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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Sasquatch Sasquatch! Line-Up Announced

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SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL 2009 LINE UP & ON SALE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT

Memorial Day Weekend | May 23, 24, 25, 2009
The Gorge | Quincy, WA

On sale Saturday February 28 at 10AM

Music line-up includes Jane's Addiction (feat. all four original members), Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Harper & Relentless7, 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, Airborne Toxic Event, Blitzen Trapper, Shearwater, BLK JKS, The Wrens, Tobacco, Monotonix, King Khan & 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 Dutchess & The Duke, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Dent May & His Magnificent Ukelele, Fences, School of Seven Bells, Death Vessel, Horse Feathers, Hockey, Point Juncture, WA, The Pica Beats, Loch Lomond, Vince Mira & more to come.

Comedy line up includes Zach Galifiankas, Demetri Martin, Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job, Todd Barry, Jon Benjamin, God's Pottery, People's Republic of Komedy & more.

Partial day-by-day schedule (via):

Saturday, May 23th
Kings of Leon / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Decemberists / Animal Collective / Bon Iver / Devotchka / M. Ward / Doves / Sun Kil Moon / The Gaslight Anthem / King Khan & The Shrines / Ra Ra Riot / Shearwater / Passion Pit / Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / Vince Mira / Blind Pilot / Owl City / Arthur & Yu / Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele / Death Vessel / Hockey

Sunday, May 24th
Jane’s Addiction / Nine Inch Nails / TV On The Radio / Peter Bjorn and John / of Montreal / The Avett Brothers / Calexico / M83 / The Airborne Toxic Event / The Walkmen / The Wrens / St. Vincent / The Dodos / John Vanderslice / The Submarines / Viva Voce / The Builders And The Butchers / AA Bondy / Fences / Point Juncture, WA / Jon Benjamin

Monday, May 25th
Ben Harper and Relentless7 / Erykah Badu / Silversun Pickups / Fleet Foxes / Gogol Bordello / Santigold / Grizzly Bear / Explosions In The Sky / Girl Talk / Blitzen Trapper / The Knux / Monotonix / Bishop Allen / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Beach House / Mugison / The Dutchess And The Duke / School Of Seven Bells / Horse Feathers / The Pica Beats / Loch Lomond / BLK JKS

Tickets go on sale Saturday February 28th at 10AM and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com

A discounted 3 DAY FESTIVAL PASS is available for a very limited time / $154.50
Offer ends Sunday, March 1st at midnight.
Single tickets, per day / $56.50

Beginning March 2nd:
3 day pass / $199.50
Single tickets, per day / $66.50

Beginning May 11:
3 day pass / $229.50
Single tickets, per day / $76.50

I have to say, I think this is a pretty good looking line-up, with lots of stuff I already know I'm excited to see (Animal Collective, M83, Of Montreal, TV on the Radio, Deadmau5, Girl Talk), lots of stuff I'm curious to see (Eryka Badu, NIN, Tobacco, The Gaslight Anthem), no doubt a few names that will pleasantly surprise, and still more to be announced. And, yeah, the headliners are alt-rock revival middlebrow, but aren't they always? Also, I am very, very excited for Yeah Yeah Yeahs—I know, their last album was kind of a snooze, but their new one is going to kill, trust.

Update: Post has been modified to include partial day-by-day schedule.

 

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Be still my beating heart!!! EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY IS PLAYING!!! Erykah Badu? Shearwater? Devatchka? Beach House? I think I might start crying...
Posted by SSG on February 17, 2009 at 8:23 AM
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We got some stellar fucking acts - EITS, Gaslight, DeVotchKa, GT, TVotR, etc. - but the headliners leave A LOT to be desired. Ben fucking Harper AGAIN? Come on. Jane's Addiction? I thought Lollapalooza would have to suffer through that, not us.

