Rolling Stone
After 36 hours of wet, discouraging weather, Bumbershoot saw its biggest crowds on Monday for final-day headliners Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand and Black Eyed Peas. Props to the young music fans of the Pacific Northwest: without enthusiastic teens and 20-somethings braving the dreary conditions, this year’s festival would’ve been a literal washout. Local love: The Cave Singers sang beneath the Space Needle, Truckasauras rolled through EMP, and Wallpaper (actually from Auburn, Washington) covered their own greatest hits. Bumbershoot had its troubles this year, but Northwest talent wasn’t one.
BLACK EYED PEAS JOIN BUMBERSHOOT LINEUP
Seattle Times
The Black Eyed Peas, with pop singer Fergie back with the band that made her famous, joined the 2009 Bumbershoot lineup today. Other acts announced Friday for Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music and Arts festival include Canadian indie-rockers Metric and the remix duo Soulsavers, featuring singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan. The new acts join a something-for-everyone national lineup that already included Modest Mouse, Sheryl Crow, Katy Perry, Franz Ferdinand, Jason Mraz, Raphael Saadiq, All-American Rejects, U.S.E. and Brett Dennen. Local or regional acts already announced include Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Dyme Def, Truckasauras, Sleepy Eyes of Death, Past Lives, We Are Golden and Recess Monkey.
