But he told The Salt Lake Tribune that he knows better than to wear his Lakers jersey in Utah.

"EnergySolutions Arena is hostile territory," he said, admitting he was scared of point guard Deron Williams and the rest of the Jazz when the Lakers faced them in the playoffs this year. (The Lakers eventually beat the Jazz.)

P-Nut will not be wearing his Lakers jersey and he will not be at EnergySolutions Arena, so he should receive a warm welcome at Usana Amphitheatre Monday.

311 (pronounced three-eleven) is a rock band that avoids easy categorization, blending rock, funk and reggae influences, and is bringing its Unity Tour to the outdoor venue, with rapper Snoop Dogg and power trio Fiction Plane opening.

Note the different genres.

"Our booking agent has the finger on the pulse on what will be exciting," P-Nut said. "I'm always surprised with what he comes up with. He throws up some curveballs."

311's booking agent has a secret weapon, P-Nut said.

"He has his teenage son do research. That helped us out with [booking Hasidic Jewish rapper] Matisyahu [last year]."

Matisyahu was a big hit, so 311 asked another rapper to join the tour.

"[Snoop] really wanted to do it," P-Nut said. "He was adamant about adding Fiction Plane."

Fiction Plane, for better or worse, is known as the pop-rock band fronted by Sting's 31-year-old son, Joe Sumner. Sumner sings in a voice eerily similar to his father and plays bass like his father, and told The Salt Lake Tribune that after years of refusing to talk about his father in media interviews, he has come to terms with it.

That explains why Fiction Plane opened for Sting's band, The Police, last year.

"We kind of attack it head on," Sumner said. "In the end, we want to show that we're [better]."

Sumner said he was attracted to the Unity Tour because "we wanted to get on the biggest and best tour of the summer."

Crowds at the Unity Tour, which began Tuesday, are much different from the crowds he saw during The Police's shows.

"[311 audiences] are definitely under 50," he said. "They're a little more aggressive and noisy. With The Police, there was just applause. No moshing."

In addition, Snoop Dogg (and some 311 fans) have a reputation for smoking weed. But Sumner won't partake.

"I haven't been a toker since high school," he said.

David Burger can be reached at dburger@sltrib.com or 801-257-8620. Send comments about this story to livingeditor@sltrib. com.

311, Snoop Dogg and Fiction Plane perform

When Monday at 7 p.m.

Where Usana Amphitheatre, 5150 S. 6055 West, West Valley City.

Tickets È $47 at SmithsTix.

Best-known songs of 311

"Down"

"Don't Tread on Me"

Best-known songs of Snoop Dogg

"Who Am I (What's My Name)?"

"Sensual Seduction"