Tis the season for summer festival lineup rumors, like what we recently saw when several sites ran a bogus Bonnaroo announcement complete with a false addition of Paul Simon. Speculation about who will play Lollapalooza in Chicago this summer is raging on the interwebs. The Twitter account Lolla Leaks (@LollaLeaks), “An Anonymous Lollapalooza Insider, Bringing You Info About the 2012 Festival,” who correctly preemptively predicted last year’s lineup, has gotten the attention of festival head honcho Perry Farrell (@perryfarrell) particularly after the account “leaked” the purported headliners.
Lolla Leaks began by speculating about which non-headlining acts would be at the festival in Grant Park, August 3-5.
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Headliners began to slowly trickle out before Lolla Leaks dropped a single tweet with the surprising Beyonce and Sonic Youth among those named.
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Once the headliners were allegedly leaked, Farrell and Lolla Leaks began an extended exchange that resulted in Farrell resorting to name calling.
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Ultimately, Farrell stated that the Lollapalooza lineup, despite what Lolla Leaks reported, has not been finalized.
https://twitter.com/#!/perryfarrell/status/168836425595371520
Whether or not Lolla Leaks is in fact a “fraud” remains to be seen. When the lineup officially drops we’ll know if Lolla Leaks is really a “Lollapalooza Insider” or just someone with a lot of extra time on their hands.
