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Bumbershoot 2014 Slide Show

September 2, 2014

...and then crowd surfed off into a new future.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Comedian Paul F. Thompkins wore white before Labor Day and looked dapper doing it.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

The weekends standup offerings featured more than a few surprise unannounced guests including the always terrific Maria Bamford.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Rory Scovel invited a 4-year-old in the audience named Aurora to play piano while he told jokes. She did not know how to play piano. They are now a traveling two-man show.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

The Native American experience was explored in the visual arts display tk.

Demian Dine' Yazhi', Custer's Last Stand, 2014, mixed media.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

The mustachioed Matt Braunger entertained audiences at the Comedy at the Playhouse standup stage.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Ted Leo and Amiee Mann's new band the Both showcased both the duo's musical talents and superb banter skills.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

The always rambunctious Danny Brown got wild at the Fisher Green Stage on Saturday...

Photography by Alison Klein

...and did so while sporting a Frank Zappa T-shirt.

Photography by Alison Klein

New York's We Are Scientists entertained an early Sunday audience with kinetic, danceable rock tunes.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

ILLFIGHTYOU even resorted to climbing when exploring the stage space during its second day set.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

The haunting notes of Craft Spells melancholy rock drifts into the trees.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Poliça brought its mix of alt-rock and synthpop sounds to the Fountain Lawn Stage on the first day of Bumbershoot.

Photography by Alison Klein

Seattle horror punk quartet Schoolyard Heroes reunited for Bumbershoot 2014 (and brought a sign language interpreter along).

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Janeane Garofalo takes a knee during her Saturday night standup set.

Photography by Alison Klein

Seattle's RA Scion helped get the Memorial Stadium crowd ready for Wu-Tang Clan with his set at the End Zone Stage.

Photography by Alison Klein

A fully loaded Wu-Tang Clan delivered a chaotic and unrelenting headlining set on Saturday night.

Photography by Alison Klein

Elvis Costello played an energetic set after celebrating his 60th birthday earlier in the week.

Photography by Alison Klein

As always, Schoolboy Q donned a bucket hat while riling up the Mainstage crowd on Sunday afternoon.

Photography by Alison Klein

Even when the tunes got dark, La Luz shined bright in the Labor Day sun.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

The visual arts exhibits gave Bumbershoot attendees a chance to escape from the frenzy outside.

Photography by Alison Klein

At Bumbershoot you can either run around between stages or just kick back and relax.

Photography by Alison Klein

The Replacements reunited a couple years back, but the band's lively Bumbershoot performance was their first Seattle gig in decades.

Photography by Alison Klein

With guests like Rory Scovel, Matt Braunger, and Janeane Garofalo, thing aptly got strange during a taping of Pete Holmes's You Made It Weird podcast.

By Seth Sommerfeld

Yep, the Replacements still rock.

Photography by Alison Klein

You can never go wrong listen to the sweet vocal tones of Pickwick's Galen Disston.

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Acclaimed Washington D.C. indie band the Dismemberment Plan belted out fan favorites during the group's Sunday night set.

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Unsurprisingly, things got very funky when Bootsy Collins closed out the Fisher Green Stage on day two.

Photography by Alison Klein

The biggest new that came out of Campfire Ok's set was that the band is changing its name to the Weather.

Photography by Alison Klein

Apparently this bro likes to party.

Photography by Alison Klein

Capitol Cities offered up a beautiful view of the Space Needle via sunglasses reflection.

Photography by Alison Klein

Tangerine provided a little dose of sister power at the End Zone Stage.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Jonathan Richman seemed to overflow with joy and silliness during his set at the Mural Amphitheatre.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Nada Surf proved to be as consistent as ever during its Labor Day evening show.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Reverend Horton Heat in the Monday darkness.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Real Estate closed out the Fountain Lawn Stage with its sharp brand of indie rock.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Capitol Cities's horn player hypes up the Mainstage crowd...

Photography by Alison Klein

...and said crowd, in turn, gets hyped.

Photography by Alison Klein

Moving the Mainstage back out to Memorial Stadium was a very, very, very good decision.

Photography by Alison Klein

Ukrainian folk quartet DakhaBrakha offered up one of the most unique sounds of the entire festival.

Photography by Alison Klein

IAMSU brought hip hop to the Fisher Green Stage on Sunday evening.

Photography by Alison Klein

Old Man Luedecke is not actually that old of a man.

Photography by Alison Klein

KEXP broadcast live sets from Bumbershoot bands all weekend from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge.

Photography by Alison Klein

Poster artists showed off and sold their wares all weekend at Flatstock in the Armory.

Photography by Alison Klein

Paul F. Thompkins played the role of a time traveling H.G. Wells interviewing Aleister Crowley during a taping of The Dead Authors Podcast.

Photography by Alison Klein

It's hard to not move (and clap) along to the beat when Twin Shadow takes the stage.

Photography by Alison Klein

While Saturday was soggy, Sunday and Monday provided perfectly sunny whether (which made it necessary for Twin Shadow's backing band to wear shades).

Photography by Alison Klein

J. Cole tried to walk the line between energetic anthems and social conscious songs during his Monday Mainstage set.

Photography by Alison Klein

Despite playing last, Aer made sure it brought insane energy for Bumbershoot 2014's final performance.

Photography by Alison Klein

The Lonely Forest played its final show on the first day of Bumbershoot...

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

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Bumbershoot always features a little bit of everything: hip hop and alt-rock legends, rising Seattle artists, top standup comedians, general lounging on the Seattle Center grass, and more. We take a (mostly) chronological look back at the Labor Day weekend festivities.
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