Rise Against’s fiery Saturday afternoon set at Lollapalooza looked like it could have gone down during one of the great Lollas of the ’90s — mosh pit and all. Frontman Tim McIlrath tells Rolling Stone the show had special significance for the band, not only because it was their first hometown gig in a while (they skipped Chicago on tour with Rancid), but because Grant Park has so much historical weight: “To play the same place where Obama gave his speech, the same place where the riots of 1968 were, during the Democratic National Convention — this park has a lot of history to it.” Catch some of the band’s killer set and the rest of the interview, above.
Rise Against on Mixing Politics and Mosh Pits at Lollapalooza
8/9/09, 12:34 pm EST
Comments
David Milligan | 8/12/2009, 2:11 am EST
the mosh pit was sad and tiny, and should not be compared to the mosh pits of the 90’s
Anonymous | 8/16/2009, 10:45 pm EST
ur an ass rise against rules


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