For the fans who feel betrayed by the shift in the Bonnaroo bill, their hopes are renewed as the inaugural run of the Rothbury Festival set its sights on the west side of Michigan this 4^th of July weekend. Located 20 minutes north of Muskegon, Rothbury invades the Double JJ Ranch for the best in jam rock, roots rock, hippie bands; whatever you want to call it. But don’t think there aren’t a few wild card surprises thrown in there for good measure. Here’s a day by day preview of what to look out for at Rothbury:

Thursday, July 3^rd: Music gets going at 6:30, but stays with a bluegrass and experimental route for the warm up evening. Dweezil Zappa does his tribute to his father, with his “Zappa Meets Zappa” show starting around 9 and ex-Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart plays at 10 P.M.

Friday, July 4^th: The first proper day of the festival kicks off around noon and run until 3 A.M or so; much more festival-like. Ex-Wallflower leader Jakob Dylan and his new band, the Gold Mountain Rebels will be bright and early at 12:30. The Wailers continue their summer trek as they play at 2:15. Later in the afternoon is where things get tricky. Unlike Kanye West, who didn’t start at Bonnaroo until 4:15 (A.M.- that is), Snoop Dogg will hit the stage at 4:15 P.M., for a set that will hopefully remind us of the old Snoop, as opposed to the family and corporate friendly Snoop that we've seen the past few years. 311 (6:15) may not be a jam band, but their affinity for weed and aliens make them friendly to the typical Rothbury festival-goer. Modest Mouse is another curve ball for Rothbury, but the chart topping indie rockers start at 7, before the crescendo of two Widespread Panic sets, going from 8:30 to midnight. Les Claypool and the rest of the Primus will be kicking out the rock-funk starting after midnight to close out Friday.

Saturday, July 5^th: The Black Keys continue their run on almost every single festival in the U.S. this year, as they play at 5:30 P.M. But most of the buzz for the festival has been for The Dave Matthews Band headlining set that evening, starting at 9 P.M. Most of the DMB fan club snapped up early (and cheap) tickets for this show far in advance. Also, every night will feature DJ sets until almost dawn, with the Crystal Method doing a DJ set at 1:30am that night.

Sunday, July 6^th: The final day of the festival wraps as former Phish lead singer Trey Anastatio plays at 4:30, and John Mayer plays at 6:45. Mayer is busy battling his inner musical demons these days; one minute trying to be the next Stevie Ray Vaughan, the next minute doing a solo for a Fall Out Boy song. Indie hip-hop duo Atmosphere tours behind one of the best albums of the year, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that S--- Gold, as they team up with albino rapper Brother Ali at 7:30. The festival is put to rest by former Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh and Friends, playing starting at 8:30.

The Rothbury Festival still has tickets available, starting for $244 for the weekend package. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com. Additional festival information is available at www.rothburyfestival.com.