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Bat for Lashes Talk "Insane" Set, Crazier Weather Backstage at Lolla

August 10, 2009 10:48 AM ET

Bat for Lashes make broody, beautiful, atmospheric rock that has a flair for the dramatic, but the sounds coming from Natasha Khan and Co.'s instruments were nearly overshadowed by a nutty weather system that practically blew the band offstage in Chicago yesterday. "The set was insane," Khan tells Rolling Stone backstage at Lollapalooza, describing the stage as "a hundred million degrees." Watch some of Bat for Lashes' set and get the full interview, above.

Plus, check out all of the weekend's hottest performances in our Lollapallooza live gallery and go behind the scenes in exclusive backstage photos.

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