Are you a rock

music fan or is rap your cup of tea? Perhaps you'd rather listen to blues

or bluegrass? Maybe jazz or latin music is what gets your toes tapping.

Whatever musical

style you enjoy, Music Midtown has it. The three-day event returns to

the area around SciTrek and the Atlanta Civic Center this weekend and

people from all over will be attending the festival.

Music Midtown

has moved around in its nine-year history but this is the second year

at the same site and it is a great venue. There are food vendors scattered

among the 10 stages where over 130 acts will be performing, as well as

an artists market, a kids zone, a performance art and film festival and

more. Though there is lots to do when you're not watching a band, the

music is definitely the main attraction and this year's lineup is terrific.

Friday night

will feature some classic rock artists like Jethro Tull, David Lee Roth

and War. Roth is rumored to be touring with a Van Halen cover band and

may be playing some old Van Halen tunes as well as some of the hits from

his solo career. For fans of modern rock, Hoobastank and Incubus will

both perform on the 99x stage. Atlanta artists Injected, along with the

Fayetteville band Acres, will perform on the Locals Only stage. Also performing

on Friday will be Bo Diddley, Francine Reed, John Butler Trio and Slim

Fatz and Dave.

Saturday's

action starts earlier in the day and will feature all sorts of amazing

acts. Earth, Wind and Fire will play as will Ohio players, Mark Farner

of grand Funk Railroad, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Tinsley Ellis and

Don McLean. Also rocking out on Saturday will be Skid Row, Kid Rock, Bush,

Counting Crows, Adema, Bubba Sparxxx, Stone Temple Pilots, Zydefunk and

Zydeco Boneshakers among many others.

Music Midtown

wraps up on Sunday with some of the biggest acts of the weekend. Garbage

and No Doubt will both play on the 99x stage, while other stages will

feature Bonnie Raitt, Mystikal, Rick James, Mothers Finest, Albita, Better

Than Ezra, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, and Puddle of Mudd among dozens

of others.

Those bands

are merely the tip of the iceberg. For a complete listing of bands and

schedule, visit www.musicmidtown.com . Tickets for the three-day

event are $40 for all three days and can be purchased at any Ticketmaster

outlet, at the event or by calling 404-249-6400.

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