Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 09, 2014
For 44 years, Bumbershoots musical offerings have included everything under the sun. This year, the Festivals Mainstage is one of those offerings, as it moves back to the open air of Memorial Stadium and plays host to an eclectic and diverse roster of nine headliners ranging from hometown folk-rock stars The Head and the Heart to rising hip hop heroes J. Cole and ScHoolboy Q, pop hitmakers Foster the People, Panic! At The Disco, and Capital Cities, long-time favorites Elvis Costello and the Imposters and Wu-Tang Clan, and reunited alt-rockers The Replacements.
Over 100 musical acts will perform at Seattle Center over Labor Day weekend, among them legendary funk-rock pioneer Bootsy Collins and Last Soul Man Bobby Womack. Big Stars Third an all-star performance of the cult heroes iconic third album including original drummer Jody Stephens, latter day members/Posies mainstays Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, and R.E.M.s Mike Mills, an orchestra, and a galaxy of special guests will take place alongside appearances from Big Freedia, Real Estate, Los Lobos, Neon Trees, G-Easy, Mac DeMarco, and The Afghan Whigs. Bumbershoot also hosts Nada Surf (making one of only two U.S. appearances this year,) alongside very rare appearances by Luscious Jackson and The Dream Syndicate.
As always, local music is well-represented, from headliners The Head and the Heart to the dulcet sounds of neo-soulsters Pickwick, the critically acclaimed folk-pop of Shelby Earl, groundbreaking hip hop duo Grayskul, psych-rockers Rose Windows, and hard-charging houligans Hobosexual and Sandrider. La Luz, Campfire Ok, RA Scion, Sam Lachow, Tomo Nakayama, Iska Dhaaf, Tangerine, and Massy Ferguson also appear, among many others.
A separate announcement detailing Bumbershoots evening electronic programming curated by local EDM producers USC Events will be released later this month.
The announcement of the music lineup follows the unveiling of Bumbershoots Words & Ideas, visual arts, and theatre programming last month an eclectic mix of participants that include novelist Tom Robbins, 74-time Jeopardy! winner/novelist Ken Jennings with good friend/former TV writer George Meyer (The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live), and separate programs from the writers of The Simpsons and The Onion.
Confirmed musical acts are listed below by day. Single tickets (day-specific and flexible Any Day versions) are now on sale. Additional programming for comedy, film, and Youngershoot will be announced later this summer. For a complete list and full descriptions of all programming announced to date, please visit bumbershoot.org/lineup.
SATURDAY
Wu-Tang Clan
Elvis Costello and the Imposters
Panic! At The Disco
The Afghan Whigs
The Both
Walk The Moon
G-Easy
Bobby Womack
Danny Brown
Poli
