It's a tradition. Every summer there is nothing like relaxing at a show with your buddies. The summer of 2003 looks to be no different, with a multitude of genres and artists being represented in the surrounding areas.

With the mass exodus of college students, it may be a surprise that State College will be receiving some national music acts. But Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., may offer a reason for students to take the trip to Penn State for some tunes this summer.

Today -- Doors open at 7:30 tonight for a show featuring alternative rockers Third Eye Blind. Tickets for the all-ages show are available through auction on the Ebay Web site (ebay.com) and at the Crowbar.

June 6 -- British hard-rockers, The Yardbirds, which used to boast both Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page in past line-ups.

June 25 -- Pop-punkers Brand New, along with openers Senses Fail, Beautiful Mistake and Breaking Pangaea.

Bob Dylan (opening for The Dead on some dates) -- Classic rock fans may want to catch ol' Mr. Tambourine Man, before his age does.

Aug. 8: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, N.Y.

Bon Jovi -- If you missed the 80s power ballader and current chart-topper when he hit the Bryce Jordan Center, there's a couple chances to watch the man who's "Wanted Dead or Alive," sometime this summer.

July 24: Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Burgettstown

July 26: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

Aug. 3 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Aug. 7 and 8: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.

Dave Matthews Band -- The neo-jam band will play its blissful pop-rock, just about "everyday" this summer, as it did every summer before.

June 20: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Lake, N.Y.

June 26 and 27: Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Burgettstown

Sept. 5 and 6: Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, N.J.

Sept. 11: Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey

The Dead -- Hippies, yuppies and other stoners will swoon for the sounds (and smells) of Uncle John's Band.

June 18: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md.

June 27 and 28: Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, N.J.

Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Missy Elliot, Busta Rhymes, and Fabolous -- If a half-hour of entertainment was not enough for a fan when 50 Cent rocked the Jordan Center, at least this bill has other artists.

June 28: Montage Mountain Ampitheater, Scranton

John Mayer/Counting Crows -- This VH-1 double-team of pop-rockers will be singing "Round Here," and there's "No Such Thing" as missing out.

Aug. 12: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, N.Y.

Aug. 14: Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Burgettstown

Aug. 16: Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, N.J.

Aug. 19: Montage Mountain Ampitheater, Scranton

Justin Timberlake/Christina Aguilera -- "Rock your Body," with the current king and queen of pop incarnations, as both are "stripped" of their past images.

Aug. 8: First Union Center, Philadelphia

Aug. 9: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.

Lollapalooza -- Jane's Addiction, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, The Donnas, Audioslave and Jurassic 5, the rebirth of the modern rock festival, "No One Knows" if it will last past this year.

July 19: Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Burgettstown

July 27: Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, N.J.

Ozzfest -- Korn, Marilyn Manson, Ozzy Osbourne, and Disturbed will be bringing its sweaty summer mosh pit for a festival that's been "Here to Stay."

July 30: Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Burgettstown

Aug. 5: Montage Mountain Ampitheater, Scranton

Aug. 7: Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, N.J.

Pearl Jam -- Playing the last date for the semester at the Jordan Center does not end the band's tour, and there are plenty of outdoor venues to catch an "Even Flow."

July 5 and 6: Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, N.J.

July 12: Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey