Yeah Yeah Yeahs

I saw Yeah Yeah Yeahs earlier this year at Lollapolooza, but had to view from a distance as the crowd was huge! It was an easier show to get to the front at Newcastle, all we had to do was arrive early enough to get a good spot. Karen O and her team certainly know how to pull off a good show - great combination of dramatic costumes, playing to the crowd, lighting and a huge inflatable eyeball!!

Lollapalooza Images

White Lies - heavy rain on the first day ~ didn't stop the crowds though!

Depeche Mode - great video back drops for the show

Glasvegas - Saturday was very hot with temperatures in the 90's

Kaiser Chiefs - Sunday was even hotter, but KCs were full of energy and really got the crowd going!

The Killers - Final headline act, very powerful performance.

Enjoy the silence

Getting Personal...

Just back from a fantastic break in Chicago, with Lollapalooza 2009 being the main purpose of the visit. Not too much in the way of birding - some limited photo highlights will follow over the next few days, along with some point and click photographs from the festival. Bands seen included the mighty Depeche Mode (above), The Killers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lou Reed, Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys and White Lies. Chicago itself is a wonderful (windy) city, and I'll share some photographs of that too...

Now? I need some sleep!

One two, one two...

There will be a brief pause in communications as I'll be on my travels during the forthcoming week. This trip is primarily music orientated but there will be some casual birding either side...