SOUL [LOLLAPALOOZA 2012 RECAP]

SOUL SOUNDS Chicago at the Hard Rock Hotel

SOUL kicked off Lollapalooza in a big way this year by partnering with their friends at BMF Media to host SOUL Sounds Chicago, an exclusive party in the Fender Ballroom of the Hard Rock Hotel. The red carpet and headlining acts attracted elite partygoers, VIP's and celebrity guests like Phoenix Sun's Shannon Brown, Erica Hubbard, Twist, and more [see below]. Chicago area DJ's Timbuk2 and Hollywood Holt warmed up the crowd with a stellar mix of club jams & hip hop tracks, entertaining guests arriving to see Cee Lo Green and Miguel perform for the intimate, but lively house of media and influencers. [see pics]

Lolla Lounging at the Hard Rock Hotel Gifting Suite

Dangerous weather (not the name of a band) shut the festival down for a while, but the party continued all weekend long on the 2-4 floors of the Hard Rock Hotel in the VIP & Artist Gifting Lounge. Attending media, talent, artists, industry executives, socialites, and celebrities were entertained with a variety of onsite events; checking out SOUL Headphones being a favorite. Actress Jenny McCarthy, Rose McGowan, and Gossip Girl's Kaylee De Fer [see celebs below] took part, sipping festive drinks, posing for party pics, & mingling with who's who in the music scene.

SOUL Celebs & Artists:

Here are just a few of the celebrities and bands we partied with this weekend: Jenny McCarthy, B.o.B., "Breaking Bad" actor Aaron Paul, Pete Wentz, Kaylee De Fer, Billy Dec, Destiny Child's Michelle Williams, Ryan Cabrera, Mike Snow, The Temper Trap, Talib Kweli, Dev, Kelly Osbourne, Little Dragon, Passion Pit, Haley Rheinhart, Toro Y Moi, Hollywood Holt, Rose McGowan, Disguised as Heros, Erin Martin (The Voice), Tom from Plain White Tees, Chancelor Warhol, California Wives, Kelly Osbourne, Glasslux, FutureFeats, April Rose, Dallas star Josh Henderson, and more. [see pics]

#SOULsounds Winners!

What's better than spending the weekend at the hottest hotel with the world's hottest bands at the best music festival ever? How about scoring this experience of a lifetime for free? Winner of our #SOULsounds Sweeps, Christina Geen had the time of her life, so did the 50 guests who won our #SOULsounds Sweepstakes and joined us at SOUL SOUNDS Chicago, and so did we! Thanks to everyone for coming out - we'll see you next year.

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