Lollapalooza 2011 Lineup Announced!

As you know we throw the hottest parties in the city for Lollapalooza.  In the past we’ve done performances by Katy Perry, Kanye West, Perry Farrell, Mickey Avalon, Snow Patrol, Kenna, Mike Posner & many more! We will be releasing our party info soon, but in the meantime wanted to share the lineup for the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza…

Eminem
Foo Fighters
Coldplay
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Deadmau5
A Perfect Circle
Cee Lo Green
Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley & Nas
The Cars
Ween
Bright Eyes
Arctic Monkeys
Big Audio Dynamite
Deftones
Beirut
Explosions in the Sky
Death From Above 1979
Ratatat
Crystal Castles
Flogging Molly
Atmosphere
Cold War Kids
Lykke Li
Cage the Elephant
OK Go
Local Natives
The Kills
White Lies
Portugal.The Man
Two Door Cinema Club
Ellie Goulding
Delta Spirit
Beats Antique
The Mountain Goats
Sleigh Bells
Manchester Orchestra
Smith Westerns
Best Coast
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
The Drums
Black Lips
Fitz & The Tantrums
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
City and Colour
Cults
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
Noah & The Whale
Sam Adams
J. Roddy Walton And The Business
Tinie Tempah
Lissie
Dom
The Vaccines
Foster the People
Titus Andronicus
Mayer Hawthorne & the County
Chico Trujillo
The Naked and Famous
Phantogram
Rival Schools
Friendly Fires
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Reptar
Maps & Atlases
Fences
Tennis
An Horse
Young The Giant
Los Bunkers
Imelda May
Grouplove
Wye Oak
The Joy Formidable
Lord Huron
Disappears
Walk the Moon
Gold Motel
Iration
Ryan Leslie
TAB the Band
Skylar Grey
Christina Perri
Black Cards
The Pretty Reckless
Boy & Bear
Patrick Stump
Kids These Days
Young Man
The Kingston Springs
Lia Ices
The Chain Gang of 1974
Ximena Sariñana
Typhoon
Electric Touch
Kerli
Ruby Jane
Julia Easterlin
DJ Mel

Perry Stage:

Girl Talk
Pretty Lights
KiD CuDi
The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 1977
Afrojack
Modeselektor
Skrillex
PerryEtty vs Chris Cox
Chuckie
The Glitch Mob
Busy P
Joachim Garraud
Super Mash Bros.
Jay Electronica
12th Planet
Daedulus
Feed Me
Jackmaster
Collie Buddz
Savoy
Kyle Lucas & Captain Midnite
Ana Tijoux
Midnight Conspiracy
L1ght
Lady D

Lineup courtesy of lollapalooza.com

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Billy Dec TV / WEB / FILM / HOSTING / ACTING reel (2011)

Just updated my reel for 2011 in case wanted to see it.. Enjoy!

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top "a chicago thing" blog posts for 2010

Now that we are upon the last day of 2010, I thought it would be fun to look back and show you which of my blog posts people enjoyed / visited the most this year… I appreciate your friendship & support, and wish you the very best in the year to come!

“billy dec eating human breast milk cheese on nbc’s today show with kathie lee & hoda” (http://bit.ly/branmm)
i always get asked what’s the weirdest thing you’ve eaten. this year i can say it¹s human breast milk cheese thanks to kathie lee and hoda of nbc’s today show! It tasted like onions & warm sweat!

“blackhawks, stanley cup, cubs vs sox.. chicago celebration pics!” (http://bit.ly/9MVdog)
the biggest celebration in chicago this year came courtesy of the chicago blackhawks championship win!many of you couldn’t get enough of the partying. It was the most viewed blog post this year!

“Speaker at restaurant, hotel-motel & international wine, spirits & beer show!” (http://bit.ly/avuCHr)
i am honored that for a second year in a row the national restaurant association has asked me to be on the panel and this year even create my own panel! thanks to richard roeper, alapana singh, and steve dolinsky for sharing their knowledge on “learn how to leverage your product or brand through personal relationships, traditional media, social networking & celebrity!”

“my cameo on ‘the hills’ because of chicago!” (http://bit.ly/bSPI0a)
i guess many of you are fans of the reality show “the hills” with brody jenner and kristin cavallari. i was able to meet up with them for the superbowl, but had no idea they were filming for the show, and many of you saw of me!

“i’m great white shark cage diving in south africa! check this video!” (http://bit.ly/fVTU6Q)
this summer i took a trip to south africa and of all the things i got to do, the craziest was being submerged in a cage and being surrounded by great white sharks! Freaky- but awesome

“kate walsh & billy dec recipients of this year’s piven workshop arts, theatre & commnunity awards” (http://bit.ly/f14emP)
as a huge supporter of the arts, theatre, and cultural, i am honored that the piven theatre awarded kate walsh with the artistic excellence award and me the community leadership award this year.

“25th anniversary party for 85 bears & the superbowl shuffle!” (http://bit.ly/hBiRzV)
it’s been 25 years since the bears have won the superbowl, so far with an 11-4 season, think this may be the year for another win? how cool would it be to see cutler, urlacher, and hester in a remake of the superbowl shuffle?

“bachelorette jillian harris & billy dec tweetnmeet fundraiser party to benefit haiti” (http://bit.ly/bTgnS0)
back in january a huge earthquake hit haiti. it was the biggest natural disaster this year. i quickly jumped on board with my buddy jillian harris and turned our tweetnmeet party into a fundraiser to help raise money for the earthquake victims.

“Academy Awards in Chicago!” (http://bit.ly/9dy4La)
there are only 51 “official” academy award parties and chicago has been hosting one of them for the past 16 years. The academy award statutes are also made right here in Chicago!

“glee cast loves chicago food!” (http://bit.ly/9mlt0K)
the coolest show and cast on tv stopped by sunda while in town for their sold out concert. not only is the cast of glee super talented but they are also super nice!

“shia labeof, michael bay and transformers 3 filming in chicago!” (http://bit.ly/aeeSc0)
hollywood made an appearance in chicago this year. from the filming of transformers 3, the dilemma, contagion, shakey, one small hitch, and the chicago code; we had big name celebrities and movie magic right in our backyards!

“david schwimmer’s ‘trust’ w/ clive owen, catherine keener, viola davis at the chicago film festival!” (http://bit.ly/eBFxPt)
my good friend david schwimmer directed a play earlier this year at the lookingglass theatre called “trust.” it is a story about an internet predator’s effect on a young victim and her family. later in the year schwimmer premiered a movie version of “trust” at the chicago international film festival and toronto film festival.

“fighting illini v. northwestern wildcats football at wrigley field!” (http://bit.ly/dGnhNU)
40 years ago was the last time a football game was played at wrigley field. i was super excited to hear that my alma mater, the fighting illini would be playing against the northwestern wildcats, and even more excited when they won!

“jennifer hudson’s (american idol, dreamgirls..) holiday toy drive at navy pier!” (http://bit.ly/fPUtXe)
just last week, i was with jennifer hudson at navy pier helping hand out toys to hundreds of kids. got to hear her sing, and wow, what an incredible voice she has! and also got to check out the winterwonder fest going on at navy pier.

Tags: 2010, 2011, A chicago thing, best of the year, billy dec, enjoyed over the year, kath, new years eve, resolutions, review