Music festivals provide entertainment, travel plans
April 24, 2014
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