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May 3, 2010
Question: Where Would You Rather See a Show: White River Amp Or Memorial Stadium?
Renee McMahonHappy to be at Memorial Stadium.Anyone else find it strange that the Seattle Center's Memorial Stadium -- basically the same capacity in the early 20,000 range as The Gorge and White River -- doesn't get used for shows unless it's Bumbershoot? Historically, there have been some g ... More >>
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May 17, 2010
Speaking of Bumbershoot, the Lineup Will Be Announced On June 1
Jenny JimenezStylish boots were the essential accessory at a rainy Bumbershoot 2009. One Reel brass say they're announcing the lineup later than usual this year because they feel it makes sense, considering their new ticketing options. And they've got a point. As we previously reported, this ... More >>
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May 19, 2010
BOAT Confirmed for Bumbershoot, And a Contest to Design the Permanent Festival Logo
John E. HollingsworthBOATWe won't know the complete Bumbershoot (Sept. 4 to 6) lineup until Tuesday, June 1, but we don know for sure that Seattle pop rockers BOAT will be on the bill. They're playing at the Hard Rock Cafe on Wednesday, June 2 at a free kickoff party (21 ) for Bumbershoot's s ... More >>
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May 21, 2010
Bumbershoot's Logo Contest Has Officially Provoked the Ire of the Local Graphic Arts Community
Bumbershoot's 2009 campaign, as conceived by Seattle's The New Year design studio."Imagine if it were attorney's or contractors: I want you 10 to build me a house and I'll pay the one that I like." That, says Jeff Barlow, president of the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Graphic A ... More >>
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May 26, 2010
Bumbershoot's Design Flaw
Graphic artists are up in arms over a call for work on spec.
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May 27, 2010
Bob Dylan, Mary J. Blige, Weezer, Hole Said to Be Headlining Bumbershoot
Rolling Stone apparently included the headliners in their summer music preview. If they're right--and Bob Dylan, Mary J. Blige, Weezer, and Hole are headlining Bumbershoot--then this is the most excited I've been about the headlining acts in years, and makes the full-priced ticket ($40, versu ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
Bumbershoot Abandons Logo Competition That Pissed Off Local Designers
The festival's 2010 logo, by Chelsea Conboy. As Chris reported last week, Bumbershoot managed to get the local graphic design community up in arms with its plans for an open, on-spec competition to create a new permanent logo for the festival. The prize for the winner: a festival pass, and ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
The 'Shoot Relents
One Reel calls off a Bumbershoot competition that pissed off the design community.
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June 23, 2010
City Hall
One Reel calls off a Bumbershoot competition that pissed off the design community.
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August 19, 2010
We Changed, Anvil Didn't, and That's Pretty Badass
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday. Anvil plays Bumbershoot on Monday, Sept. 6.It's not that I grew up with Anvil or saw them at all in the '80s when they were tearing it up back in the day. No, as a ma ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Bumblefuck
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday. Anvil plays Bumbershoot on Monday, Sept. 6.It's not that I grew up with Anvil or saw them at all in the '80s when they were tearing it up back in the day. No, as a ma ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Ear Candy’s Official Bumbershoot Kickoff Party
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday. Anvil plays Bumbershoot on Monday, Sept. 6.It's not that I grew up with Anvil or saw them at all in the '80s when they were tearing it up back in the day. No, as a ma ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
The Official Bumbershoot After-Party with Surfer Blood
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday. Anvil plays Bumbershoot on Monday, Sept. 6.It's not that I grew up with Anvil or saw them at all in the '80s when they were tearing it up back in the day. No, as a ma ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Saturday's Standard Bumbershoot Tickets--the Ones You Need to See Bob Dylan and Neko Case--Have Sold Out
