The Bumbershoot 2009 Schedule: Saturday | Sunday | Monday

The Belligerent Return of “Make Some Fucking Noise”: An Exegesis

A few years ago on Line Out, I wrote a screed about live hiphop performances. The problems are my problems, granted, but more than being mere personal pet peeves, I see them as a plague on the art form. (If (More…)

Bumbershoot Monday: A Few Final Thoughts

For the couple songs I caught, Say Hi sounded as good as I've ever seen them, playing as a trio with frontman Eric Elbogen on guitar and vocals backed by a good and rumbling rhythm section. The mix was nice, (More…)

Many More Bumbershoot Photos: Champagne Champagne, the Lonely Forest, Black Whales, Holy Fuck, Franz Ferdinand, U.S.E., David Cross, and So Much More!

Dagmar SieglindeRomance Cory GustasonCommon Market Cory GustasonDavid Cross and a Shirtless Man (More…)

The Best of Bumbershoot

In this order: 1. Modest Mouse 2. Holy Fuck 3. Gang Gang Dance (Honorable mentions: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who rocked everything right onstage but just didn't sound right in the mix; DJ Spooky's edutaining Watts/Stax mash-up; seeing and hearing Truckasauras' (More…)

My Long-Winded Re-Cap of Bumbershoot Monday

Photo by Johanna Breiding Mirah, you are so good! A lot of performers would stagnate after recording and performing for so long— singer/songwriters especially, who might subconsciously feel confined by their form— so it was really exciting to be surprised (More…)

Overheard at the Bumbershoot Comedy Stages

I spent a lot of time at the Bumbershoot comedy stages this year, seeing David Cross, Eugene Mirman, Sarah Silverman, Doug Benson, Patton Oswalt, Todd Barry, Reggie Watts, and Pete Holmes (who nearly stole the show as MC, if you (More…)

What Was the Best Thing You Saw At Bumbershoot This Weekend?

Seeing Sarah Silverman fall was a highlight for me. (And I also loved the Lonely Forest [who filled up the EMP Sky Church nearly twice its allowed capacity and debuted a brand new song that's only about two days old], (More…)

Bumberhsoot Monday: Akron/Family, Vieux Farka Tour, New Mastersounds, Janelle Monae, etc.

The cold, overcast weather yesterday seemed to bum the hell out most of the Bumbershoot crowd, which appeared to be the biggest of the weekend, if frustration levels regarding moving from one stage to the other was any gauge. Why (More…)

Bumbershoot Monday: Truckasauras

Aside from Matisyahu or whatever on the main stage, Truckasauras totally killed it yesterday. Anyone know what this song is called?? (More…)

Bumbershoot In Photos : Truckasaurus

Bumbershoot In Photos : Wallpaper

More photos after the jump. (More…)

Bumbershoot In Photos : The Cave Singers

More photos after the jump. (More…)

Bumbershoot Monday: Good News For People Who Love Modest Mouse

Blush PhotoIsaac Brock As mentioned some moments ago, Modest Mouse played a great and really nicely balanced set for their headlining, Bumbershoot-closing set in the Memorial Stadium. They didn't hit every song I wanted to hear, of course, but as (More…)

Bumbershoot Monday: Modest Mouse's Set List

Modest Mouse just killed the whole damn festival on the mainstage, and a proper review will be coming soon, but for now, here's the set list, which for my tastes was pretty nicely balanced between new and old—the newest was (More…)

Theatre Pick for Monday: Lease

I don't like improv. Call me a traitor to my theater geek roots (argh, excuse me, theatre), but I just... don't like it. Sometimes the form just seems so half-assed. Elements of stand up comedy but without the salient (More…)

Bumbershoot Sunday: One More Round of Praise for Holy Fuck

If you're going to give yourself a profane exclamation as your band name, you have to really live up to it. As has been mentioned, Holy Fuck totally live up to it. Hell, they could add a few exclamation points (More…)

Bumbershoot Sunday: A No Age Addendum

I heard some people saying No Age suffered from bad sound yesterday at the Exhibition Hall, but I have to agree with Dave's review. I think No Age sounded fine—not the best I've ever heard them, and maybe a little (More…)

Bumbershoot Sunday: Passing Impressions

You can't catch everything, but sometimes you catch just a drift of something as you're passing by en route to somewhere else. So, a couple passing impressions: -Dyme Def: Big World Breaks, all decked out in Dyme Def t-shirts, were (More…)

