Bumbershoot’s big return last year was one of my life’s most magical concert moments. I don’t think I’ve gotten more hugs and mutual tears of joy with strangers than the Sleater-Kinney set. Well, they dropped the daily lineups for this year, and Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center will be another packed weekend of fantastic music. Saturday is getting closed out by Pavement but also features SP faves Cypress Hill, Aly & AJ, TEKE::TEKE, Black Belt Eagle Scout, k. flay, Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry, and so much more. Sunday has James Blake headlining, along with electronic music weirdo Marc Rebillet, Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, BADBADNOTGOOD, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, Automatic, Pom Pom Squad, The Polyphonic Spree and too many others to list. There also will be comedy, drag, food, film, and even something called “Burleskaraoke” that I did last year, and, yes, was definitely sensory overload and highly recommended. Tickets are available here, and the full daily breakdown is below.
Saturday, August 31st
Pavement
Cypress Hill
Carl Cox
Freddie Gibbs
Cunningham / Bird
Aly & AJ
St. Paul and the Broken Bones
K.Flay
I Dont Know How But They Found Me
Lauren Mayberry
Helado Negro
Hurray for the Riff Raff
George Clanton
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Pink Siifu
Black Belt Eagle Scout
Angélica Garcia
TK & The Holy Know-Nothings
Corridor
Kassa Overall
TEKE::TEKE
Parisalexa
Grynch
Disq
Psymon Spine
Navvi
The Divorce
Oh, Rose
Tres Leches
Flesh Produce
The Groovy Nobody
Linda from Work
Sunday, September 1st
James Blake
Marc Rebillet
Thee Sacred Souls
Courtney Barnett
Kurt Vile and The Violators
BADBADNOTGOOD
Kim Gordon
Ladytron
Me First and The Gimme Gimmes
All Them Witches
Neal Francis
Mercury Rev
The Polyphonic Spree
King Buffalo
Lol Tolhurst x Budgie
Automatic
BALTHVS
Dean Johnson
Pom Pom Squad
Squirrel Flower
Acid Tongue
Moor Mother
Pure Bathing Culture
Spoon Benders
Rocket
Kultur Shock
R E P O S A D O
Stephanie Anne Johnson
Emi Pop
Warren Dunes
Gold Chisme
Lemon Boy
Sux
