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GALLERY: Lollapalooza 2012

Photos and gear details from this summer''s Lollapalooza, including the Black Keys, At the Drive-In, Black Sabbath, Jack White, Sigur Ros, and more.

Chris Kies
By Chris KiesAug 21, 2012
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.
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At the Drive-In's Jim Ward
"Ward, just like his guitar-slinging counterpart ORL, used his Epiphone 1961 SG Special 50th Anniversary the entire set while playing through an Orange Rockerverb 100."
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