Sorry, all full.With Bumbershoot's new ticketing options, one that limits access to Memorial Stadium to those fans who purchase "standard" tickets ($40 in advance)--as opposed to "economy" tickets ($22 in advance) good for everything but mainstage sets--it was possible that the evening headli ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Bumbershoot 2010
Sorry, all full.With Bumbershoot's new ticketing options, one that limits access to Memorial Stadium to those fans who purchase "standard" tickets ($40 in advance)--as opposed to "economy" tickets ($22 in advance) good for everything but mainstage sets--it was possible that the evening headli ... More >>
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September 2, 2010
The Moondoggies Debut New Song, "It's a Shame, It's a Pity" Documentary Clip By Lynn Shelton
The Moondoggies will hit Bumbershoot's Starbucks Stage on Monday at 5pm (check out our 100% comprehensive guide to Bumbershoot here), and here's a couple things to tide you over until then -- this morning Spinner debuted a brand-new song from the band's forthcoming Tidelands (out October 12 o ... More >>
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September 3, 2010
My 2010 Bumbershoot Schedule: Delorean, Neko Case, Surfer Blood, and Flatstock
DeloreanI'm going to be running around taking in as much music as I can this weekend -- I'm stoked to see the Thermals, Jenny & Johnny, and Weezer, among many others, and I hope Courtney goes a little crazy, because nothing's more fun to watch than a trainwreck, but this is the stuff that I'm ... More >>
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September 4, 2010
Today/Tonight: Bumbershoot Day 1, Bumblefuck at the Belltown Underground Events Center, Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge
Joseph Peter TrainaThe Curious MysteryCheck out our picks for Day 1 of Bumbershoot, including Health, the Maldives, See Me River, Visqueen, and much, much more right here. Bumblefuck, with Naomi Punk, A Gun That Shoots Knives, Brad Dunn, KLED, Spurm, Resets, Stephanie, Valu-Pak, Contraband ... More >>
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September 5, 2010
Today/Tonight: Bumbershoot Day 2, Surfer Blood at the Hard Rock, Pavement at the Paramount
Surfer Blood Check out our picks for Day 2 of Bumbershoot, including Unnatural Helpers, Fresh Espresso, David Bazan, Jay Electronica, and much, much more, right here. The Official Bumbershoot After-Party with Surfer Blood, Dead Confederate, Futurebirds. Hard Rock Cafe, 116 Pike St., 204-2233 ... More >>
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September 6, 2010
Bumbershoot Sunday Wrap: Hole, Weezer, David Bazan, Sound Opinions, and More
Laura MusselmanSeattle's The Physics at EMP's Sky Church.Here's a look at what we loved and loathed at Bumbershoot on Sunday, Sept. 5. Check out our Saturday wrap here, and follow Reverb for Bumbershoot coverage all weekend. -- The "Sound Opinions" Guys on Why Artists Should Make Money off P ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Five Things I Learned About Costumes, Lounging, Stage Banter, and Cover Songs at Bumbershoot 2010
Paige RichmondBest Costume of Bumbershoot: Victor Shade's green spandex and yellow cape.1. Ryan Abeo looks good in tights. While performing as Victor Shade on Monday afternoon, Abeo (also known as RA Scion of Common Market) donned green spandex, gold underwear, and a yellow cape. (Doesn't hu ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Watch Surfer Blood's Television Worshipping New Video For "Floating Vibes"
After tearing it up at Bumbershoot on Monday night, Surfer Blood debuted a new music video today for "Floating Vibes," one of my many favorites off their debut, Astro Coast. The clip, helmed by G. Warner and Ralphael Blanco, is an homage to awesome television -- in it, the boys portray all our fav ... More >>
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September 10, 2010
Bumbershoot Weekend: Or How I Learned to Exploit My Geekiness For Pizza
The girl can't help it; quesadillas are delicious.This week was a personal milestone for my comedy career, as my goal this year was to perform at the 40th annual Bumbershoot Festival. Each day leading up to the Monday showcase felt like a day leading up to my favorite holiday ever, Labor Day. ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
6 Things Bumbershoot and MFNW Could Learn from Each Other About Running Music Festivals
Paige RichmondThe Head and the Heart performed at MFNW this year; THEESatisfaction performed at the same time on Saturday night. Although the venues were half a mile apart, it was nearly impossible to see both bands in one hour.After spending last week at two city music festivals, I've develo ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Could the Dave Matthews Band's Summer 2011 Break Help Bumbershoot's Attendance?
