Sasquatch! Music Festival is a music festival held annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. In recent years it has taken place on the Memorial Day weekend, running for three or four days.
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Sasquatch! typically features a range of musical genres, with the emphasis being on indie rock bands and singer-songwriters, but also including alternative rock, hip hop, EDM, and comedy acts. As of 2012 the festival features five stages: Sasquatch! Main Stage, Bigfoot Stage, Banana Shack (a tent that features primarily electronic music), Yeti Stage, and Maine Stage.
Most attendees of the festival camp in designated campsite fields nearby, as the venue is relatively remote and there are no large urban areas nearby.
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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.
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The lineup for the 2011 Sasquatch! Music Festival was announced on 6 February 2011.[2][3]
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The lineup for the 2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival was announced on 15 February 2010. Headliners for the event included My Morning Jacket, Massive Attack, and Ween. The event took place on Memorial Day weekend, 29-31 May 2010.[4]
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The comedy lineup included Rob Riggle, Bobcat Goldthwait, Luke Burbank, Mike Birbiglia, Patton Oswalt and Craig Robinson.
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.[5] The event took place on Memorial Day weekend, 23-25 May 2009.[4]
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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, 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. Hosted by Rainn Wilson.
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The 2008 festival features the first ever Sasquatch! comedy tent.
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- Aziza Diaz
- Andy Haynes
- Kevin Hyder
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Christmas on Mars [edit]
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.
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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.
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The 2005 Sasquatch! Music Festival took place on Saturday, May 28.
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The 2004 Sasquatch! Music Festival took place on Saturday, May 29. The event was hosted by David Cross.
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Hosted by El Vez.
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Performers that have played more than once [edit]
- Seven times
- Neko Case - 2003, 2004 (with the New Pornographers), 2006, 2007, 2008 (solo and with the New Pornographers), 2010 (with the New Pornographers)
- Five times
- Four Times
- Death Cab for Cutie - 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011
- The Flaming Lips - 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011
- The Decemberists - 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011
- Modest Mouse - 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011
- Three times
- David Bazan - 2003 (with Pedro the Lion), 2006 (with Headphones), 2008
- Blue Scholars - 2005, 2006, 2008
- Visqueen - 2004, 2005, 2007
- Ben Harper - 2002, 2006, 2009
- Fleet Foxes- Twice in 2008, 2009
- Minus the Bear - 2003, 2007, 2010
- The Long Winters - 2004, 2007, 2010
- Sam Roberts - 2003, 2006, 2011
- The Shins - 2004, 2006, 2012
- Stephen Malkmus - 2006, 2008 (with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks), 2010 (with Pavement)
- St. Vincent - 2007, 2009, 2012
- Two Times
- Aqueduct - 2005, 2007
- Arcade Fire - 2005, 2007
- Blackalicious - 2002, 2007
- Common Market - 2006, 2007
- Deadmau5 - 2009, 2010
- Ghostland Observatory - 2007, 2008
- Grizzly Bear - 2007, 2009
- Local Natives - 2010, 2011
- Michael Franti & Spearhead - 2007, 2008
- Maktub - 2002, 2003
- Matisyahu - 2005, 2006
- My Morning Jacket - 2003, 2010
- Nada Surf - 2006, 2010
- The National - 2008, 2010
- Nine Inch Nails - 2006, 2009
- Passion Pit - 2009, 2010
- Santigold - 2009, 2012
- Shara Worden - 2009 (with The Decemberists and Bon Iver)
- Smoosh - 2005, 2007
- Tegan and Sara - 2008, 2010
- Kim Deal - 2005 (with The Pixies), 2008 (with The Breeders)
- Wilco - 2005, 2011
- Built to Spill- 2004, 2008
- Explosions in the Sky- 2009, 2012
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Coordinates: 47°6′5.16″N 119°59′44.87″W / 47.1014333°N 119.9957972°W / 47.1014333; -119.9957972
