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Lady Gaga, Green Day, a reunited Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, the Strokes and

Phoenix will headline this year’s Lollapalooza, festival organizers confirmed today (Apr. 6).

The National, Spoon, Devo, Cypress Hill, Cut Copy, the New Pornographers, Erykah Badu, Slightly Stoopid, Grizzly Bear, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Yeasayer and X Japan are also among the more than 130 bands, musicians, and DJs set to perform at the weekend-long event, scheduled for Aug. 6-8 in Chicago’s Grant Park.

Tickets for the three day festival are $215, inclusive of the service charge, and are on sale now. Additional information about tickets, travel packages and VIP options is available at lollapalooza.com.

Lady Gaga’s appearance at Lollapalloza is part of her previously announced Monster’s Ball tour, which stops at arenas across North America throughout the summer.

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The Lollapalooza rumor mill has been buzzing for weeks, and five of the six headliners are nearing confirmation for the Aug. 6-8 festival in Grant Park, according to music-industry sources with knowledge of the negotiations: Lady Gaga, a reunited Soundgarden, Green Day, Arcade Fire and the Strokes.

Gaga, Soundgarden and Green Day were named Tuesday by the Daily Swarm, a music Web site that cited “multiple industry sources” in its report.

The Tribune has learned from its own sources that negotiations are progressing with Arcade Fire and the Strokes. The Lollapalooza lineup also will include several coveted rising bands, including Yeasayer, the xx, and Dirty Projectors, as well as veteran dance-oriented acts Cut Copy and Hot Chip, sources have confirmed.

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