Lollapalooza Reveals 2012 Lineup with Black Sabbath, At the Drive-In, Jack White, Red Hot Chili Peppers

BY Josiah HughesPublished Apr 11, 2012

It's a sure sign that festival season is right around the corner when Chicago's Lollapalooza unleashes its annual lineup. Though organizers planned to officially announce the 2012 edition tomorrow (April 11), the full list of performers for the event hitting Chicago's Grant Park from August 3 to 5 has been unleashed via the Chicago Sun-Times.

This year's event boasts a pretty massive list of headliners, including the reunited Black Sabbath and At the Drive-In, alongside Jack White, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Keys, Justice and Avicii.

Then there's performances from Sigur Rós, Florence and the Machine, the Shins, the Afghan Whigs, the Weeknd, M83, Passion Pit, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Frank Ocean, Childish Gambino, Miike Snow, the Gaslight Anthem, Alabama Shakes, J. Cole, Metric, Delta Spirit, tUnE-yArDs, the Tallest Man on Earth, Die Antwoord, Dr. Dog, Dawes, SBTRKT, the Walkmen, Neon Indian, Tame Impala, Neon Indian, Bowerbirds, the Temper Trap, the Black Angels, Bear in Heaven, Chairlift, Gary Clark Jr., Sharon Van Etten, Polica, the War on Drugs, Doomtree, White Rabbits, Washed Out, Of Monsters and Men, Oberhofer, First Aid Kit, and JEFF the Brotherhood.

Exhausted yet? Well, there's still the festival's electronic stage. Known as Perry's, that little setup includes performances from Bassnectar, Kaskade, Santigold, Calvin Harris, Nero, Knife Party, Little Dragon, Big Gigantic, Sub Focus, Skream & Benga, Zeds Dead, Porter Robinson and Star Slinger.

Three-day passes are currently available on the official Lollapalooza site.

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