Bumbershoot Festival Reveals First Performers

04/02/09 1:36pm

by Craig Clark (CHARTattack)

Sheryl Crow, Modest Mouse and Katy Perry are three of the headliners who'll play this summer’s installment of Bumbershoot, Seattle's Music & Arts Festival.

The 39th edition of the festival will take place on the Sept. 5 to 7 Labour Day weekend at 20 indoor and outdoor venues spread out over the 74-acre Seattle Center below the city's iconic Space Needle.

MSTRKRFT, Swollen Members and Holy Fuck will musically represent the maple leaf at the festival.

The event will feature comedy, dance, theatre, film, crafts, children's activities, literary and visual arts in addition to music.

Three-day passes are available for $80 through Aug. 21. The price increases to $120 after that. Single day tickets will be available on July 21. More information can be found on the Bumbershoot website.

Here's Bumbershoot's initial music lineup:

Sheryl Crow
Modest Mouse
Katy Perry
Michael Franti & Spearhead
De La Soul
Raphael Saadiq
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
The Long Winters
Sly & Robbie And The Taxi Gang
World Party
MSTRKRFT
Roy Ayers
Common Market
Uh Huh Her
Dave Alvin And The Guilty Women
Eric Hutchinson
No Age
Matt & Kim
Dead Confederate
The Cave Singers
Swollen Members
Vieux Farka Toure
Lenka
Gang Gang Dance
Todd Snider
Holy Fuck
DJ Spooky
Iglu And Hartly
Low Vs Diamond
Sera Cahoone
Eleni Mandell
Carrie Rodriguez
The Honey Brothers
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
Extra Glden
Cordero
Forgive Durden
Hey Marseilles
Adrian Xavier