Bonnaroo Begins and I-24 Traffic Starts Backing Up

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MANCHESTER, Tenn. - The huge Bonnaroo festival has gotten underway Thursday in Manchester, which means major traffic down Interstate 24.

Gates opened Thursday at 7 a.m., and fans started pouring into Coffee County way before that. Many Bonnaroo attendees got together for a big party in the local Wal-Mart parking lot Wednesday night.

All together more than 80,000 people from all over the country are expected to attend the festival.

NewsChannel 5 talked with one guy who came all the way from New York.

"There are definitely some locals who have grown accustomed to seeing this scene once a year. All the Wal-Mart staff have tie dye shirts on, so that's pretty cool I guess," the fan said.

Thursday fans will get to see Janelle Monae and Passion Pit. Friday acts will include Phish, the Beastie Boys and Al Green.

CLICK HERE to look at the line-up for Saturday and Sunday.

NewsChannel5's Jeff Tang is spending the whole weekend in Manchester. He'll have live reports, and he will also be filing a video blog each day on www.newschannel5.com.

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