What are you doing Labor Day weekend? Immediately, the organizers of Bumbershoot revealed the extremely anticipated lineup for the 52nd version of the annual music and humanities competition, and it’s a fairly well-rounded record: Headliners embrace emo-tinged indie unhappy boys Brilliant Eyes, Seattle sensation Automotive Seat Headrest, Afrofuturist-inspired star Janelle Monaé (who shocked in Thom Browne and a monocle at Monday’s Met Gala), electropop duo Sylvan Esso, and Weezer performing their debut Blue Album for the millennial pop-punk nostalgia crowd.
Different highlights: The preternaturally proficient younger punks the Linda Lindas, introspective singer-songwriter Indigo de Souza, experimental Oakland artist Spellling, native storage legends Homicide Metropolis Devils, Chicago rapper Saba, trailblazing hip hop trio Digable Planets, married couple Tennis, and jangly alt rockers Actual Property. RuPaul’s Drag Race winner (and up to date Traitors contestant) Bob the Drag Queen is slated to ship a DJ set.
Personally, I’m additionally excited for the ebullient Grammy-winning group Tank and the Bangas (try their 2017 Tiny Desk live performance efficiency, which helped put them on the map, for an immediate dose of pure pleasure) and for post-hardcore icons Fairly Ladies Make Graves (learn Megan Seling’s touching tribute and oral historical past of the band right here).
In addition to music, the competition may also provide a number of meals from native eating places (full culinary program TBA), plus a “Cocktail Nook,” “VineShoot” (a wine backyard), and “BumBEERshoot.” On the visible arts facet, you may stay up for a cat circus, “free-range artists weaving and activating all through the group,” comedy at SIFF, runway reveals and a trend market on the Vogue District, witches and pole-dancing (!) on the Geodesic Domes, a Bumbermania! wrestling showcase and skateboarding on the Recess District, and Vanishing Seattle’s portrait of town at ANT Gallery. (Extra particulars in regards to the arts programming are but to be introduced.)
New this 12 months: The occasion producers New Rising Solar and Daydream State have teamed as much as provide a “Huge Gulp” joint ticket possibility that grants competition goers admission into each Bumbershoot and Capitol Hill Block Social gathering, obtainable for $340 for 21+ attendees solely starting on Might 9.
In any other case, Bumbershoot weekend passes can be found starting as we speak for a reduced early chook value of $199 till tomorrow (Might 8). Beginning on Might 9, single-day tickets are $125 and weekend passes will enhance to $225. Should you’re rolling up with an entourage, you too can go for the brand new “Crew Pack” possibility, which incorporates weekend passes for 4 company for a complete of $800.
