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SPIN.com is packing up its festival bags once again this weekend for one of summer's biggest weekends: Lollapalooza, in Chicago's gorgeous Grant Park. With headline sets from the likes of Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, and Kanye West, Lolla lacks little in star power, and we're unleashing our hounds accordingly.

With Bonnaroo '08 just two weeks from kicking off, we here at SPIN.com are already digging out our tents, sunscreen, and die-hard festival 'tudes to hit this year's installment with full-force, bringing those at home complete coverage of the festival's awesome lineup.