Music festivals provide entertainment, travel plans

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

Where: Manchester, Tenn. on a 700-acre farm

Big names: Lionel Richie, Elton John and Kanye West

When: June 12 to 15

Price: $40 for general admission and $97 for VIP

Hangout Music Festival

Where: Gulf Shores, Ala.

Big names: Outkast, The Black Keys and Zedd

When: May 16 to 18

Price: Ticket prices range from $29 for three-day general admission to $66.50 for three-day Super VIP with three-day shuttle service

Beale Street Music Festival

Where: Hosted by Memphis in May at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis

Big names: Third Eye Blind, The String Cheese Incident and Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion)

When: May 2 to 4

Price: $85 for three-day general admission, $550 without parking for VIP ticketholders, $650 with parking for VIP ticketholders (already sold out)

2014 Vans Warped Tour

Where: Nationwide

Big names: Of Mice and Men, The Ready Set and We the Kings

When: The tour started April 1 and runs through Aug. 3

Price: Ticket prices vary depending on location

Lollapalooza Music Festival

Where: Grant Park in Chicago

Big names: Skrillex, Kings of Leon and Eminem

When: Aug. 1 to 3

Price: All tickets are sold out — the only option is the Platinum Pass for $3,600 (and ain’t nobody got time for dat!)

Sasquatch! Music Festival

Where: Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash.

Big names: M.I.A., The Violent Femmes and Chance, The Rapper

When: May 23 to 25

Price: Tickets are freaking outrageous — general admission tickets cost $325 and the price goes up from there

Summerfest

Where: Milwaukee, WI

Big names: B.o.B, The Chainsmokers and Pentatonix

When: June 25 to 29 and July 1 to 6

Price: Tickets start at $9 for weekday admission, but increase after May 1 and June 1 to $70 for the 11- Day Power Pass