Lollapalooza: Let The Rampant, Ill-Informed Speculation Begin!

We’re only five months away from this year’s Lollapalooza festival, but it’s never too soon to start guessing the line-up for the three-day event, which will once again be held in Chicago. In fact, eagle-eyed sleuths have already confirmed at least one artist that’s definitely playing this year.

And it’s…Son Volt.

Okay, so that’s not exactly earth-shattering. So in order to help your guessing, we’ve put together a list of logical Lollapaloozers below, along with a handy guide to why we think they’re playing this year. If you have any further info, drop us a line at brian@idolator.com.

Smashing Pumpkins @#% Kanye West @#% Fall Out Boy @% Nine Inch Nails #% Wilco @% Satellite Party &# Lupe Fiasco @# Queens Of The Stone Age #% Wolfmother #* Red Hot Chili Peppers #* The Shins #% Air % Son Volt + Prince $ Arcade Fire % Arctic Monkeys % Umphrey’s McGee #

@ = Hometown act # = Played previous Lollapalooza % = Promoting new-ish album $ = Erroneously rumored to have been playing Coachella * = Play everything & = Nonsensical, contractually required Perry Farrell project + = Took out ad in Spin that said, “We’re playing Lollapalooza”