Sasquatch! Music Festival

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Sasquatch! Music Festival


location = The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Washington, United States
years_active= 2002–present
founders = Adam Zacks
dates = Memorial Day weekend
genre = Indie rock, experimental rock, singer-songwriter, electronica, alternative rock, underground hip-hop
website = [http://www.sasquatchfestival.com www.sasquatchfestival.com]

Sasquatch! Music Festival is a music festival held annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. It is presented by the House of Blues. There is an emphasis on indie rock bands and singer-songwriters, although there are also alternative rock and hip hop acts. The festival features three separate stages ("Sasquatch! Main Stage", "Wookie Stage", & "Yeti Stage") with the "Yeti Stage" dedicated exclusively to artists from the Pacific Northwest. Headliners from past festivals include Beastie Boys, Beck, Björk, Coldplay, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Nine Inch Nails, Pixies, The Postal Service, and String Cheese Incident.

History

The Sasquatch! Music Festival was founded in 2002 by Pacific Northwest-based concert promoter Adam Zacks. Prior to the inception of the festival, Zacks booked and managed shows at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon. After moving to Seattle, Washington to be closer to friends and family, Zacks began considering the creation of a music festival in the Pacific Northwest. In an interview with Seattle Weekly in September 2007, Zacks described the birth of Sasquatch!: [cite web | author= Aja Pecknold |url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-09-26/music/adam-zacks-mother-of-sasquatch.php |title=Adam Zacks: Mother of Sasquatch! |accessdate=2008-03-08 |publisher=Seattle Weekly ]

Sasquatch was an idea born on a hunch that there was untapped demand for a certain kind of festival that catered to the eclectic tastes of music enthusiasts. It started in 2002, which was shortly after a number of the touring festivals (Lollapalooza, Lilith, Horde) had petered out and the beginning of the wave of regional festivals that started with Coachella and now is a dominant force on the music landscape, with Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, etc.

2008

The lineup for the 2008 Sasquatch! Music Festival was announced on 25 February 2008. Headliners for the event include R.E.M., The Cure, and The Flaming Lips. The event took place on Memorial Day weekend, 24-26 May 2008. Tickets went on sale on March 8, 2008 at 12 PM P.S.T.

Lineup

aturday, May 24

*David Bazan
*Beirut
*The Breeders
*Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan the Automator)
*Dead Confederate
*Dengue Fever
*Destroyer
*Kathleen Edwards
*Newton Faulkner
*Fleet Foxes
*Grand Archives
*Grand Hallway
*M.I.A.
*Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio
*Modest Mouse
*Capibara
*Okkervil River
*Ozomatli
*The National
*The New Pornographers
*R.E.M.
*The Shaky Hands
*Throw Me the Statue
*The Whigs

unday, May 25

*65daysofstatic
*Awesome
*The Blakes
*Blue Scholars
*Cancer Rising
*Sera Cahoone
*Cold War Kids
*The Cops
*The Cure
*Death Cab for Cutie
*Michael Franti & Spearhead
*The Heavenly States
*The Kooks
*Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
*The Maldives
*Mates of State
*The Morning Benders
*The Presidents of the United States of America
*Rogue Wave
*Tegan and Sara
*J. Tillman
*Truckasaurus
*What Made Milwaukee Famous
*White Rabbits

Monday, May 26

*Battles
*Built to Spill
*The Cave Singers
*The Choir Practice
*Matt Costa
*Delta Spirit
*Dyme Def
*The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show
*Flight of the Conchords
*Ghostland Observatory
*The Hives
*Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground
*Kinski
*Jamie Lidell
*The Little Ones
*The Mars Volta
*The Moondoggies
*Pela
*Rodrigo y Gabriela
*Say Hi
*Siberian
*Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
*Whalebones
*Yeasayer

Comedy Lineup

The 2008 festival features the first ever Sasquatch! comedy tent.

aturday

*Matt Besser
*Sean Conroy
*Rich Fulcher
*Tim Meadows
*Jerry Minor
*Horatio Sanz
*Upright Citizens Brigade
*Matt Walsh

unday

*Aziza Diaz
*Andy Haynes
*Kevin Hyder
*Morgan Murphy
*Andy Peters
*Brian Posehn
*Derek Sheen
*Reggie Watts

Monday

*Michael Ian Black
*Liza Keckler
*Marc Maron
*Mike Min
*Eugene Mirman
*Korby Sears
*Seattle School
*Michael Showalter

Christmas on Mars

The The Flaming Lips' long-awaited film Christmas on Mars premiered on Sunday, May 25 at the festival.

2007

The 2007 Sasquatch! Music Festival was hosted by Sarah Silverman, Michael Showalter, and Aziz Ansari.

Lineup

aturday, May 26

*Aqueduct
*Arcade Fire
*Björk
*Blitzen Trapper
*The Blow
*Neko Case
*Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System
*Citizen Cope
*Electrelane
*Ghostland Observatory
*Grizzly Bear
*The Hold Steady
*Loney, Dear
*The Long Winters
*Mirah
*Mix Master Mike
*Ozomatli
*Saturday Knights
*The Slip
*Gabriel Teodros
*Two Gallants
*Visqueen
*Viva Voce

unday, May 27

*Bad Brains
*Beastie Boys
*The Black Angels
*Blackalicious
*The Blakes
*Common Market
*Dandy Warhols
*Earl Greyhound
*Michael Franti & Spearhead
*The Helio Sequence
*Interpol
*Minus the Bear
*Mix Master Mike
*Money Mark
*The Polyphonic Spree
*St. Vincent
*Smoosh
*Spoon
*Stars of Track and Field
*Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter
*Tokyo Police Club
*Total Experience Gospel Choir
*Patrick Wolf

M.I.A. was scheduled to perform but cancelled.

