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Originally published February 2, 2012 at 10:14 PM | Page modified February 3, 2012 at 6:58 AM
2012 Sasquatch! festival announced
Beck, Bon Iver, Jack White, The Shins, Pretty Lights and Tenacious D are just a few of the headliners of this year's Sasquatch! festival, May 25-28 at the Gorge Amphitheatre. Festival passes go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 11 at Sasquatchfestival.com.
Seattle Times arts writer
AUTUMN DEWILDE
Beck
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James Mercer of The Shins.
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Justin Vernon of Bon Iver
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The Head and the Heart, playing at the WaMu Theatre in Dec. 2011
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Jack Black of Tenacious D
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The Shins frontman James Mercer
Beck, Bon Iver, Jack White, The Shins, Pretty Lights and Tenacious D were just a few of the headliners of this year's Sasquatch! festival announced at the launch party at the Neptune Theatre Thursday night.
The festival takes place May 25-28 at the Gorge Amphitheatre, in George, WA. Festival passes go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 11 at Sasquatchfestival.com.
Here is the musical lineup:
Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, The Shins, Beirut, Girl Talk, The Roots, The Head & The Heart, Portlandia, Feist, Silversun Pickups, Metric, Explosions In The Sky, The Joy Formidable, Mogwai, Nero (DJ), M. Ward, John Reilly & Friends, Childish Gambino, St. Vincent, The Civil Wars, Jamey Johnson, Little Dragon, Tune-Yards, Wild Flag, Blind Pilot, Wolfgang Gartner, Beats Antique, Apparat, The Walkmen, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Mark Lanegan Band, Spiritualized, Blitzen Trapper, The Cave Singers, Shabazz Palaces, Fun., Grouplove, Tycho, Sbtrkt, Strfkr, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Deer Tick, Imelda May, Alabama Shakes, Dum Dum Girls, The Helio Sequence, Kurt Vile, Cloud Cult, We Are Augustines, Ben Howard, Here We Go Magic, Zola Jesus, The War On Drugs, Shearwater, Cass McCombs, Active Child, Trampled By Turtles, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Araabmuzik, Star Slinger, L.A. Riots, Com Truise, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, I Break Horses, Walk The Moon, Dry The River, Allen Stone, Pickwick, Hey Marseilles, Gary Clark Jr., Purity Ring, Electric Guest, Yellow Ostrich, Nobody Beats The Drum, Coeur De Pirate, Lord Huron, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Beat Connection, The Sheepdogs, Hey Rosetta!, Said The Whale, Howlin Rain, Gardens & Villa, Felix Cartal, Craft Spells, Vintage Trouble, Poor Moon, Black Whales, Gold Leaves, Greylag, Awesome Tapes From Africa, THEESatisfaction, Dyme Def, Fresh Espresso, The Physics, Sol, Metal Chocolates, Grynch, Spac3man, Don't Talk To The Cops, Scribes, Fatal Lucciauno, Fly Moon Royalty and Katie Kate.
Comedy acts on the bill include Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Todd Barry, Beardyman, Rob Delaney, Pete Holmes and Howard Kremer.
Paul de Barros: 206-464-3247 or pdebarros@seattletimes.com
