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I attended Lollapalooza 92 and 94, and feel that the 92 line up was by far the best that the festival has had. Really, when are you ever going to get a line up like that again? On the main stage you had:
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ministry
Ice Cube
Soundgarden
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Pearl Jam
Lush
and performing on the side stage was:
Jim Rose Circus
Sharkbait
Archie Bell
Porno for Pyros
Basehead
Cypress Hill
House of Pain
Sweaty Nipples
Arson Garden
Seaweed
Seam
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
The Look Peopl
Stone Temple Pilots
Vulgar Boatmen
Truly
Skrew
Tribe
The Authority
Samba Hell
Café Tacuba
Rage Against the Machine
I have attended many live performances over the years. I have even been lucky enough to see some artists multiple times through different stages of their careers and witness first hand how their popularity evolved from playing small half empty bars to selling out 2 nights in a row at some of the largest stadiums in the world.
After having attended 100's of live musical acts over the years I can honestly say that it will be really hard to top the talent that appeared at the 1992 Lollapalooza. The general atmosphere of the festival was just electrifying, even the rain couldn't dampen the spirits of those in attendance. Although the venue was an outdoor stadium it was held during the summer and even though it rained most of the day it was not cold.
I attended the 1994 Lollapalooza as well, it was at a different location that was much smaller in size and not very well organized. There was also not a cloud in the sky and the heat was almost unbearable. I guess the people that organized the event had not anticipated the heat and concessions ran out of drinking water 2 hours into the show. Several people were treated for heatstroke and to top it all off the porta potties were all overflowing before the day was done. There were some good artists performing but it was a far cry from line up at the 92 event.
I have yet to attend another show since that I have enjoyed as much as I did at the 1992 Lollapalooza.
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