ANOTHER SURPRISE\Yet again, Lollapalooza delivers the unexpected - by signing Metallica.Byline: Fred Shuster Hard rock outfit Metallica will headline this summer's Lollapalooza lol·la·pa·loo·za also lal·la·pa·loo·za n. Slang Something outstanding of its kind. [Origin unknown.] caravan tour along with Soundgarden and the Ramones. "The early response to Metallica was, 'Huh? They're not alternative,' " said Lollapalooza organizer Peter Grosslight. "Lollapalooza is, and always has been, about curve balls. Having Metallica as a headliner head·lin·er n. A performer who receives prominent billing; a star. Noun 1. headliner - a performer who receives prominent billing star is indeed a curve ball - very Lollapalooza." Metallica is in the studio these days finishing an as-yet untitled album, due in stores before the tour begins in June. The Ramones, who last year called it quits quits adj. On even terms with by payment or requital: I am finally quits with the loan. [Middle English, probably alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin , agreed to make Lollapalooza '96 their official swan song, Grosslight said. Most of the Lollapalooza dates this year will take place in fields, such as the Velodrome ve·lo·drome n. A sports arena with a banked oval track for bicycle and motorcycle racing. [French vélodrome, blend of vélocipède, velocipede; see velocipede, and at California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is a campus of the California State University system. It is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. , as opposed to permanent standing structures, such as Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, where the show took place last summer. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo (1--2) The hard-rocking forces of Metallica, left, and the Ramones are scheduled for this summer's Lollapalooza tour. |
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