Kidzapalooza Chicago 2008 has kicked off!

Photo by Danny Rothenberg - August, 2008

Day 1 of the Lollapalooza festival has come to a close and what an amazing day it has been!

With estimates that Lolla will hit the 200,000 attendance mark this year, highlights for the grown ups today inlcuded The Racontours, The Kills, UK group Bloc Party and Radiohead (playing to an estimated 75,000 fans!).

For those who were hanging out at the Kidzapalooza stage, highlights included an impressive line up of acts including Jeff Tweedy, Rogue Wave, Paul Green's School of Rock All Stars and Tiny Masters of Today - and all the activities on offer were an absolute hit!

As Alma writes today on Chicago Moms Blog:

"Here's what we loved (all free):

• Body painting "tattooz" and freshly silk-screened t-shirts and tote bags by artists from Small Paul.
• Playing with the real rock band instruments in the School of Rock Petting Zoo
• Designing a CD cover with the nice folks from Crazy Kids Chicago and Art & Soul
• The Paul Green School of Rock All-Stars ... the world-touring band of teens did some great covers of rock and roll classics." - Chicago Moms Blog (August 1, 2008)

Other activities included Hairdooz with Siren Salon and the BrickHeadz breakdancing workshops.

Here's a clip of the BrickHeadz in action today at the Kidzapalooza area (courtesy of Lolla Base Station):



Couldn't get there today? Check out the official Lollapalooza snaps here, including photos of Paul Green's School of Rock All Stars and other images from Kidzapalooza Day 1 (as well as all the Lolla action, of course!).

Days 2 & 3 are yet to come and this year promises to be the best Kidzapalooza yet!

To find out who's on when at the Kidzapalooza stage over the remaining two days, click here. And to find out what activities are on offer for your kidz, click here.

See you there!