Wow! So the weekend is over, and I can say that Lollapalooza was a whirlwind of craziness. So many people, too many crop tops, and the amount of day drinking was overwhelming. But besides all the craziness of people, the music at Lolla was amazingly fantastic.
Outdoor concerts are some of my favorite things in the world, but even better are festivals. I love festivals! The lineup was amazing too! Some of the headliners were The Killers, Mumford and Sons, and Phoenix. This past weekend, Chicago was filled with more than 100+ bands.
So in order to celebrate how amazing Lolla is, and all the bands are, I want to share music from some of the musicians.
1. Midnight Show- The Killers
2. House of Gold- Twenty One Pilots
3. If So- Atlas Genius
4. Perfect Mistake- Makeshift Prodigy
5. San Francisco- The Mowgli's
6. Lights- Ellie Goulding
7. Need Your Love- Alex Clare
8. On Top of the World- Imagine Dragons
9. Cousins- Vampire Weekend
10. Little Lion Man- Mumford and Sons
11. Ho Hey- The Lumineers
12. Closer- Tegan and Sara
Have a great weekend everyone! Stay Happy!
Any suggestions for additional songs? Any opinions about songs on the list?
Comment and please let me know what you're thinking! Thanks guys!
Hello lovelies!
July is over and with the end of this past month, I'd like to start another type of post. Instead of pestering you with tons of OOTD posts, I decided to pick my favorites from the month and post them collectively.
With that, I'd like to start with my first OOTD Round- Up post!
July is usually our warm and lovely summer month. What makes July lots of fun is the amount of outdoor activities and such. For mee, outdoor activities usually include concerts. With that in mind, most of my outfits this month revolved around whatever type of concert I was going to. So lots of kawaii grunge and street- like festival outfits. Lollapalooza starts this weekend, and I'm so excited!
Once again, I find myself at Ravinia Park. I honestly think this is the most I have ever spent in the Northern Suburbs for concerts... weird. Anyways, this time I found myself here for a OneRepublic concert.
Just like the Sheryl Crow concert, my friend and I had lawn tickets. However, the only different thing was the weather. Instead of being 90ish degrees, it was about 70˚ and I was freezing! But we made the best of it, chilling with a movie, some books, and food from delicious Panera Bread.
The show was amazing though! We started our night watching Harry Potter, and then we read all during Serena Ryder. I only know a few of her songs, but she put on a great show, and she seemed really excited to be playing at the park. Mayer Hawthorne was next and his music was really good. Just like Serena Ryder, I didn't really know his music that well, but I know his name. His music did not disappoint. There was so much energy and excitement.
But OneRepublic was the main reason we were at Ravinia. And let mee say, I have such a new found love and respect for that band now. They played all their singles, from Counting Stars to Stop and Stare. They even sang a few covers, including Gold Digger and part of Hold Us. Ryan Tedder's (vocals) voice is simply heaven. His voice sounds even better than the recordings! It was awesome!!
&& to make everything better, while we were listening out on the lawn, some woman walked up to us and offered us free amphitheater seats!! Which basically means, we packed up our stuff extremely quickly and ran to the pavilion to watch OneRepublic up close. What makes things even better, is that we were in the 8th row! It was freaking beautiful! We could see everything on the stage perfectly, and we could perfectly hear and experience everything and anything!! This was beautiful because I didn't even realize how attractive Tedder was til I saw his face, while he was singing. It was bee- yoouuu- tee- ful!! What was even more fun was that Tedder jumped off stage and ran around the amphitheater. His goal was to make it to the back of the amphitheater so he could sing to the people in the lawn too! As tempting as it was to run after him, the security guards at Ravinia were so sweet and nice (they told us where to look when we couldn't see Tedder anymore) that we didn't tempt fate. However, my favorite part was at the end, when OneRepublic started singing If I Lose Myself and started throwing these large blow-up, light up, balls with their names on it! Best even, after I stupidly hit one away from mee (reflexes... ), another one came towards us, and my best friend caught it. And gave it to mee. I love my best friend (: shout out to her!
All in all was an amazing and highly successful concert night. Surprises galore! And they were all perfect.
Last night, H&M launched its online site for US shoppers! You can now view all the available clothes AND purchase them online! Men, women, and children clothing is included online, along with home decor.
This past month, I attended two Warped Tours, Chicago and Milwaukee. Going to both Warped Tours is a tradition between mee and my friends; Chicago is huge and full of love from all musical fans and Milwaukee is just a beautiful venue right along the lake.
This year Warped Tour was spectacular, embodying the slogan "Best Day Ever." I saw so many bands and got so much merch. [Inserting shameless plug here for my Warped Concert review!] So in order to share my Warped Tour love with you, this week's playlist will contain songs from multiple bands touring this summer's 2013 tour.
1. If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn- Sleeping with Sirens
2. Passion for Publication- Anarbor
3. Amelia- Tonight Alive
4. FCK- GOLDHOUSE
5. Wake Me Up- Crown the Empire
6. About a Girl- The Summer Set
7. Learn to Live- Architects
8. Endless Sky- I See Stars
9. Everything is Alright- Motion City Soundtrack
10. Two Birds Stoned at Once- Chiodos
11. King for a Day- Forever the Sickest Kids
12. Chelsea Smile- Bring Me The Horizon
13. Knives and Pens- Black Veil Brides
14. Any Other Heart- Go Radio
15. Stuck in Love- William Beckett
Have a great weekend everyone! Stay Happy!
Any suggestions for additional songs? Any opinions about songs on the list?
Comment and please let me know what you're thinking! Thanks guys!