I don't know that I'd call The Cure and REM "alt rock revival middlebrow". Seems to narrow both acts down in a way that NIN and Jane's Addiction deserve, but which they do not.
Posted by Nick on February 17, 2009 at 8:45 AM
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although I have seen 90% of the first 50 or so bands, I am still thrilled about the line-up. This makes Bumbershoot look more like a music festival and not focus on the bad art booths when there is no music to look forward too.
Posted by Jessica R on February 17, 2009 at 8:51 AM
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It's not bad....I was hoping that Peter, Bjorn and John would do a showbox show or something in Seattle, as I don't really trend towards multi-day festivals unless there's something truly unique there (Ride reunion next year? Please?). I'm still holding out hope that PB&J will add some west coast dates to their US tour leg.
Posted by j.lee on February 17, 2009 at 8:58 AM
5
I hope this doesn't hinder tour schedules for bands who would normally come through Seattle whom I'd want to see (RE: Doves), although I'm sure it will.

Didn't Trent Reznor say yesterday that the NIN/Jane's Addiction tour will be playing smaller venues? Huh?
Posted by cosby on February 17, 2009 at 9:00 AM
6
Ewww God's Pottery? Well, if them getting exposure on Last Comic Standing did one good thing, it was get them out of New York. We all hate them. Go see Todd Barry. He's great.
Posted by A Joyful Sophist on February 17, 2009 at 9:02 AM
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Yeah #5. This actually kind of sucks. I(We) get screwed out of small venue stops by King Khan, Animal Collective, TV on the Radio, Of Montreal. Looks like I'll be heading to PDX or Vancouver.
Posted by beef on February 17, 2009 at 9:06 AM
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@beef of montreal was at showbox sodo back in November. That was small.

This lineup looks awesome. Too bad standing around for hours in the heat with a bunch of hipsters is a ridiculously awful way to spend your time.
Posted by chrisfurniss on February 17, 2009 at 9:19 AM
9
looks like i'm going to my first sasquatch.
Posted by J-Justice on February 17, 2009 at 9:43 AM
10
This looks pretty decent; I'm a bit sorry that I'll be out of town that weekend to miss "Santigold" et al, though I'll console myself by catching much of it at Coachella. BTW, can we make a collective decision to fight the power and drop the exclamation point from the festival name? It is just terrible.
Posted by josh on February 17, 2009 at 9:45 AM
11
Still not enough for me to spend my weekend standing in the blazing heat in the middle of a giant crowd. And the headliners are boring.
Posted by Rotten666 on February 17, 2009 at 9:50 AM
12
Also...which artists are playing which days?
Posted by j.lee on February 17, 2009 at 10:11 AM
13
no My Bloody Valentine or She & Him? Thermals? Hold Steady? Superchunk? Sonic Youth?

if any I would go for the first day to see The Decemberists, M. Ward, and Death Vessel. I'm not a fan of the headliners though.

I'm actually relieved that I can stay home and save my money this year
Posted by Dutch on February 17, 2009 at 10:11 AM
14
@11: For real.
Posted by cosby on February 17, 2009 at 10:12 AM
15
Where the fuck is Iron Maiden?
Posted by I am Bob Dole's head in a jar... on February 17, 2009 at 10:27 AM
16
@12

Artists/Days listing is posted on the blog

http://sasquatchmusicfestival.blogspot.c…
Posted by Simone on February 17, 2009 at 10:29 AM
17
Erykah Badu is awesome in concert -- do not miss
Posted by word to the wise on February 17, 2009 at 10:47 AM
18
bands should not play outside. and they should not play during the daytime. not a bad line-up, but 90% of these acts have played in more ideal settings in Seattle in the past year.

no thanks.
Posted by brian cook on February 17, 2009 at 11:27 AM
19
i wish sasquatch would be a bit less KEXP and have some metal like slayer there. god knows they'd fill up the place! plus i'd love to see some metal heads out there with your sensitive "john in the morning" dweebs.

janes addiction? one word: embarrassing.
Posted by birdy num num on February 17, 2009 at 11:30 AM
20
if you want to buy tickets to see Animal Collective at the Roseland in Portland instead, buy your tickets asap, they will be sold out by the end of the week.
Posted by TicketsWorst on February 17, 2009 at 11:34 AM
21
Man, those headliners are TERRIBLE.

Good stuff further down, though.

