Sasquatch! Festival’s Great Lineup is Announced

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Wow. Another incredible music festival lineup has been put together, this time for the Sasquatch Festival in Quincy, WA on Memorial Day Weekend (May 23-25). Click on for the lineup, with more announcements to come and my favorites in bold.

Jane’s Addiction, Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Harper & Restless7, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Erykah Badu, The Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, TV on the Radio, Animal Collective, Silversun Pickups, Bon Iver, Santigold, Of Montreal, Explosions in the Sky, DeVotchKa, Peter Bjorn & John, Gogol Bordello, M. Ward, The Avett Brothers, Doves, Calexico, Grizzly Bear, M83, Girl Talk, The Gaslight Anthem, The Walkmen, Chromeo (DJ set), Deadmau5, Mugison, Sun Kil Moon, The Airborne Toxic Event, Blitzen Trapper, Shearwater, BLK JKS, The Wrens, Tobacco, Monotonix, King Khan and the Shrines, St. Vincent, Passion Pit, John Vanderslice, Bishop Allen, Blind Pilot, AA Bondy, Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Knux, Ra Ra Riot, The Dodos, Beach House, Arthur & Yu, The Submarines, Owl City, Viva Voce, James Pants, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, The Builders & the Butchers, The Duchess & the Duke, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele, Fences, School of Seven Bells, Death Vessel, Horse Feathers, Hockey, Point Juncture WA, The Pica Beats, Loch Lomond, and Vince Mira.

Admit it that you squealed a little when you saw: Fleet Foxes, TV on the Radio, Animal Collective. I was seriously considering bolding the entire list. Really, what a fantastic lineup the Sasquatch people have put together. And remember, this will be one of the stops on Trent Reznor’s (possibly) final tour with Nine Inch Nails.

Oh, and not to mention the comedians:
Zach Galifiankis
Demetri Martin
Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job

Todd Barry
Jon Benjamin
God’s Pottery
People’s Republic of Komedy

Thanks to Pitchfork.

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Kristin February 17, 2009 at 6:21 pm

I am definitely going to be there! Sasquatch is one of the few perks of living in Washington

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C February 18, 2009 at 1:56 am

why isn’t Santigold in bold…

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Joel February 18, 2009 at 7:20 pm

Sasquatch is an epic event. I hope Ghostland Observatory makes it back again this year. Other than that the lineup is amazing so far.

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A.J. June 9, 2009 at 3:13 pm

I hope I can make it because I love Owl City! The single “Hot Air Balloon” is pretty amazing!

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