Lollapalooza Day One

If day one of Lollapalooza is a sign of things to come. Chicago is in for a treat. The weather was a perfect mix of sunshine and cool breezes off of nearby Lake Michigan and the atmosphere was that of pure happiness.

The crowd was a bit larger for a Friday than it had been in years past, mainly because Lady Gaga was the scheduled headliner of the evening. Everyone seemed to want to check out what that phenomenon was all about. Sadly, while her set was decent, it didn't seem like she lived up the the hype that had been circling around the festival grounds throughout the day.

Some notes on some other bands...The Black Keys played a blistering set of old and new material. Jimmy Cliff relaxed a giant crowd with his legendary reggae tunes, and Chromeo tore the house down with an apparently torrid set that had the south lawn buzzing right up until Gaga took to the stage.

All in all, a great day. Here is what Day two has in store.

Against Me! is playing in the mid afternoon, as is The XX, followed by Social Distortion, Spoon, and Green Day. And that is just the beginning....

Straight Lines will be out on the scene providing updated reviews, highlights, and photos of the action, all day long. Keep it locked here!!!