Some people may think the Flaming Lips are an odd addition to the VH1 Who Rock Honors bill. After all, the other tribute acts--Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Tenacious D, and Incubus--are more mainstream, VH1-friendly marquee names.

But anyone familiar with Pete Townshend's musical tastes knows he still has an appreciation for the avant-garde and under-the-radar (Gaz Coombes from Supergrass made a stupendous surprise appearance at Saturday night's Rock Honors taping, too). And anyone familiar with the Flaming Lips knows that there's no better band out there to recapture the freaky-deakiness of the Who's fabled theatrical period. (The Lips performed a Tommy medley on the show, which airs on VH1 this Thursday night.)

In part 3 of his one-on-one Yahoo! Music interview on the VH1 Who Rock Honors set, Wayne discussed just what the Flaming Lips' wacked-out pop & circumstance has in common with the Who's early career, how the Lips got involved with this awesome event, and what VH1 viewers can

Well, the festival season is officially underway now. Over the next new months, rock fans with sufficient ambition and/or frequent flier miles can embark on a never-ending festival bender that includes the Pitchfork Festival (Chicago, July 18-20), Hardfest (Los Angeles, July 19), Download Festival (Los Angeles, July 20), Lollapalooza (Chicago, August 1-3), All Points West (New Jersey, August 8-10), the Virgin Mobile Festival (Baltimore, August 9-10), Bumbershoot (Seattle, August 30-September 1), All Tomorrow's Parties (New York, September 19-20), the Street Scene (San Diego, September 19-20), Austin City Limits (Austin, of course, September 26-28), the Voodoo Music Experience (New Orleans, October 24-26), the Warped Tour, Ozzfest...

...and that's just the big U.S. festivals, for starters. Truly ambitious festival regulars willing to brave international airlines' ever-lengthening baggage check-in lines (along with festivals' ever-lengthening porta-potty lines) can also make a

Sat evening

After a gentle rain that lasted a good bit of the evening and through the night, the Weather Gods were again in sync with Bonnaroo. For the better part of Saturday, the rain held off and a welcome cloud cover kept the sun from blazing (although when it did, it seemed to cause the Tennessee mud to dredge up the smells of many pre-Bonnaroo cow pies).

We arrived at the site around noon and by 1 p.m., huge streams of people were passing through the gates. The size of the crowds at each stage seemed almost double from Friday.

And if there was a feeling that Friday's lineup was a little weak (which actually made it easier to decide on a listening schedule) Saturday's rooster was an ADD's dream--and cause to get down to some serious planning.

We started out with a quick dose of Little Feat. I pretty much knew what to expect but I couldn't resist. One of my favorite groups (at least through Feats Don't Fail Me Now), the band has continued to play long past the point when humility

Day two

After a full day and night of making the rounds of most of the stages and kiosks, the enormity--and organization--of Bonnaroo came into focus.

There are dozens (and dozens) of trailers filled with ice, beer and foodstuffs and an equal amount of golf carts, fork lifts and trucks to keep the vendors in supply. Behind the main stage are lines of stealth-looking tour busses with blacked-out windows, and RVs for the acts and crew. In short everything you need to keep a city of 80,000 party people sated.

As one act finished and another set up, waves of people moved from stage to stage. The midway became the gigantic intersection of "Planet Roo" with hundreds of people converging from all directions and heading to the different stages.

One of the best things about a festival that features as many bands as Bonnaroo is that, no matter how you plan your day, there will be surprises. And today was no exception.

I can't say I was surprised that the Raconteurs were good but I was surprised