The 2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival is now sold out, with the highest amount of tickets sold in the quickest time since the festival’s inception. Proudly featuring the recently reunited Pavement, Massive Attack, My Morning Jacket, Ween, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Kid Cudi, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Band of Horses and many others, the festival confirms its final lineup and stage schedule while adding comedian Aziz Ansari, They Might Be Giants and more. In anticipation of this year’s lineup AOL’s Spinner says, “It’s pretty much a dream lineup for indie kids...Maybe it’s time to start planning your summer kick-off.” Please see below for the complete festival lineup.
Sasquatch! returns to The Gorge in Quincy, WA May 29-31 (Memorial Day Weekend) following early sellouts and rave reviews the past several years. Festival tickets, which are nearly sold out already, are now available at sasquatchfestival.com
Festival creator Adam Zacks founded Sasquatch! in 2002 with the aim of constructing an event that catered to the eclectic tastes of voracious music enthusiasts. Zacks personally curates the lineups for each Sasquatch! Festival, hand-picking the diverse array of artists. “It’s our goal each year to present a fresh lineup that reflects the independent spirit of the Pacific Northwest, respects the artists and audience, and celebrates the grandeur of The Gorge.”
The Sasquatch! Festival has established a tradition of presenting critically acclaimed emerging artists alongside established headliners. Previous lineups have spanned a broad spectrum of genres from rock to hip-hop, electronic to singer-songwriters; past performers include R.E.M. Coldplay, Kanye West, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, The Cure, Björk, and M.I.A. The festival also has a history of incorporating comedy including performances by Flight of The Conchords, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, and many more.
In the tradition of American Honda’s sustainability efforts at music festivals in 2009, Honda will be an official eco-partner for the 2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival. As an official eco-partner, Honda will present the festival’s solar-powered Honda Big Foot Solar Stage and the nearby Honda Hybrid Zone, displaying Honda’s hybrid vehicle fleet: the CR-Z sport hybrid coupe; Insight hybrid sedan; and the Civic hybrid sedan. In an effort to educate concertgoers on fundamentals of sustainability, the Honda Hybrid Zone will showcase Honda’s hybrid technology and other socially and eco-responsible initiatives. Additionally, carbon offsets for the majority of the greenhouse gas emissions created by the Sasquatch! Music Festival will be provided by Honda through Carbon Harmony.
Continued greening initiatives with Esurance, the title sponsor of the 2010 festival, are also included on this year’s agenda. For the past three years, the direct-to-consumer auto insurance provider has teamed up with Sasquatch to promote a greener festival. By increasing sustainable practices at the Gorge, including an expanded recycling program, eco-friendly signage, and energy-efficient lighting, they were able to reduce the overall carbon footprint at the venue compared to previous years. And this year, Esurance continues its drive toward a planet-friendly festival by offering concert-goers carpooling options. Attendees who sign up to give a ride or get a ride through the Esurance Road Trip website have a shot at winning cool prizes. Find out more at http://www.esurance.com/roadtrip.
2010 SASQUATCH! FESTIVAL LINEUP:
Saturday, May 29
My Morning Jacket
Vampire Weekend
The National
Broken Social Scene
Deadmau5
OK Go
Wale
Minus the Bear
Brother Ali
Shabazz Palaces
Public Enemy
The Hold Steady
Miike Snow
The Posies
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Portugal. The Man
Mumford & Sons
Why?
The Lonely Forest
Patrick Watson
The Middle East
Nurses
Fool’s Gold
Morning Teleportation
Aziz Ansari
Garfunkel & Oates
Nick Kroll
Moshe Kasher
Z-Trip
Dam-Funk
The Very Best
Sunday, May 30
Massive Attack
Pavement
LCD Soundsystem
Tegan & Sara
Kid Cudi
They Might Be Giants
Midlake
Caribou
Nada Surf
Dirty Projectors
Girls
The xx
City & Colour
Cymbals Eat Guitars
The Tallest Man on Earth
Local Natives
Fruit Bats
Vetiver
Freelance Whales
Avi Buffalo
tUnE-YarDs
Jets Overhead
Martina Topley Bird
Mike Birbiglia
Rob Riggle
Luke Burbank
Rory Scovel
Booka Shade
Simian Mobile Disco
A-Trak
Yacht
Monday, May 31
Ween
MGMT
Band of Horses
She & Him
Passion Pit
Drive By Truckers
The Temper Trap
Mayer Hawthorne
The Heavy
The New Pornographers
Camera Obscura
The Mountain Goats
Dr. Dog
Quasi
Yes Giantess
Jaguar Love
No Age
Japandroids
Telekinesis
Fresh Espresso
Phantogram
Past Lives
Shadow Shadow Shade
Craig Robinson
Bobcat Goldthwait
Todd Barry
Hannibal Buress
Boys Noize
Neon Indian
Hudson Mohawke
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