By Tammy Daniels
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city’s marshaling its forces in preparation for the estimated 5,000 to 6,000 music fans expected to descend on North Adams beginning this Friday for the Solid Sound Festival.
The three-day performance presented by alternative-rock band Wilco is the first large-scale event the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art has hosted since its opening a decade ago. City and museum officials have been working closely to ensure that the weekend runs smoothly for concertgoers and residents alike.
The first wave of 1,000 to 2,000 people is expected to begin arriving on Friday for the Solid Sound Launch Party and a performance by The Books, made up of Paul de Jong of New Lebanon, N.Y., and Nick Zammuto of Readsboro, Vt. The rest will trickle in over the next two days, with the bulk expected for Wilco’s headliner performance on Saturday night.
