Bumbershoot 2009 :: Music Lineup Guide

Three Colours' Music Guide to Bumbershoot 2009

While there's plenty of fantastic shows this year in Bumbershoot's lineup (too many to catch), here's a guide that should hopefully steer attendees to the best musical acts of the festival. I think this is probably the strongest lineup in years, and there's bound to be some bands that I'm neglecting to put in there, but that's the magic of Bumbershoot - the most memorable acts are the ones you happen to stumble upon while wander the Seattle Center. My biggest complaint this year, however, is the overlapping shows of Telekinsis and Elvis Perkins in Dearland. Oh well, if I hustle I can probably catch most of both shows.

Info on the show:
Where? Seattle Center
When? September 5-7, 2009
How? Tickets (here) $35/$50 single day pass; $80/$120 3-day pass
[advance tickets (before Aug 21)/standard tickets (Aug 22 and after)]

Saturday - September 5
12:45 Everest (Broad St Stage)
3:30 Past Lives (EMP / SFM's Sky Church)
4:15 Low vs. Diamond (Broad St Stage)
6:00 Mat & Kim (Broad St Stage)
8:00 Telekinesis (EMP/SFM's Sky Church)
8:30 Elvis Perkins in Dearland (Northwest Court Stage)

Sunday - September 6
1:00 Cold War Kids (Samsung Mobile Mainstage)
2:30 Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Samsung Mobile Mainstage)
2:30 Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band (Broad St Stage)
4:15 U.S.E. (Broad St Stage)
6:00 Vivian Girls (Broad St Stage)
6:45 No Age (Rockstar Energy Drink Stage)
7:45 Holy Fuck (Broad St Stage)

Monday - September 7
2:30 Say Hi (Broad St Stage)
3:15 Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears (Starbucks Stage)
5:00 The Devil Makes Three (Starbucks Stage)
6:00 Akron / Family (Broad St Stage)
6:45 The Cave Singers (Starbucks Stage)
7:45 Franz Ferdinand (Samsung Mobile Mainstage)
9:15 Head Like A Kite (EMP / SFM's Sky Church)