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To Wango Tango or to Weenie Roast? That’s the question facing music fans on May 14, when two of Southern California’s most powerful radio stations will present their annual warm-weather

concert events on the same day. Tickets for both shows have already sold out — which means that now, of course, you have to listen religiously to KIIS-FM (102.7) or KROQ-FM (106.7) for the

chance to win passes. But how to know which all-day gig is better suited to your tastes? Here’s a chart to aid in your decision. Sunscreen and earplugs not included. KIIS-FM’S WANGO TANGO

VENUE: StubHub Center in Carson GENERAL SOUND: Slick Top 40 pop with big choruses and computerized grooves NOTABLE ACTS ON THE BILL: Zayn, Ariana Grande, Fifth Harmony, Meghan Trainor CULT

FAVE: Canadian R&B singer Alessia Cara FUTURE ONE-HIT WONDER: the Chainsmokers (a.k.a. the “Roses” guys) RESIDENT SOCAL OLD-TIMER: Gwen Stefani, whose new album was inspired by her

divorce MEDIAN AGE OF AUDIENCE: 14 MEANS OF TRANSPORT: Mom’s SUV FASHION SENSE: Skinny jeans, short skirts, flower crowns left over from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival LIBATION

OF CHOICE: Coke Zero, Mike’s Hard Lemonade ------------ KROQ-FM’S WEENIE ROAST VENUE: Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre GENERAL SOUND: Rockers bellowing and/or whining over loud guitars NOTABLE

ACTS ON THE BILL: Weezer, Panic! at the Disco, Cold War Kids, the Lumineers CULT FAVE: Swedish American electro-pop trio Miike Snow FUTURE ONE-HIT WONDER: Lukas Graham (a.k.a. the “7 Years”

guy) RESIDENT SOCAL OLD-TIMER: Red Hot Chili Peppers, whose last useful album came out in 2002 MEDIAN AGE OF AUDIENCE: 23 MEANS OF TRANSPORT: Uber FASHION SENSE: Tank tops, cargo shorts,

backward baseball caps LIBATION OF CHOICE: Scuba-tank-sized Heineken [email protected]_ MORE TO READ