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Billy Corgan- Smashing Pumpkins
Chris Cornell- Soundgarden
Perry Farrell- Jane's Addiction
Al Jourgensen- Ministry

2. From which previous festival did Lollapalooza draw inspiration, with its diverse lineup of performers?

Reading
A Gathering Of the Tribes
South by Southwest
Bumbershoot

3. What was the first year of Lollapalooza?

1990
1991
1992
1993

4. Which of these acts played the second stage of a Lollapalooza in 1994, only to be invited back on the main stage the next year?

Sonic Youth
Rage Against The Machine
Cypress Hill
Soundgarden

5. Which band has a 12-year span between their first main-stage appearance in 1991 and their second in 2003?

Nine Inch Nails
Soundgarden
Sonic Youth
Jane's Addiction

6. After 2004's cancellation due to poor ticket sales, Lollapalooza was resurrected as a one-city, several-day affair. Which city has hosted the festival since 2005?

Detroit
Austin
Seattle
Chicago

7. Which of these '80s artists appeared at the 2005 festival, auspicious amidst a lineup of college rock, indie bands and hiphop acts?

Rick Springfield
Cyndi Lauper
Billy Idol
A Flock Of Seagulls

8. Which of these artists have never appeared at a Lollapalooza?

Nirvana
Primus
Ice-T
Devo

9. Which of these artists was the first U.K. act to appear on the main stage?

Elastica
Cocteau Twins
The Jesus & Mary Chain
Stereolab

10. The current administrators of Lollapalooza, Capital Sports & Entertainment bought the rights from Perry Farrell and started the one-city concept in 2005. This group also runs which other American music festival?

Bonnaroo
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Bumbershoot
South by Southwest