Since it's all Dave Matthews all the time on Reverb today, let's think about the fact that the DMB is taking next summer off, which means that for the first time in five years, the 60,000 folks who hit the band's three-night stand at the Gorge will have free time on their hands over Labor Da ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
RE: Dave Matthews at Bumbershoot 2011, the Festival Says They'd Totally Be Up For It
Last week, Dave Matthews told Reverb that even though his band was taking 2011 off, he was considering bringing the band out of the woodshed for their annual Labor Day Weekend series at the Gorge, and that he'd also consider playing Bumbershoot. Jon Stone, the executive director of One Reel, ... More >>
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December 7, 2010
Bumbershoot Will Get a New Ticket Structure and Business Plan In 2011
For the first time in its festival history, Bumbershoot launched a tiered ticketing system for 2010. While the standard Bumbershoot ticket was $40, and a new "economy" ticket that gave fans entrance into every show except for sets on the mainstage (Bob Dylan, Hole, Mary J. Blige) were $22. It ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends You Buy Your 3-Day Pass to Bumbershoot 2011
StrawberrylunaNo, the lineup hasn't been announced, and the festival's largest stage is being put to rest, but for $75 -- roughly the price of a single-day ticket to Sasquatch! -- it's impossible to consider Bumbershoot to be anything other than a bargain. Taking in a one-person play is worth ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
How Will Decibel Balance Booking a Stage at Bumbershoot with Curating Their Own Festival?
Memorial Stadium versus Key Arena is sort of a six of one/half-dozen of the other situation for Bumbershoot as far as I'm concerned. For me, by far the most exciting part of Monday's bundle of Bumbershoot announcements was the news that booking for the EMP Sky Church stage (with its vast, rav ... More >>
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April 26, 2011
Let the Death Cab/Bumbershoot 2011 Rumors Begin
Jesse LeDouxBumbershoot's 2011 art is some of the best the fest has commission in years. Go poke around Bumbershoot.org to see what Jesse LeDoux -- former art director at Sub Pop -- has done to the place.The Death Cab for Cutie camp unveiled more of the Seattle(ish) band's 2011 plans to suppo ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Bumbershoot Will Announce Its First Artist (Soundgarden?) on Sunday ... and Another Act Every Day During the Month of May
Festival lineups are no longer merely announced, they are turned into events and adventures. As such, One Reel -- the folks behind the 41st annual Bumbershoot Festival -- will announce the first confirmed act of the 2011 festival on Sunday around Noon on their Facebook page. Another act will ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
And the First Confirmed Act for Bumbershoot 2011 Is ... Wiz Khalifa
Yes, we were hoping for a bit splashier an announcement, too. The next Bumbershoot 2011 (Sept. 3 to 5, Seattle Center) will be announced today at Noon, with announcements to follow every day until the full lineup is revealed on June 1.
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May 2, 2011
Bumbershoot Gets Hall & Oates. Not Bad
This is more like it/something to talk about. Bumbershoot -- the 41-year-old music and arts festival that is revealing on artist a day until the full-lineup announcement on June 1 -- announced today that they've booked Daryl Hall and John Oates, the strangest hipster-approved nostalgia act o ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Holy Fuck! Catching Up on Decibel and Bumbershoot's Daily Line-Up Announcements
Atari Teenage Riot is playing Bumbershoot in 2011? Just, wow. Both Bumbershoot and Decibel Festival are rolling out their 2011 line-ups this month by doing the announce-an-artist-a-day thing--as opposed to the lump info drops favored by Sasquatch! and Capitol Hill Block Party. The advantage of this ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
Full Bumbershoot 2011 Lineup: Mavis Staples, The Kills, Hall & Oates, Macklemore, Shabazz Palaces, Lemolo, Butthole Surfers ...
