As I jump into this year's festival guide (coming out in the May issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors), I can't get away from one fest that has the music world buzzing. Tickets for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival go on sale tomorrow. Despite a hefty price in the range of $200 (That's my car payment, dude!), they are expected to go fast for this annual blowout that brings 80,000 to a dusty, middle-of-nowhere farm in Central Tennessee. The line-up has its usual lot of heavyweights from jam nation (Widespread Panic and Bob Weir's Ratdog) and neo-indie rock gods (White Stripes and Franz Ferdinand), but the biggest story this year is the headlining slot being filled by The Police. That's right, uber millionaire and self-declared tantric sex master Sting has decided to step away from the vein of adult contemporary and make peace with his old mates for a lengthy summer tour with most stops in big-city arenas and stadiums. Apparently Bonnaroo can make anyone come to the Dirty South.
-J.F.
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