R.E.M., The Cure lead Sasquatch! roster
R.E.M., The Cure , The Flaming Lips , Death Cab for Cutie , Modest Mouse , The Hives and a slew of other acts have signed on for this spring's Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington.
Set to take place May 24-26 at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, WA, the event will also include performances from M.I.A., Flight of the Conchords, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Breeders, Built to Spill, Ozomatli, The Kooks, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, and Tegan & Sara, according to organizers. The compete roster of acts is included below.
R.E.M.'s Sasquatch! appearance is the second performance the group has booked in advance of the late-May launch of a headlining tour behind its forthcoming April 1 release, "Accelerate," also has a March 12 set scheduled at the annual South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX.
Tickets will hit the box office March 8, and price increases will take place on March 10 and again the week of the event. Additional information is available at the festival's website.
The forthcoming event--which will also include a comedy tent--has been certified carbon neutral by Sustainable Energy Partners.
Sasquatch! Music Festival lineup:
R.E.M. The Cure The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show Death Cab For Cutie Modest Mouse M.I.A. Flight Of The Conchords Rodrigo Y Gabriela Michael Franti & Spearhead The Breeders Built To Spill The Hives Tegan & Sara The Presidents Ghostland Observatory Ozomatli The New Pornographers Blue Scholars The National The Kooks Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Cold War Kids Beirut Rogue Wave Okkervil River Fleet Foxes Kinski Mates of State Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator) Sera Cahoone Battles Destroyer Dyme Def The Blakes Pela Jamie Lidell The Cops Dengue Fever Siberian Say Hi White Rabbits David Bazan The Little Ones "Awesome" Dead Confederate The Heavenly States 65daysofstatic Grand Archives Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio Joshua Morrison Throw Me The Statue J. Tillman Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down The Cave Singers Matt Costa The Shaky Hands
May 2008
24-26 - Quincy, WA - Gorge Amphitheater
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