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). Headliners from past festivals include Beastie Boys, Beck, Björk, Kings of Leon, Jane's Addiction, Coldplay, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Nine Inch Nails, Pixies, The Postal Service, M.I.A., Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, R.E.M. and String Cheese Incident. [edit] 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!:[1] 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. The lineup for the 2009 Sasquatch! Music Festival was announced on 17 February 2009. Headliners for the event included Jane's Addiction, Kings of Leon, and Ben Harper & Relentless7.[2] The event took place on Memorial Day weekend, 23-25 May 2009.[3] [edit] Lineup [edit] Saturday, May 23 [edit] Sunday, May 24 [edit] Monday, May 25 The comedy lineup includes Zach Galifianakis, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Todd Barry, H. Jon Benjamin, God's Pottery, People's Republic of Komedy, Aziz Ansari, The Whitest Kids U Know, The Red Wine Boys, and Maria Bamford. 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. [edit] Lineup [edit] Saturday, May 24 [edit] Sunday, May 25 [edit] Monday, May 26 [edit] Comedy Lineup The 2008 festival features the first ever Sasquatch! comedy tent. [edit] Saturday [edit] Sunday - Aziza Diaz
- Andy Haynes
- Kevin Hyder
| | | [edit] Monday [edit] Christmas on Mars The Flaming Lips' long-awaited film Christmas on Mars premiered on Sunday, May 25 at the festival. The 2007 Sasquatch! Music Festival was hosted by Sarah Silverman, Michael Showalter, and Aziz Ansari. [edit] Lineup [edit] Saturday, May 26 [edit] Sunday, May 27 M.I.A. was scheduled to perform but cancelled due to visa complications. 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. [edit] Lineup [edit] Friday, May 26 [edit] Saturday, May 27 [edit] Sunday, May 28 The 2005 Sasquatch! Music Festival took place on Saturday, May 28. [edit] Lineup [edit] Saturday, May 28 The 2004 Sasquatch! Music Festival took place on Saturday, May 29. The event was hosted by David Cross. [edit] Lineup [edit] Saturday, May 29 [edit] Lineup [edit] Saturday, May 24 [edit] Lineup [edit] Saturday, May 25 [edit] Performers that have played more than once - Six times
- Four Times
- 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
- The Decemberists - 2004, 2006, 2009
- Ben Harper - 2002, 2006, 2009
- Fleet Foxes- Twice in 2008, 2009
- Two Times
- Aqueduct - 2005, 2007
- Arcade Fire - 2005, 2007
- Blackalicious - 2002, 2007
- Common Market - 2006, 2007
- Ghostland Observatory - 2007, 2008
- Grizzly Bear - 2007, 2009
- Michael Franti & Spearhead - 2007, 2008
- The Long Winters - 2004, 2007
- Maktub - 2002, 2003
- Matisyahu - 2005, 2006
- Minus the Bear - 2003, 2007
- Nine Inch Nails - 2006, 2009
- Sam Roberts - 2003, 2006
- Shara Worden - 2009 (with The Decemberists and Bon Iver)
- The Shins - 2004, 2006
- Smoosh - 2005, 2007
- Kim Deal - 2005 (with The Pixies), 2008 (with The Breeders)
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