Renee McMahonVetiverUpdate: This item was originally posted on Friday afternoon, but has been updated to include the day-by-day schedule. Over the last 10 years, Bumbershoot has gone from a four-day festival on Labor Day weekend sporting marquee headliners in both Seattle's Center's KeyArena ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Bumbershoot Adds Big Boi, Brings Some Headliner Muscle to the Lineup
The main criticism of the Bumbershoot 2011 lineup has been the un-debatable observation that there are few household names on the bill. Big Boi, a solo artist, and the traveling half of hip-hop masters OutKast, brings some more contemporary star power to the mix. He'll be joined by Kendrick ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Fleet Foxes Skip Bumbershoot, Book a Pair of Paramount Shows the Two Days After the Fest
Renee McMahonFleet Foxes play the Paramount Sept. 6 and 7.Time was that Labor Day Weekend was the biggest concert weekend of the summer because of Bumbershoot. This year, some of the city's biggest stars are making it a banner week for themselves, too. Just not at Bumbershoot. Let's consider ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
You Must Now Decide Between Das Racist and Jessica Lea Mayfield: The Bumbershoot Schedule Grid Has Gone Liiiiiiiiiiiiive
Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside plays Bumbershoot on Monday, Sept. 5.It's never too early to start planning you Bumbershoot (Sept. 3 to 5) weekend. Bumbershoot released the detailed schedule this afternoon, featuring previously-announced sets from Big Boi, The Presidents of the United State ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends Buying Your $75, Three-Day Pass to Bumbershoot While You Can
Because, back in the day ('97), one could see Foo Fighters, David Byrne, Beck, and ... Sheryl Crow at Bumbershoot for inside of $10 a day, every price point the festival has tried in recent years has been met with a steady stream of, "Yeah, but you used to be able to see ..." It's true, you d ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
Shabazz Palaces, Vetiver, Grant Lee Buffalo, and Others Booked for the "Secret" Bumbershoot Lounge
Phantogram is playing the Bumbershoot Lounge on Monday, Sept. 5.Yes, there is a somewhat "secret" indoor stage at Bumbershoot (Sept. 3 to 5, Seattle Center) where festival acts go to play intimate sets that are broadcast live on KEXP. And if you act really fast, you can sign up to get in on o ... More >>
Music
August 31, 2011
Duff McKagan: ? and the Mysterians
Headliners create lines. The rest of the lineup make it a festival.
Food
August 24, 2011
A Little Raskin: Bumbershoot's Food-Truck Vacancy
The Labor Day fest isn't necessarily a cash cow for mobile vendors.
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September 4, 2011
My Bumbershoot Saturday: The Weather Was Unusually Spectacular, Ray LaMontagne Surprised, Yet Crowds Were Historically Slim
Shorter lines for hand-dipped corn dogs was a pleasant byproduct of a lightly attended first day of Bumbershoot 2011."Well, this is nice," said Andy Cabic, frontman of the band Vetiver, as he looked out from the Fountain Lawn stage straight at the Space Needle and a sky full of blue. "The wea ... More >>
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September 4, 2011
250 Mags, 4 Acts, and 2 Falafels - A Saturday Afternoon Bumbershoot Recap
After Reverb Mag's launch earlier in the week, my boyfriend and I arrived at the Seattle Center early to distribute copies - with its handy Bumbershoot guide - to the first arriving festival goers. Competition was fierce and already in effect, but we held our own and within an hour our giant ... More >>
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September 4, 2011
With Good Cause, Locals Shone the Brightest at Saturday's Bumbershoot
Morgan KeulerBrite FuturesDespite Chris's cries that this year's Bumbershoot feels nothing like the fests of yore, even a lazy festival-goer could find pockets of good energy throughout the fest yesterday. You could feel it among the hormone-addled teenage fans at Brite Futures on the main st ... More >>
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September 4, 2011
With Good Cause, Locals Shone the Brightest at Saturday's Bumbershoot
A band playing in front of the Mural at a long-ago Bumbershoot (and showing off the Mural Moat-- crazy!) Photo stolen from Kerri Harrop's twitter.Despite Chris's cries that this year's Bumbershoot feels nothing like the fests of yore, even a lazy festival-goer could find pockets of good energ ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Bumbershoot Monday: Quadron Is So Sweet, Phantogram Is More Intimate, Dom Is Cranky, and Big Boi Is Too Empty
Robin Hannibal and Coco of Quadron** **Not their actual size.Quadron kicked off my third and final day of Bumbershoot with a sweet performance at the Fountain Lawn stage; vocalist Coco and producer Robin Hannibal were joined onstage by a drummer who kept time to the duo's harmonized hums and ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Bumbershoot Monday: Winding Down the Weekend with Big Boi's Bass-Heavy Medleys, Oates' Soul-Patch(?), and More
Big Boi, shiningThe first two days of Bumbershoot are always charged with a Pokemon-like compulsion to try to catch everything, but by the final day of the fest, things feel more relaxed--you've come to accept that you won't see every thing, that the weekend is slowly drawing to a close, and ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Is Bumbershoot Still a Historic Festival?
Renee McMahonDaryl Hall & John Oates (pictured) closed out Bumbumbershoot 2011 on Monday, Sept. 5.There was wiggle room aplenty, space at the front for all who wanted some, and if you found a line at Bumbershoot 2011, it was probably for what appeared to be the only coffee vendor on the festi ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Is Bumbershoot Still a Historic Festival?
Drastically thinning crowds and a deteriorating experience begs for more change.
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