2006

The 2006 Sasquatch! Music Festival marked the first time the festival ran for three days. The event began on Friday, May 26 and lasted until Sunday, May 28. The second day was marked by an afternoon hailstorm, which forced Neko Case and her band off stage and threatened to shut down the show entirely. Fortunately, the storm subsided and the festival was able to continue as scheduled.

Lineup

Friday, May 26

*…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
*Bauhaus
*Deadboy and the Elephantmen
*Nine Inch Nails
*TV on the Radio
*HIM
*The Trucks
*Wolfmother

aturday, May 27

*Architecture in Helsinki
*Band of Horses
*Bedouin Soundclash
*Neko Case
*Common Market
*The Constantines
*Matt Costa
*Brett Dennen
*The Flaming Lips
*David Ford
*Gomez
*Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
*Iron & Wine
*Korby Lenker
*Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
*Elvis Perkins
*Sam Roberts Band
*Rogue Wave
*Tim Seely
*The Shins
*Slender Means
*Sufjan Stevens
*The Tragically Hip

unday, May 28

*Arctic Monkeys
*Beck
*Big City Rock
*Blue Scholars
*Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
*Death Cab for Cutie
*The Decemberists
*Headphones
*Heavenly States
*Damien Jurado
*Ben Lee
*Big Japan
*Jamie Lidell
*Matisyahu
*Mercir
*Nada Surf
*Pretty Girls Make Graves
*Queens of the Stone Age
*Chad VanGaalen
*Laura Veirs
*Rocky Votolato
*Village Green
*We Are Scientists

2005

The 2005 Sasquatch! Music Festival took place on Saturday, May 28.

Lineup

aturday, May 28

*Arcade Fire
*Aqueduct
*The Be Good Tanyas
*Benevento/Russo Duo
*Bobby Bare Jr.
*Bloc Party
*Blue Scholars
*Crystal Skulls
*The Dears
*The Frames
*Jem
*Ray Lamontagne
*Math and Physics Club
*Matisyahu
*Menomena
*Modest Mouse
*A.C. Newman
*Joanna Newsom
*Parks & Recreation
*Pixies
*She Wants Revenge
*Smoosh
*United State of Electronica
*Visqueen
*Kanye West
*Wilco

2004

The 2004 Sasquatch! Music Festival took place on Saturday, May 29. The event was hosted by David Cross.

Lineup

aturday, May 29

*Apollo Sunshine
*Aveo
*The Black Keys
*Built to Spill
*Cat Power
*Harvey Danger
*The Decemberists
*Donavon Frankenreiter
*Fruit Bats
*Gary Jules
*The Long Winters
*The New Pornographers
*The Postal Service
*The Roots
*The Shins
*Sleater-Kinney
*Thievery Corporation
*Visqueen

2003

Lineup

aturday, May 24

*Joseph Arthur
*Calexico
*Brandi Carlile
*Neko Case
*Circus Contraption
*Coldplay
*Death Cab for Cutie
*Eisley
*The Flaming Lips
*Jurassic 5
*Maktub
*Minus the Bear
*Modest Mouse
*Jason Mraz
*The Music
*My Morning Jacket
*The Pale Pacific
*Pedro the Lion
*Liz Phair
*Reclinerland
*Sam Roberts
*Ron Sexsmith

2002

Lineup

aturday, May 25

*Blackalicious
*Galactic
*Ben Harper
*Jack Johnson
*Maktub
*Soulive
*String Cheese Incident

Performers that have played more than once

*Five times
**Neko Case - 2003, 2004 (with the New Pornographers), 2006, 2007, 2008 (with the New Pornographers)

*Four Times
**Ben Gibbard - 2003, (with Death Cab for Cutie, 2004 (with The Postal Service), 2006, 2008 (with Death Cab for Cutie)

* Three times
**Blue Scholars - 2005, 2006, 2008
**Death Cab for Cutie - 2003, 2006, 2008
**The Flaming Lips - 2003, 2006, 2008
**Modest Mouse - 2003, 2005, 2008
**Visqueen - 2004, 2005, 2007

*Two Times
**Aqueduct - 2005, 2007
**Arcade Fire - 2005, 2007
**Blackalicious - 2002, 2007
**Common Market - 2006, 2007
**The Decemberists - 2004, 2006
**Ghostland Observatory - 2007, 2008
**Ben Harper - 2002, 2006
**The Long Winters - 2004, 2007
**Maktub - 2002, 2003
**Matisyahu - 2005, 2006
**Minus the Bear - 2003, 2007
**Sam Roberts - 2003, 2006
**The Shins - 2004, 2006
**Smoosh - 2005, 2007
**Kim Deal - 2005 (with The Pixies, 2008 (with The Breeders)

References

External links

* [http://www.sasquatchfestival.com/ 2008 official website]
* [http://www.hob.com/tickets/festivals/sasquatch/2006/ Sasquatch! 2006 official website]
* [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/123558_sasquatch26q.html Review of the 2003 festival]
* [http://www.leftoffthedial.com/6_04Sasquatch.htm Review of the 2004 festival]
* [http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/4905962p-4496395c.html Review of the 2005 festival]
* [http://www.hob.com House of Blues Official Website]
* [http://www.synthesis.net/site/articles/featured-articles/sasquatch-music-festival-2007.html Synthesis.net interview with Sasquatch founder Adam Zacks]
* [http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/ej?s=sasquatch&submit=Go Photos and reviews from Sasquatch]