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Sasquatch! Music Festival 2014 Slide Show Recap

May 27, 2014

The wild men of Kithkin showed little regard for their own safety (or the audience's) when plunging into the crowd at the Narwhal stage.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

De La Soul sounded great when they were actually rapping, but too much forced crowd work derailed the set's flow.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Shakey Graves charmed festival goers with his refreshing vocals, kick drum suitcase, and southern hospitality. (AZ)

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Chance the Rapper whipped the Bigfoot stage crowd into a frenzy during his energetic Friday performance.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Sasquatch! hosted were multiple painters at work during Sasquatch!, creating murals, decorating pyramids while the music played.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

A quintessential Sasquatch! couple.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Even Phantogram frontwoman Sarah Barthel couldn't help but dance to her band's electronic rock during its Friday evening show.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Phantogram's Sarah Barthel let her hair flow as she bangs on her tambourine.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Foals kept the energy flowing on the main stage while playing to the masses during sunset on Friday. (AZ)

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Eat your heart out fellas - L.A.'s Deap Vally took no prisoners kicking off the second day of Sasquatch. (AZ)

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

The Narwhal stage was the place to be to catch up-and-coming Seattle bands like New Lungs.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Just when you think you've seen it all at Sasquatch!, you see a stuffed squirrel with googly eyes wearing shorts.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

This year's fest featured a retro arcade tent that allowed gamers a place to unwind by shooting zombies or trying for the Ms. Pac-Man high score.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Dude York's Peter Richards showed off his superpower of shredding. Wolverine would be proud.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

A double Dutch diversion.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Reunited and it feels so good. After years apart, Outkast didn't disappoint as Friday's headliner, delivering one of the best sets of the fest.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

There was a marriage proposal during City and Colour's set on Saturday, and frontman Dallas Green brought the couple out to announce the engagement.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Australia's Cloud Control captivated the crowd during their electric set on the Yeti stage. (AZ)

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

The Sasquatch! campers found a more creative way to play beer pong on a larger scale.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Super Geek League brought its bizarre circus eccentricities to its very own stage at this year's Sasquatch!.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Big Scary's Tom Iansek tickled the keys while opening the band's dreamy sun-soaked set with the song "Twin Rivers." (AZ)

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Brody Dalle brought the raw rage as the only punk artist to play the main stage at this year's fest.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Willy Mason opened up Saturday on the main stage with his calming country-tinged songs that were aptly gentle for anyone who'd partied too hard the night before.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Deafheaven's George Clarke proved to be one of Sasquatch!'s most captivating performers with his militaristic orchestration and piercing screams.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

When Deafheaven's George Clarke wasn't screaming his lungs out, he took time to relax with some friends.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Billy McCarthy of Augustines went all out as he tumbled around the main stage and bellowed clap-heavy songs filled with vowel sound sing-alongs tailor-made for the festival environment.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Sol was part of a strong turnout for Seattle hip-hop at this year's Sasquatch!.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Sometimes you just need a moment to relax on the grass during Sasquatch!.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Anacortes's the Lonely Forest played one of their final sets before going on an indefinite hiatus at the end of the summer.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Seattle's Shelby Earl valiantly battled stage sound bleed from louder acts during her performance at the Narwal stage, providing Sasquatch! with some much needed softness.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Demetri Martin's standup set drew one of the biggest comedy crowds Sasquatch! has ever seen.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

The crowd went wild for M.I.A. during her hyper-kinetic main stage performance.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Hannibal Buress proved why he's one of the absolute best standups in the world by delivering the best comedy performance of the weekend.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Few performers work out their emotions on stage as much as the National's Matt Berninger. He brought sorrow and fury to stage during the band's headlining set.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Like a moth to the flame, Seattle's Sandrider drew a flock of festival-goers into their heavy chaos Saturday night. (AZ)

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Bob Mould had the unenviable task of vying for the Sunday afternoon rock audience while HAIM played the main stage. But even at 53, he proved he can still rock as hard as anyone at the fest.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Violent Femmes had the main stage crowd singing along as they opened their set with "Blister in the Sun."

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Critically-adored punk band Parquet Courts closed out the Yeti stage with its mosh pit-inducing sounds.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

The list of MCs better than Kid Cudi at performing live is either super short or completely non-existent. He garnered the craziest crowd of the weekend.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Portugal. the Man bassist Zach Carothers takes an unusual approach to playing his instrument on the Bigfoot stage.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Bolstered by a fantastic set list, Queens of the Stone Age closed out the Sasquatch! main stage with near flawless style.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Tacocat's Emily Nokes shows off her bubbly personality during Tacocat's energetic early Sunday set. (It's okay, I hate me for that pun too.)

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Tyler, the Creator is awful in just about every way, but fans turn out in droves regardless.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Searching for Sugar Man protagonist Rodrigez took to the Bigfoot stage to play his folky rock gems.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

No, that's not a mirror image, it's just the stylish Lucius playing the Yeti stage on Sunday.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

La Luz brought surf rock to the Yeti stage on Sunday and the dancers turned out in droves, including this fellow who busted out the worm.

By Amber Zbitnoff

The sparklers came out during Queens of the Stone Age's set.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus lets it all hang out ("it" being her tongue) during her band's impressively energetic performance.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) rocked the Yeti stage with her collection of crushingly sad songs.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Early arriving festival goers were first greeted by the sounds of Iska Dhaaf as they entered Sasquatch! on Friday.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

The Sasquatch! Music Festival invaded the Gorge Amphitheatre once again this Memorial Day weekend. From headliners including Outkast and Queens of the Stone Age to local talent like Sol and Augustines to a stuffed squirrel, we provide a chronological photo recap of the festivities for those who missed it and those looking to relive it.

Gorge Amphitheatre, Sasquatch!

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