The Graceland... Of Rock

It may be known for the Grand Ol' Opry, but soon Tennessee's musical legacy may be held up by another event: Bonnaroo.

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is facing its fifth edition this June in Manchester, and the line-up has a distinctly rocky flavor compared to past editions.

While earlier editions of the festival emphasized jam bands like Dave Matthews Band and last year's headliner Widespread Panic, the latest edition features acts from Radiohead to Tom Petty, with special attention to buzz bands like Death Cab for Cutie, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! and My Morning Jacket.

Of course, the jam-band aspect of the festival will still be well represented by acts like Phil Lesh and Friends, Blues Traveler, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and Robert Randolph & the Family Band.

But Lollapalooza isn't giving up its title without a fight. The Perry Farrell-helmed fest is returning to Chicago's Grant Park after a blockbuster showing last year headlined by Weezer, Pixies, Widespread Panic and Death Cab for Cutie and featuring over 60 acts during its two-day run. The 2005 concert, which came out in the black, despite sweltering temperatures in the Chicago area, was seen as a reinstatement of the financially troubled festival which was forced to cancel its tour in 2004. Rumors abound already that the 2006 edition will feature a reunited Smashing Pumpkins, which may give some tourgoers serious cases of 1996 nostalgia.

Tickets go on sale Feb. 11 for Bonnaroo, which will be held June 16-18.