Bumbershoot In Photos : Metric

Bumbershoot Sunday: No Age, Roy Ayers, Holy Fuck, DJ Spooky

No Age at Exhibition Hall somehow managed to sound acceptable at this detail-killing space. Their concise noise pop sounded as catchy as it was jagged, the drums and guitar generating a punchy attack that sliced through the hall’s acoustic inadequacies. (More…)

Bumbershoot Sunday: Extra Golden

There's a beer garden on the terrace overlooking the Fisher Green Stage, and for the last two days the stage has hosted afternoon sets that were just perfect to enjoy while sipping a beer and looking out over the lawn (More…)

Awkward Question : RA Scion

"RA, Your theatrical performance and costuming was a huge surprise today at Bumbershoot...and no Sabzi!? Who did your make up!?" "Thank you! My wife did it." RA Scion, AKA: Common Market, performed at Bumbershoot yesterday, and topped off his evening (More…)

Sera Cahoone : Fingers Crossed For No Rain

Bumbershoot In Photos : Yeah Yeah Yeahs

More photos after the jump. Reviews of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' set here and here. (More…)

A Little More About Yesterday

Am I the only one who refuses to go into the gigantic yellow inflatable Trojan condom display? I saw a line of teenagers waiting to enter its cavernous, pitch-black mouth as I was rushing to the mainstage during YYY's first (More…)
 

Previews and Reviews

Articles on Some of the Big Names at This Year's Festival

Bumbershoot 2009

An Overview


Emerald Shitty

Emerald Shitty

U.S.E.: Stuff That Makes the World's Happiest Band Frown

U.S.E

Sun, 4:15–5:15 pm, Broad Street


Surviving a Nuclear Winter

Surviving a Nuclear Winter

The Lonely Forest's Year of Magical Singing

The Lonely Forest

Mon, 3:15–4:15 pm, EMP


De La Soul for Life

De La Soul for Life

The Enduring Holy Trinity of Hiphop

De La Soul

Sat, 9:30–10:45 pm, Fisher Green


Weird to Your Mother

Weird to Your Mother

Gang Gang Dance and Holy Fuck Weird-Up Bumbershoot

Gang Gang Dance
Holy Fuck

Sat, 7–8 pm, Exhibition Hall
Sun, 7:45–8:45 pm, Broad Street


Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights

The Surprising Soul of Mayer Hawthorne

Mayer Hawthorne

Sat, 4–5 pm, Fisher Green


What the Hell Is the Black Atom!?

What the Hell Is the Black Atom!?

The Whore Moans' Vaudeville Garage-Punk Soul Revue

The Whore Moans

Sat, 6:30–7:30 pm, EMP


Everything Goes Just Wrong Enough

Everything Goes Just Wrong Enough

Vivian Girls' Dreamy, Divisive Garage-Pop Racket

Vivian Girls

Sun, 6–7 pm, Broad Street


Our Jamaican Guys

Our Jamaican Guys

Singing the Praises of Prolific Jamaican Pop Musicians Sly & Robbie

Sly & Robbie & the Taxi Gang

Mon, 9:15–10:45 pm, Fisher Green


White Noise

White Noise

Five Theses on Stuff White People Like

Christian Lander's Stuff White People Like

Sun, noon–1 pm, Leo K. Theatre


Imagine There's No Judgment

The Art Grants That Yield the Most Art Ever

Dada Economics

Sat–Mon, Northwest Rooms, 11 am–8 pm



See our past Bumbershoot coverage:

Bumbershoot 2008

Bumbershoot 2007

Bumbershoot 2005

Bumbershoot 2004


 

HOURS: 11 am–11 pm


TICKETS:

  • One-day pass: $50
  • Three-day pass: $120
  • Gold Pass: $215
  • Platinum Pass: $420
  • Kids age 6-10/Seniors (65+)/Patrons with disabilities: $15 (at the gate only)
  • Kids 5 and under: free

Tickets are available at bumbershoot.org, Ticketmaster, or at the Bumbershoot gates.


MAINSTAGE SHOWS: Entrance to the final Mainstage shows of each evening requires a free pass, which you can pick up at any of four outdoor Bumbershoot information booths on the day of the show. Mainstage passes are issued one-per-customer on a first-come, first-served basis. (Afternoon Mainstage performances do not require a pass.) Note: Bags may be subject to search before entering any Mainstage show.


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