Then RiotFest needs to go on tour and come to Montreal, because we lost our metal festival a few years ago and I miss it. :(

Plus that line-up was fire.

I seem to remember seeing an ad for a festival that was in Chicago, and the line-up was absolutely sick. It must have been that one.

You're not wrong. Rock is more underground these days, and it's mostly nostalgia acts that bring the masses to venues nowadays. Most of the contemporary rock acts I'm aware of play small to medium size venues now.

That said, and it may just be me being an old fart who's averse to change, but I'd rather see an old rock act, nostalgia be damned, than global popstars at Lollapalooza.

I don't hate it. Ice T and the Bodycount could rock with the best of them. Musically, still makes more sense to me for a festival like Lollapalooza than any of this year's headliners.

Still. Lollapalooza started as a rock affair. Book rock bands. I dunno, the Black Keys, the Strokes, the Offspring, hell, give me the Killers. It'd still make more sense than Billie Eilish or Kendrick Lamar.

I didn't even know Gaga had headlined Lolla!

I'll be honest, i would have been thrilled just because i like quite a few of her songs (her early dancey stuff was great) but i must admit it's an odd choice for Lolla. I guess they just want to make bank now, so might as well book huge international stars because that means a big draw.

Not even so much a specific demographic as a certain genre of music. Give me current rock, punk, garage, alternative bands, that would be much closer to the original spirit of Lollapalooza than a global pop/electro star like Billie Eilish.

Yeah, to me, Lollapalooza means 90s grunge, alt-rock... I've nothing against Lamar, Eilish or Del Rey, but this is the kind of headliners I'd expect to see at Osheaga, not Lolla.

Gonna give this a shot. My first album: Archandroid by Janelle Monae (who blew my damn mind when i went to see her set to pass the time at a festival, and boy i wasn't disappointed. This pint-sized woman is a BEAST on stage!

Fellow weirdo here. I loved Christine. This is a huge loss.

So did I.... :(

The Macc Lads' entire discography.

For the uninitiated who would like to sample, I suggest Ben Nevis, Fluffy Pup and Fat Bastard.

Ginkgoa - Don't give a damn

Fleetwood Mac - the Chain

54 here, and no.

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis eyes

Téléphone - Ça c'est vraiment toi (France)

Tragically Hip - Nautical disaster (Canada)

And for French Canada, Les Colocs - Pissiômoins (Québec)