- Ultra Sonic Edukators (opener) – 1/19
- Prairie Cartel – 1/19
- Clive Barnes – 1/21
- Peter Mulvey (2nd x) – 1/21
- The Essex Green (opener) – 2/3
- Camera Obscura – 2/3
- Ben Kweller (2nd x) – 3/1
- Gomez – 3/1
- Mini Bar (opener) – 3/3
- Aqualung (2nd x) – 3/3
- Pete Yorn – 3/3
- Crooked Still (opener) – 3/10
- Karan Casey – 3/10
- Lupe Fiasco (opener) – 3/17
- The Roots – 3/17
- Hilary Hahn & Chicago Symphony Orchestra – 3/29
- Neko Case – 3/30
- Charlie Parr (opener) – 4/13
- Lonely, Dear (opener) – 4/13
- Low – 4/13
- Kyle Andrews (opener) – 4/14
- Josh Rouse (2nd x) – 4/14
- What Made Milwaukee Famous (opener) – 4/17
- Aqueduct (opener) – 4/17
- Youth Group – 4/17
- Salif Keita – 4/18
- My Brightest Diamond (2nd x, not by choice) (opener) – 4/19
- The Decemberists – 4/19
- My Brightest Diamond (3rd x) (opener) – 5/15
- Morrissey – 5/15
- Electrelane (opener) – 5/19
- Arcade Fire (2nd x) – 5/19
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – 5/24
- Dinosaur Jr. – 5/31
- band whose name I can’t remember with my friend Paul’s friend Jeff playing the fiddle – (maybe Mike Mangione?) 6/5
- The Reds and Blues (opener) – 6/9
- The Maccabees – 6/9
- The Noisettes – 6/9
- OK Go (opener) (3rd x) – 6/14
- The Fray – 6/14
- Manu Chao – 6/17
- The Pinks (FINALLY!!!) – 6/21
- The Teeth (opener) – 6/27
- Bishop Allen – 6/27
- K.D. Lang (opener) – 6/30
- Lyle Lovett (3rd x) – 6/30
- The Twilight Sad (pitchfork) – 7/14
- Califone (pitchfork) – 7/14
- Fujiya & Miyagi (pitchfork) – 7/14
- Battles (pitchfork) – 7/14
- Clipse (pitchfork) – 7/14
- Cat Power (pitchfork) – 7/14
- Deerhunter (pitchfork) – 7/15
- Menomena (pitchfork) – 7/15
- The Ponys (pitchfork) – 7/15
- Junior Boys (pitchfork) – 7/15
- The Sea and the Cake (pitchfork) – 7/15
- Of Montreal (pitchfork) – 7/15
- The New Pornographers (2nd time)(pitchfork) – 7/15
- De La Soul (pitchfork) – 7/15
- Travis – 7/21
- The Fratellis (lollapalooza) – 8/3
- Ted Leo & the Pharmacists (lollapalooza) – 8/3
- The Polyphonic Spree (lollapalooza) – 8/3
- The Rapture (lollapalooza) – 8/3
- G. Love & Special Sauce (lollapalooza) – 8/3
- LCD Soundsystem (lollapalooza) – 8/3
- Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (lollapalooza) – 8/3
- Rhymefest (lollapalooza) – 8/4
- The Roots (2nd x)(lollapalooza) – 8/4
- Regina Spektor (lollapalooza) – 8/4
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs (lollapalooza) – 8/4
- Lupe Fiasco (2nd x)(lollapalooza) – 8/5
- Blue October (lollapalooza) – 8/5
- Kings of Leon (lollapalooza) – 8/5
- !!! (lollapalooza) – 8/5
- My Morning Jacket (lollapalooza) – 8/5
- Pearl Jam (lollapalooza) – 8/5
- Piers Faccini (opener) – 9/6
- Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (2nd x) – 9/6
- Midlake – 9/12
- Joss Stone (opener) – 9/20
- Common (2nd x) – 9/20
- St. Vincent (opener) – 9/22
- The National – 9/22
- Utah Carol (opener) – 10/7
- Christine Kane – 10/7
- Redwalls (opener) – 10/17
- Rooney (opener) – 10/17
- The Polyphonic Spree (2nd x) – 10/17
- Rogue Wave – 10/24
- Small Potatoes (opener) – 10/28
- Tom Paxton – 10/28
- Stars – 11/2
- The Changes (opener) – 11/16
- Athlete – 11/16
- Mamadou Diabate – 11/17
- Tinariwen – 11/17
- Griffin House (opener) – 11/24
- Over the Rhine (2nd x) – 11/24