Lollapalooza‘s first day may have had Lady Gaga, but day 2 was jam packed with artists whether you were a huge electronica head, an indie rocker or Bayside ska kid. We knew we definitely had our day cut out for us but with Grant Park’s massive size for a festival, we must have walked miles as we rushed to see band after band.

Some big names that got us warmed up for the night’s headliners included Stars, Metric, Grizzly Bear, AFI, Spoon and more. We were able to support our Los Angeles bands such as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Soft Pack (San Diego’s close enough), Dawes and more as well. However, the night ended with fireworks during Green Day, Phoenix and Empire of the Sun. Take a look at our day in photos below!

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A Fire Inside, or AFI to many others, graced the Adidas Mega stage at Lollapalooza with their punk rock gone goth-core stylings. Its easy to forget that these guys have been playing for almost 20 years as a band and while a ton has changed in their sounds, nothing has changed with their attitude and fierce stage presence. With new core stylings, came boxes added to the front of the stage so that each member would have the chance to show that they had a little captain in them.

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AFI has been around for almost 18 years. They’ve experimented with Punk Rock, Alternative Rock, Horror Punk, and in their last album, DecemberUnderground, electronic. They’ve made 8 studio albums and have dominated the Billboard Modern Rock charts in their history as a band, and are now writing and recording their ninth studio album.

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Are you an AFI fan? Now is your chance to be a part of their upcoming video. Vocalist Davey Havok is inviting fans, “to be a part of the record, very literally. We’d like to invite you to come and sing on this new record that we’re making.”

Havok, guitarist Jade Puget, bassist Hunter and drummer Adam Carson are asking fans to submit videos (maximum two minutes in length), providing personal background, interests, etc. ultimately proving why he or she should be chosen to be a part of the new AFI album. Guess they want to get to know you a little better

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AFI have just completed writing their 8th studio album and are about to enter the studio to record. David Bottrill, who has worked with the likes of Muse, Tool, and Silverchair, will be producing the album.

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