But seriously, Jane's Addiction, Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Harper & Relentless7, Yeah Yeah Yeahs? That is ALL ASS.
Posted by Wizard Grease on February 17, 2009 at 11:47 AM
22
I have to agree with the people who are not going. As exciting as it is to see all these bands in one place, I went in '05 (Back when sasquatch was still relatively AFFORDABLE) and i was miserable. I got sunburn on my scalp where my hair was parted, it was like 95 degrees outside. I'm from alaska so i can't do it. While it is good exposure for bands you haven't seen, ideally you can just pick and choose the bands you want to see and see them when they come to seattle. Then you will actually get to see them play a full set, and won't have to drive for 3 hours and pay $30 to park.
Posted by mAlissa on February 17, 2009 at 12:13 PM
23
I love nine inch nails, but that's really it. Sasquatch doesn't seem like their gig.
Posted by frorunner on February 17, 2009 at 1:11 PM
24
@ 23, did no one see Nine Inch Nails when they played Sasquatch several years back on that shorter day with TV on the Radio and Trail of the Dead..., it was glorious. I missed Sasquatch for the first time last year, and this year is more than inviting to me. While i'm not a huge fan of the headliners I've learned in the years past that I'm always surprised by how the setting and atmosphere can make them enjoyable for me. Case in point I hate Bjork...but god damn she was amazing 2 years ago at Sasquatch.
Posted by T$ on February 17, 2009 at 1:45 PM
25
@22 I wouldn't totally knock Sasquatch because of your experience in '05. I've been to three Sasquatches and '08's was among the best festival experiences I've ever had (aside from the $11 beers of course). They've worked out the kinks and it was very easy to travel from stage to stage and there were virtually no lines for the bathrooms.

I'm not going this year because there are no must see's on the lineup in my opinion but it is a very good festival and worth the cost if you care to see to see the acts.
Posted by Dutch on February 17, 2009 at 2:19 PM
26
Haven't all the good bands on this lineup played bumbershoot or block party in the last year? And NIN and Harper have both played Sasquatch too right? I could stay in town and go to block party AND bumpershoot and have money left over for beer for the cost of this retread.
Posted by Jumpedtheshark on February 17, 2009 at 3:13 PM
27
It's bumBERshoot, FYI.
Posted by chelsea on February 17, 2009 at 3:19 PM
28
I agree with Brian Cook @ 18. If rock bands were meant to play outside, guitar amps would plug into trees.
Posted by Seatattle on February 17, 2009 at 6:34 PM
29
I've already got my tickets to see The Avett Brothers in Portland.

Oh, and they're right about all the bands outside stuff. The air just gobbles the sound right up.
Posted by Rb on February 17, 2009 at 7:23 PM
30
The headliners are uninteresting and many of the earlier bands, while interesting, will also be playing at sxsw. Not a lot of acts drawing me to this festival this year. The coachella lineup is far far more exciting. Too bad I hate the desert.
Posted by rk on February 17, 2009 at 9:07 PM
31
The top half of this line-up will be @ Bonnaroo & I will be too. It's just waaaay more fun than the hassles that come with a three day event/stay at the Gorge. No matter how beautiful it IS. No In/Out seals the deal for me. So lame.
Posted by burdfur on February 17, 2009 at 9:56 PM
32
More and more, this festival just seems like a get-together for KEXP's older listeners who don't go to shows the rest of the year like the rest of us. I've seen most of the good bands on that lineup within the past year in clubs, minus NIN and YYYs. So really, the only thing I'm upset about now is probably missing NIN's last tour.
Posted by bunnypuncher on February 18, 2009 at 1:05 AM
33
what a pile of crap. now we have to stand 3 months of stranger hack editors sucking the tiny cocks of these bands.
Posted by FUCK GRANDY on February 18, 2009 at 3:26 PM
34
the only rap is the goddawful fucking Knux?
Posted by lar on February 19, 2009 at 10:40 AM
35
I personally can't wait. This is one hell of a lineup. Coors tallboys and tons of your friends. Give me sun and no hail. Done deal.
Posted by Steven Severin on February 20, 2009 at 1:37 PM

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