It was 10 years

ago that concert promoters launched Music Midtown, a three-day music festival

in Atlanta. Since its inception, Music Midtown has been one of the highlights

of the year for music fans of all ages in the Atlanta area as well as

much of the Southeast. In recent years Music Midtown has played host to

such acts as The Allman Brothers Band, Run DMC, Counting Crows, Bob Dylan,

Bad Company, Indigo Girls and hundreds of others. This year's lineup promises

to be as good, if not better, than any of the past festivals.

Music Midtown

2003 will take place May 2-4 in the area near SciTrek and the Atlanta

Civic Center, the same venue as the last few years. There will be 11 stages

full of music and over 120 artists and bands performing. In addition to

wall-to-wall music, there will be KidsTown, a children's entertainment

area, an artists market, dozens of food vendors and hundreds of thousands

of people to people-watch.

The main attraction

is the music and the festival kicks off right on Friday with some big

acts. The highlights include Unwritten Law and Live on the 99X stage,

Cracker, Sheryl Crow and Bob Dylan on the 96 Rock stage, Francine Reed

and LL Cool J on the V-103 stage and Steve Winwood and the B-52's on the

Z93 stage. There a few acts that stand out on Saturday afternoon including

Alana Davis on 96 Rock, Shaggy at V-103 and Sixpence None the Richer on

the Fox 5 stage.

99X's evening

lineup includes Cowboy Mouth, Evanesence, Saliva and Godsmack, while 96

Rock will feature G. Love and Special Sauce, Tonic, and Collective Soul.

V-103 will feature K-Ci and JoJo, Morris Day and the Time and The Isley

Brothers, Z-93 will have Medeski, Martin and Wood, Joe Cocker and Crosby,

Stills and Nash and Fox 5 will present Buddy Guy, The Mavericks and Tony

Bennett.

The festival

will finish up on Sunday but not before some of the biggest acts take

the stages. 99X will have Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, and Zwan, while 96

Rock will present Drivin N' Cryin, Everclear and Def Leppard. V-103 will

have Fat Joe, Ashanti, Bone Crusher and India Arie, Z-93 will have Southside

Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Bob Weir and RatDog and Government Mule and

Fox-5 will feature Aimee Mann, Susan Tedeschi and The Gipsy Kings.

In addition

to these main stages, there will be a Locals Only stage by the 99x stage,

a 95.5 The Beat stage filled with non-stop dance music, the KidsTown stage

and a small stage in the artists market filled with performance artists,

dance exhibitions and more.

Tickets to

Music Midtown are $45 for a three day pass. Visitors are not allowed to

bring in outside food or drink. Parking is extremely limited so ticket

holders are urged to take MARTA and exit at the Civic Center or North

Avenue stations. For more detailed information and a full schedule, visit

www.musicmidtown.com.

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