A longer-than-I-should-excerpt excerpt:
Lollapalooza organizers are aiming to “blend success and commerciality with credibility and meaning and risk taking” as they move forward with plans for the 2004 edition of the festival, William Morris Agency senior VP Marc Geiger tells Billboard.com. Addressing his return to the booking process after not participating in last year’s edition, Geiger says, “I can assure you, as long as I’m involved, it wouldn’t be anything but very cutting edge.”
Geiger would not comment on specific bands rumored to be appearing on the Perry Farrell-reared event this summer, such as the Pixies, the Cure, Nine Inch Nails or Sonic Youth, the latter of whom is said to be very close to joining the bill. But he did weigh in on the merits of a potential lineup of veteran rock acts:
“What I really want to tell you is that most of the artists that commercial alternative radio broke in the late ’90s suck and are over,” he offers. “If you want to program anything with substance, you’re dealing with artists that have some kind of meaning and legacy, and ultimately, they’re all going to be perceived as old, other than Jack White and a few others.” (full story)
I wonder how many dates will have to be cancelled this time around?