Kings of Leon among Lollapalooza acts

Published: March. 8, 2009 at 3:19 PM

CHICAGO, March 8 (UPI) -- The Kings of Leon will perform when the Lollapalooza music festival hits Chicago this summer, an industry source says.

The band behind the Grammy Award-winning album "Only by the Night" will be among the headliners for the Aug. 7-9 event at Chicago's Grant Park, Billboard.com reported Sunday.

Lollapalooza founder Perry Farwell also is getting his band, Jane's Addition, back together for this year's festival. The original members of Jane's Addition, known for such hits as "Been Caught Stealing," hasn't played Lallapalooza since the inaugural event in 1991.

The Beastie Boys and Depeche Mode also are part of this year's lineup. Billboard.com said the full slate of performers is expected to be released sometime in April.

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