In fact, the transformation of Joy Division songs might have been the highlight of Fridays festivities.
NINs set was visually fascinating, with the band members regularly backlit so as only to appear in shadow.
Four movable screens shifted throughout the performance, providing light and video backdrops for every moment of the set.
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Emeli Sande, on the other hand, kept it simple during her early afternoon set.
Sandes voice is most of the story, and its powerful soul swept effortlessly across a sun-baked Grant Park.
They attracted the weekends first truly huge crowd, who fist-pumped and clapped with every snotty beat.
We love it so much!).
during the set closing I Love It better.
But nobodyincluding the headlinersgot the ovation scored by Imagine Dragons on Friday.
By the time the hits rolled aroundespecially the titanic set-closer Radioactivethe throng gathered were in full hysterics.
Handling Lollapalooza, even without power, was no sweat.
