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Bumbershoot 2015 Photo Recap

The musical highs and stormy lows of this year's Labor Day Weekend arts festival.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff Edited by Seth Sommerfeld September 8, 2015

Early arrivers on Saturday were treated to the sounds of Soft Sleep on the Fisher Green Stage.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The writers of Brooklyn Nine-Nine discussed their process during The A.V. Club's panel.

Photo by Seth Sommerfeld.

Local rock group Deep Creep rocked out before things turned sour on Saturday.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The weather gods weren't in a good mood on Saturday...

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The reunited Babes in Toyland brought its heavy brand of alt-rock to Bumbershoot before having its set cut short because of the festival-wide lightening delay.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The Memorial Stadium stands provided a less soggy place to watch the music on Saturday.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The smooth vocals of R&B singer Jhené Alko provided a sunny respite on a stormy day.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Those seeking refuge from the weather escaped to the Armory to check out Flatstock.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Smokey Brights singing it loud and proud.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

While Cake's John McCrea was vocally under the weather, the band still managed to soldier through an entertaining set at the Fisher Green Stage.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The always colorful and energetic Fitz and the Tantrums howled the night away at Memorial Stadium.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Awww 'shoot.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Country crooner Kacey Musgraves delivered one of the festival's highlights with her heady songcraft and illuminated pink cowboys.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The Memorial Stadium crowd went wild when the Weeknd brought his white hot hits to Bumbershoot.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The not follically challenged Israel Nash blended rock and alt-country to kick off Sunday's festivities.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Authors Sherman Alexie and Jess Walter taped an episode of their podcast A Tiny Sense of Accomplishemnt in the Bagley Wright Theatre.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The indie pop of Mikal Cronin sounded every so sweet early on Sunday.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Between Garage and Grunge: Glitter, Glam and Proto-Punk In Seattle’s Subversive 70s presented an often overlooked period in Seattle's musical history through relics like concert posters and old costumes.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Festival goers left post-it messages at the Seattle-Havana-Tehran Poster Design Show for when the show travels to the other cities in its name.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

King Buzzo of the Melvins provided Bumbershoot with its heaviest sounds.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The fun loving rock of Unlikely Friends warmed up Sunday afternoon.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Brand New led the crowd in boisterous sing/scream-alongs during its superb set.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The Seattle Sounders band Sound Wave marched its musical fanfare around Seattle Center on Sunday.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Punk icon Mike Ness of Social Distortion soaked in the music.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff

Local favorites the Cave Singers only lived up to half of its name crooning outside on the Fisher Green Stage.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Seattle's Hibou (aka Peter Michel) played his breezy indie rock on the Broad Street Stage.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The Punch Brothers busted out the rock faces during its myriad of complex bluegrass solos.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Faith No More's Mike Patton finds solace in the flowers during Sunday's headlining set.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

After all these years, Patton still hasn't fully grasped how microphones work.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Thankfully, Neko Case was not hit by any passing traffic.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Oh, hey. It turns out Seattle Center is pretty gorgeous when there aren't storms all day.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Casually dressed festivalgoers.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Many comedy podcasts like Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend used Bumbershoot to tape live episodes.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The sunny Monday crowd checks out the Moth and the Flame at the Fisher Green Stage.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Nerdy music duo Paul and Storm delighted the geeks gathered to watch them perform in the Cornish Black Box Theatre.

Photo by Seth Sommerfeld.

Bread and Butter and rock and roll.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

There was a pretty healthy dance vibe going on during Bread and Butter's Broad Street Stage set.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Flowers and needles.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Bothell native Robert DeLong inspired his hoards of face paint-adorned fans to day dance in Memorial Stadium.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

The mustachioed Kris Orlowski brought his Seattle songwriting chops to the Mural Stage.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Brandon Flowers proved his worth as a solo artist with an exhilarating set (and he threw in three the Killers songs for good measure).

Photo by Seth Sommerfeld.

Minus the Bear guitarist David Knudson caught mid-head band.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Devotchka's gypsy punk featured some visually illuminating instruments.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Kids packed KeyArena for EDM acts like Keys N Krates.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Pop star Ellie Gouldring's voice is as beautiful as her fashion sense is hideous.

Photo by Amber Zbitnoff.

Bumbershoot 2015 didn't get off to the best start. Saturday say heavy rain and a prolonged lightning delay that damped the mood of many attendees. But the whole weekend wasn't all gloomy. There were plenty of musical, comedy, and arts highlights that were enough to brighten anyone's festivalgoing experience. Relive the three-day extravaganza with this chronological photo recap.

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