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The Sights and Scenes From Bumbershoot

The Sights and Scenes From Bumbershoot

A look at the confetti-blasting music festival that took over Seattle Center during Labor Weekend weekend.

Bumbershoot 2017 is in the books.

Bumbershoot Takeaways: Why Does Weezer Still Exist?

Bumbershoot Takeaways: Why Does Weezer Still Exist?

The alt-rock titans of the '90s and '00s fell flat compared to Seattle upstarts.

During its lifeless Bumbershoot set on Saturday, Weezer even made an OutKast cover feel drab.

How to Get the Most Out of Your $100-Plus Bumbershoot Ticket

How to Get the Most Out of Your $100-Plus Bumbershoot Ticket

Don't make rookie mistakes. Take these festival tips from veteran Seattle music writer Chris Kornelis.

An amped up KeyArena crowd during Bumbershoot 2016.

Beloved Ask the Oracle Literary Event Goes to Bumbershoot

Beloved Ask the Oracle Literary Event Goes to Bumbershoot

Literary answers to life’s pressing questions

For 20 years, Seattle’s Hugo House has served as an urban writer’s retreat at its Capitol Hill location across from Cal Anderson Park, sponsoring and hosting a wide variety of events, residencies and services for readers and writers alike. And while the institution is admired throughout the nation for its rich and innovative programming, its…

Plan Your Bumbershoot 2016 Experience

Plan Your Bumbershoot 2016 Experience

What's going down at this year's mega-music and arts festival

Now in its 46th year, Seattle’s behemoth music and arts festival returns to Seattle Center for Labor Day weekend (September 2-4). This year’s headliners include some hometown heroes: hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Bellingham indie rockers Death Cab for Cutie. They’ll share the stage with English punk rocker Billy Idol, soulful balladeer Father…

Bumbershoot 2012 Music Lineup Announced

Bumbershoot 2012 Music Lineup Announced

Bumbershoot (9/1-9/3) announced its 2012 music lineup today, featuring mainstage acts Jane’s Addiction, Tony Bennett, Skrillex and more. On the regular lineup are The Vaselines, Blitzen Trapper and, of course, a few local acts, including, Damien Jurado, Sera Cahoone and THEE Satisfaction. And of course, there’s also a very long list of groups to discover,…

Dreams Do Come True at Bumbershoot: The Best Reader Entries from Our Platinum Pass Contest

Dreams Do Come True at Bumbershoot: The Best Reader Entries from Our Platinum Pass Contest

Our favorite reader entries from the Bumbershoot tickets giveaway

  We asked readers to share their favorite memories of Bumbershoots past – and their most vivid fantasies of future Bumbershoots. The most outstanding entry on our Facebook would receive a free pair of Platinum Passes to the 2011 festival. We had a fantastic response – and the editors had great fun reading the posts,…

Datebook: 40th Bumbershoot–Bob Dylan and More

The 40th Bumbershoot gives Seattle the gift of an American legend

When rumors started swirling that this year’s Bumbershoot headliner was Bob Dylan, many Seattleites were disbelieving. The Bob Dylan? At our little Bumbershoot? But then it turned out to be true. (And people are still in disbelief.) Perhaps not since the ’60s, when Elvis visited the World’s Fair and the Beatles played the old Coliseum,…

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