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R.E.M., The Cure lead Sasquatch! roster

Published February 25, 2008 02:02 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

R.E.M., The Cure [ tickets ], The Flaming Lips [ tickets ], Death Cab for Cutie [ tickets ], Modest Mouse [ tickets ], The Hives [ tickets ] and a slew of other acts have signed on for this spring's Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington.

Set to take place May 24-26 at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, WA, the event will also include performances from M.I.A., Flight of the Conchords, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Breeders, Built to Spill, Ozomatli, The Kooks, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, and Tegan & Sara, according to organizers. The compete roster of acts is included below.

R.E.M.'s Sasquatch! appearance is the second performance the group has booked in advance of the late-May launch of a headlining tour behind its forthcoming April 1 release, "Accelerate," also has a March 12 set scheduled at the annual South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX.

Tickets will hit the box office March 8, and price increases will take place on March 10 and again the week of the event. Additional information is available at the festival's website.

The forthcoming event--which will also include a comedy tent--has been certified carbon neutral by Sustainable Energy Partners.

Sasquatch! Music Festival lineup:

R.E.M.
The Cure [ tickets ]
The Flaming Lips [ tickets ] U.F.O. Show
Death Cab For Cutie
Modest Mouse [ tickets ]
M.I.A.
Flight Of The Conchords
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Michael Franti & Spearhead
The Breeders
Built To Spill
The Hives [ tickets ]
Tegan & Sara
The Presidents
Ghostland Observatory
Ozomatli
The New Pornographers
Blue Scholars
The National
The Kooks
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Cold War Kids
Beirut
Rogue Wave
Okkervil River
Fleet Foxes
Kinski
Mates of State
Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator)
Sera Cahoone
Battles
Destroyer
Dyme Def
The Blakes
Pela
Jamie Lidell
The Cops
Dengue Fever
Siberian
Say Hi
White Rabbits
David Bazan
The Little Ones
"Awesome"
Dead Confederate
The Heavenly States
65daysofstatic
Grand Archives
Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio
Joshua Morrison
Throw Me The Statue
J. Tillman
Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down
The Cave Singers
Matt Costa
The Shaky Hands

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]