A 12-foot-high, 30-foot-wide swath of recycling sits at the John F. Germ Recycling Center waiting to be sorted, and every day it gets bigger and bigger.

It may take weeks to determine how a Fort Payne, Ala., man died on the grounds of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, authorities said Thursday.

Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves is awaiting fingerprint information from the Tennessee Medical Examiner’s office in Nashville to identify a man found dead at the site of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.

It’s time to tie a nice big red ribbon around Bonnaroo 2009

MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- As the more than 75,000 people from all over the country and world who attended this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival head home today, they will have plenty to talk about, if they

MANCHESTER, Tenn. — For Bruce Springsteen, having the word legendary used to describe one of his concerts is as commonplace as an encore.

On day three at Bonnaroo, business has been brisk for vendor Trevor Ross, owner of Earthtone Instruments, an Orlando-based business that sells hand-made flutes, walking sticks and porcelin whistles.

It occurred to me that this year’s Bonnaroo has a bit of an oldies flavor to it for me.

During one of the many thunderstorms that hit Manchester and the Bonnaroo site Thursday, I spent several minutes visiting with Steven Smith, one of the hosts for Fuse, which is the official television partner for the festival.

So the Beastie Boys were good last night, but they didn’t blow me away.

MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- Parrotheads at Bonnaroo will get a surprise appearance by Jimmy Buffett at noon today, according to Ken Weinstein with Big Hassle Media.

Early Friday morning Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Terry Gann pulled over a minivan traveling very slowly on Interstate 75.

Today, Bonnaroo kicked into gear and it took on a different vibe from previous festivals.

In one day, the population near Manchester, Tenn., swells to eight times its normal size.

To the uninitiated folks who think of Bonnaroo as either a mud-soaked or sun-scorched mob of smelly people, this afternoon’s musical lineup is answer enough to why people attend in droves.