Indianapolis will be rocking this weekend, as basketball fans from across the country make it to Lucas Oil Stadium to witness the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament.
The sports action kicks off this Friday as Indy's own Butler Bulldogs face off against Michigan State. All is not b-ball, however. Buff hip-hopper turned TV star LL Cool J joins the lineup of acts who'll treat NCAA fans to a series of free concerts as part of The Big Dance Concert Series.
The three-day event, sponsored by AT&T, will including performances by Stone Temple Pilots, Goo Goo Dolls Daughtry and Darius Rucker. The fun begins Friday afternoon at The Lawn at White River State Park, 801 W. Washington St, and continues all weekend.
Those not fortunate or affluent enough to get tickets to the big game, are not out of luck. Sports Bars and nightclubs across town are dusting off their big screens, and gearing up for the onslaught of the hordes of liquid revelers -- with the party action expected to be especially intense at Butler Bulldog watering holes.
Final Four will put Indianapolis in the national spotlight, and give the Circle City an opportunity to address those out-of-state critics who complain that there is nothing to do in Indianapolis, a.k.a. "nap town." Satirical newspaper, The Onion, suggests that TV views will be depressed at commercial breaks when treated with the traditional shots of the host city skyline. "Who wants to be caught in Indianapolis at night when everything is closed and there's nothing to do?" the paper scoffs.
