Dozens of Bands, Thousands of Fans

June 8, 2007 — -- If it's live music you're after this summer, read on for what's on, where.

What: Vans Warped tour
Who: More than 100 bands including Yellowcard, The Used, Flogging Molly
When: June 29-Aug. 5
Where: Venues across the country
Why: The Vans Warped Tour celebrates its lucky 13th year with its biggest and best lineup to date. The tour crisscrosses the country with acts like Coheed and Cambria, Hawthorne Heights, New Found Glory, Sum 41 and Underoath headlining. Sharing the stage will be bands like Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Bayside, Monty and I and Karate High School.

Taking advantage of the huge crowds, several service organizations have teamed up with the Warped Tour to increase blood donations, raise money for the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia and host a Battle of the Bands in which all the proceeds go to the YouthAids Organization.

Cost: $23-$43
Bring: T-shirt that's a size or two too small
Info: http://www.warpedtour.com/warpedtour/index.asp

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What: Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Who: 100-plus bands including The Police, Widespread Panic, The White Stripes
When: June 14-17
Where: Manchester, Tenn.
Why: It's like Woodstock without the bad acid from 1969, the violent mud fights from 1994 and the riots from 1999. From June 14-17 the Bonnaroo Music Festival will bring A- and B-list acts like The Police, Tool, Widespread Panic, The White Stripes, The Hold Steady, Franz Ferdinand and String Cheese Incident to entertain hordes of fans gathered at a 700-acre farm in rural Tennessee.

In addition to the music, the festival features more than 30 activities from yoga classes to an arcade.

This year Bonnaroo organizers have teamed up with Clean Vibes to lead recycling initiative throughout the festival.