The July event has attracted tens of thousands of head-bangers and bands such as the Scorpions.

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Indie bands and labels have often turned music on its head.

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And come night time, head up the stairs beside the Comb Artspace into Neverland Bar, where local indie bands jam to a young, too-cool-for-school crowd.

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After properly gorging, the masses head to two Grant Park stages to dance off the calories at free concerts from national bands like the Lemonheads (28 June) and the Jayhawks (2 July).

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