This Memorial Day weekend Vancity Buzz will be bringing you coverage from the Gorge Amphitheatre in eastern Washington at the 12th annual Sasquatch Music Festival. This year’s must-hit summer festival draws an eclectic range of musicians and comedians to its five stages including Mumford and Sons, Sigur Ros, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, the Lumineers, and the Postal Service. The great thing about having a major music festival nearby is a lot of the bands will continue their tour through Vancouver. You can be assured that if a band is on the Sasquatch lineup, it is worth spending your dollars on to see live in an intimate local venue. Here’s a list of a few notable performances in Vancouver before and after Sasquatch:
Thursday May 23
Akron/Family – Biltmore Cabaret
Suuns – The Media Club
Youth Lagoon – Venue
Friday May 24
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Commodore Ballroom
Mumford and Sons – Holland Park
The xx – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Saturday May 25
Ariel Pink – Biltmore Cabaret
Baths – Fortune Sound Club
Sunday May 26
Atlas Genius – Venue
Devendra Banhart – Commodore Ballroom
Holy Ghost! – Five Sixty
Monday May 27
Radical Face – The Media Club
Sigur Ros – Deer Lake Park
Tame Impala – Commodore Ballroom
Youngblood Hawke – Venue
Thursday May 30
Surfer Blood (opening for Foals) – Commodore Ballroom
Thusrday June 6
Ryan Bingham – Venue
Who are you excited to see this year? Who should Vancity Buzz feature in our Sasquatch review? Tear up the comments section; we want to hear from you! Lock in this Sasquatch Preview playlist and stay tuned for our coverage after the show!
http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Sasquatch+2013/86016326
Words and Photo by James Oborne
Twitter: @obeezyjay
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