R.E.M., The Cure And Modest Mouse Playing Sasquatch

02/27/08 7:00pm

Whether Bigfoot will make an appearance remains to be seen, but more than 50 acts have been confirmed for this year's Sasquatch Music Festival.

This is the indie-centric festival's sixth year, and it will be held from May 24 to 26 at the Gorge Amphitheatre near George, Washington. The lineup includes R.E.M., The Cure, The Flaming Lips' "U.F.O. Show," Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse and M.I.A.. Canadians Tegan & Sara, The New Pornographers and Destroyer will also perform.

Tickets go on sale March 8 on the festival's website. For that weekend only, they'll cost $55.50 U.S. per day. They can be purchased at $65.50 per day after March 10, and the price rises to $75.50 per day after May 19. Those who wish to attend all three days can buy weekend passes for $150.50 until March 9 at midnight. One dollar from each ticket purchase will be donated to charity. On-site camping is also available at $40 a day per vehicle, or $100 for all three days.

The Sasquatch Music Festival began in 2002 and previous events have featured Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Interpol, Pixies and The Postal Service.

Here are the artists performing at the Sasquatch Music Festival:

R.E.M.
The Cure
The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show
Death Cab For Cutie
Modest Mouse
M.I.A.
Flight Of The Concords
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Michael Franti & Spearhead
The Breeders
Built To Spill
The Hives
Tegan & Sara
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
Sera Cahoone
Crudo (featuring Mike Patton and Dan The Automator)
Battles
Destroyer
Dyme Def
The Blakes
Pela
Jamie Lidell
The Cops
Dengue Fever
Siberian
Say Hi (formerly Say Hi To Your Mom)
White Rabbits
Dave 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
The Shaky Hands
Thao Nguyen with The Get Down Stay Down
Matt Costa
The Cave Singers