Summer weather finally came to the Midwest last weekend, just in time this year’s Lollapalooza at Grant Park in downtown Chicago.

But temperatures in the 90s with high humidity did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the all-star line-up or the crowds that packed the park each night.

At least two of the headline artists featured at Lollapalooza utilized Shure wireless microphone systems for their live performances.

On the rainy opening night, Depeche Mode slogged through the mud circa Woodstock ’69 with their own wet-weather gear and prepared for an evening filled with classic keyboard anthems including “Enjoy the Silence”, and a ripping rendition of “Personal Jesus”, the set closer.

Having rebounded from surgery to remove a tumor earlier this year, frontman Dave Gahan led the UK synth/pop group on a charge, utilizing a Shure UHF-R wireless system utilizing a handheld transmitter crowned by an SM58 capsule.

With Adam “MCA” Yauch recovering from recent cancer surgery, the Beastie Boys were forced to cancel their their Day 2 appearance, and in their place, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs agreed to take the stage at the very last minute.

It sent lead singer Karen O scrambling through wardrobe for suitable stage attire to complement an equally electrifying set list including tunes like “Runaway” (from this year’s record It’s Blitz), “Y Control”, “Zero”, and even a few riffs paying homage to the Beasties’ 1994 hit, “Sabotage”.

Once onstage, O commandeered visual attention with a fluorescent outfit featuring a headdress and cape shaped from cloth cut-outs of multicolored human hands, accompanied by a handheld Shure UHF-R wireless transmitter sporting an SM58 capsule.

Both great photos, so we decided to run them larger here.

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