Lollapalooza locks down second-stage roster and midway plans

Cold , the Distillers and "Jackass" daredevil Steve-O are among the entertainers who will appear on the second stage at this summer's Lollapalooza tour.

Cave In, Kings of Leon, Rooney, the Mooney Suzuki, Pharoahe Monch, Burning Brides, 30 Seconds to Mars, Bellydance Superstars and British dance-rock outfit the Music are also slated for the second stage.

In each market where the tour touches down, one local band will perform an opening set on the second stage.

As it did during its original '90s-era incarnations, the resuscitated Lollapalooza festival will also feature a midway, which will house "video game competitions, interactive wireless spectacles, exotic foods and adventurous art," according to a press release. Some midway games will include "surprises like being whisked backstage moments before Jane's Addiction hits the stage for a cat's eye view."

Also in keeping with its predecessors, this year's Lollapalooza tour will host booths where local and national nonprofit organizations will have a chance to spread their messages, with a particular focus placed on providing information about alternate energies.

"As town criers we're very interested in promoting alternative fuel," Lollapalooza founder and Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell said in a statement. "We're in danger of losing every environmental law written in this country, and the voice that reaches out furthest is a musical one."
Audioslave , Incubus , Queens of the Stone Age, Jurassic 5, the Donnas and, on select dates, A Perfect Circle will join headlining act Jane's Addiction on the tour's main stage.

More information is available at the official Lollapalooza website.

TOUR DATES
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July
3 - Ionia, MI - Ionia County Fairgrounds
5 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
8 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
11 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre
12 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
13 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre
16 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
18 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
19 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
20 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
23 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
25 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
26 - Syracuse, NY - Vernon Downs Raceway
27 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
30 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach

August
1 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
3 - Atlanta, GA - Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre
5 - W. Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
8 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
9 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia W Mitchell Pavilion
13 - Englewood, CO - Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre
15 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
16 - Devore, CA - Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion
17 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
19 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
21 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
23 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre

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