Sasquatch! nabs NIN, Beck, Flaming Lips, more

February 21, 2006 03:19 PM
The fifth Sasquatch! Festival --an annual Memorial Day weekend occurrence at Washington state's Gorge Amphitheatre--will feature Nine Inch Nails , Beck, The Flaming Lips , Ben Harper, Death Cab for Cutie and many others, organizers announced Tuesday (2/21).

In all, the three-day event will include more than 40 acts spread out among three stages.

Additional confirmed acts are Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, Matisyahu, The Decemberists, Neko Case, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens and The Tragically Hip. The daily lineups, as of press time, are below; tickets for the May 26-28 festival go on sale March 4.

Sasquatch! was born in 2001 as a single-day event that highlighted performers from the Pacific Northwest, a tradition that continues on the event's third (or "Yeti") stage.

Among the acts that have performed during past Sasquatch! events are Kanye West, Coldplay, The Pixies, Jack Johnson, The Postal Service, Wilco, Modest Mouse, The Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, The Roots, Built To Spill, Sleater-Kinney, Jurassic 5, The New Pornographers, Thievery Corporation, Cat Power, David Cross and Damien Rice.

Sasquatch! Festival

Friday, May 26:
Main Stage: Nine Inch Nails, Special Guest - to be announced, HIM, ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Wolfmother.

Saturday, May 27:
Main Stage: Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, The Flaming Lips, The Shins, The Tragically Hip, Neko Case, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Gomez, Rogue Wave. Wookie Stage: Sam Roberts, Constantines, Architecture In Helsinki, Bedouin Soundclash, Matt Costa, The Brunettes. Yeti Stage: Tim Seely, Korby Lenker, Common Market, more artists to be announced.

Sunday May 28:
Main Stage: Beck, Death Cab For Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age, Matisyahu, The Decemberists, Nada Surf, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Blue Scholars. Wookie Stage: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Arctic Monkeys, We Are Scientists, Chad Vangaalen, The Heavenly States Yeti Stage: Rocky Votolato, Laura Veirs, Mercir, The Village Green, more artists to be announced.

[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.]
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May 2006
26-28 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Festival, Gorge Amphitheatre

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