Slideshow: Inside Bumbershoot 2011
Sir Thomas Gray of Seattle hip-hop crew Champagne Champagne helps kick things off on Saturday.
Champagne Champagne gets rowdy at Fisher Green stage.
Seattle hip-hop group Shabazz Palaces (led by Ishmael Butler, pictured) plays to a huge crowd at Fisher Green stage on Saturday.
Paul Saulnier of Canadian duo PS I Love You brings fuzzed-out indie pop to Bumbershoot on Saturday.
New Orleans jazz-funk kid Trombone Shorty (née Troy Andrews) shown here in the middle of a electrifying three-minute horn solo on Saturday.
South African troubadour Vusi Mahlasela plays the mainstage on Saturday night.
Local band the Lonely Forest plays to a packed tent at Toyota’s Free Yr Radio Stage.
Local boys Mad Rad on the Fisher Green stage Sunday afternoon.
I was on the lookout for Orange Man this weekend but spotted this Orange Lady instead, spreading the Bumbershoot love.
Alaina Moore of Tennis belts out a tune from the duo’s debut album, pop gem Cape Dory.
Sometimes after all that rockin’ you just need a nap. Little Joey takes a break during the Tennis set at the Fountain Lawn stage on Sunday. His father proudly insisted that Joey was wearing a Sex Pistols T-shirt.
The Flatstock poster exhibition returned to Fisher Pavilion for its 31st year; more than 75 artists from across the country had their gig posters and art prints on display.
Portland-based outfit March Forth Marching Band leads the crowd in a parade through the festival grounds following its jam-packed set at the Starbucks stage.
An art installation by W. Scott Trimble called Skaters Gauntlet taunts lingering skaters with its "Absolutely No Skateboarding!" signs.
Bumbershoot loves its veteran acts: Legendary sessions man Leon Russell brought some rock, funk, and blues to the Starbucks stage Sunday night.
John Dwyer, front man of garage rock band Thee Oh Sees, at the Fountain Lawn stage on Sunday.
Dennis Coffey of Motown session band the Funk Brothers rolls on his own on Monday.
Claire Evans of Portland band Yacht salutes the crowd after the electro-pop duo worked everyone into a dancing frenzy on Monday. What’s next, you ask?
If you’re Yacht, you invite the audience onto the stage for an impromptu dance party. Security be damned!
