath
Jack White
Florence+ the Machine
At the Drive-In
Avicii
The Shins
Justice
Passion Pit
Sigur Ros
The Weeknd
M83
Miike Snow
The Afghan Whigs
Bloc Party
Franz Ferdinand
Frank Ocean
J. Cole
Childish Gambino
Delta Spirit
Metric
The Temper Trap
Wale
Die Antwoord
Dawes
tUnE-yArDs
The Head & the Heart
The Big Pink
Twin Shadow
The Tallest Man on Earth
Toro y Moi
Dr. Dog
Of Monsters and Men
Gary Clark Jr.
Alabama Shakes
The Gaslight Anthem
Amadou & Mariam
Band of Skulls
SBTRKT
Tame Impala
The Walkmen
JJ Grey & Mofro
fun.
Neon Indian
Dum Dum Girls
Washed Out
Aloe Blacc
Trampled by Turtles
Bear in Heaven
Blind Pilot
Chairlift
The Black Angels
Yellow Ostrich
Givers
Polica
Bombay Bicycle Club
Sharon Van Etten
White Rabbits
Doomtree
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
The Devil Makes Three
Oberhofer
The War on Drugs
Michael Kiwanuka
O Rappa
Bowerbirds
Orchard Lounge
Mona
The Growlers
Hey Rosetta!
JEFF the Brotherhood
Anamanaguchi
First Aid Kit
Wax
FIDLAR
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
Milo Greene
Los Jaivas
Kopecky Family Band
The Jezabels
LP
Yuna
Walk Off the Earth
Animal Kingdom
Dev
The Sheepdogs
The Dunwells
DJ Mel
Empires
Kevin Devine
Dry the River
Helena
Haley Reinhart
Imaginary Cities
Overdoz
Ambassadors
DJ Zebo
Chancellor Warhol
Laura Warshauer
Red Oblivion
Perry’s stage
Bassnectar
Kaskade
Calvin Harris
NERO
Santigold
Knife Party
Zeds Dead
Big Gigantic
Skream & Benga
Little Dragon
Porter Robinson
Sub Focus
Madeon
Zedd
Paper Diamond
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Star Slinger
Badastrom
DJ Nihal
SALVA
Kid Color