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Bumbershoot 2014 Headliners Include the Head and the Heart, Elvis Costello, and Wu-Tang Clan

Foster the People, J. Cole, and the Replacements also highlight the Labor Day Weekend extravaganza.

Bumbershoot has revealed the crop of artists that will return the main stage to Memorial Stadium this Labor Day weekend. Highlighting the offerings are the Seattle folk rock heroes of the Head and the Heart, the hip-hop titians of the Wu-Tang Clan, living legend Elvis Costello (and the Imposters), the reunited alt-rock pioneers of the Replacements, indie pop hitmaker Foster the People, and chart-topping rapper J. Cole. And of course there’s tons of great local talent, including Seattle Met Album of the Month acts Iska Dhaaf, Dude York, La Luz, and Shelby Earl. Check out the full announced lineup below.

Tickets for Bumbershoot are on sale now at Bumbershoot.org. Festival pass cost $120–$550, while single day tickets run $50–$215.

Bumbershoot 2014’s Musical Lineup:

Saturday

Wu-Tang Clan / Elvis Costello and the Imposters / Panic! At the Disco / The Afghan Whigs / Walk the Moon / The Both / G-Easy / Danny Brown / Bobby Womack / Poliça / Big Freedia / Mac DeMarco / SZA / Yuna / The Lonely Forest / Gregory Porter / Sam Lachow / Shelby Earl / Youngblood Hawke / RA Scion / Donnie and Joe Emerson / Fly Moon Royalty / Grayskul / Tomo Nakayama / Iska Dhaaf / Cataldo / Cumulus / Dude York / McTuff / Naomi Wachira / Evan Flory Barnes + Infinity Upright! / Modern Kin / Otieno Terry    
       
Sunday
       
The Head and the Heart / The Replacements / Schoolboy Q / Los Lobos / Bootsy Collins / The Dismemberment Plan / Luscious Jackson / Pickwick / Kishi Bashi / Red Fang / Big Star’s Third / Iamsu! / Gregory Alan Isakov / Charlie Musselwhite / Mission of Burma / Architecture in Helsinki / The Dream Syndicate / Schoolyard Heroes / San Fermin / Negativland / Kins / Polyrhythmics / ILLFIGHTYOU / Jarv Dee / Sandrider / The 44’s with Kirk “Eli” Fletcher / Hobosexual / Falls / Highlands / Hermigervill / Manatee Commune / Golden Gardens / Hot Wired Rhythm Band    
       
Monday
       
Foster the People / J. Cole / Capital Cities / Neon Trees / Real Estate / Nada Surf / The Reverend Horton Heat / Aer / Twin Shadow / Jonathan Richman / Valerie June / Bomba Estéreo /Hurray for the Riff Raff / Rose Windows / Mexican Institute of Sound / DahkaBrakha / Campfire Ok / Bad Things / Julianna Barwick / Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas / Jacco Gardner / La Luz / Current Swell / Tangerine / Hoba Hoba Spirit / Kore Ionz / Jessica Pratt / Massy Ferguson / Old Man Luedecke / Western Haunts / Smokey Brights   

Bumbershoot 2014
Aug 30–Sept 1, Seattle Center, $120–$550 festival pass; $50–$215 single day tickets











Seth Sommerfeld
Seth Sommerfeld
Assistant Editor (Arts) Seth Sommerfeld runs the arts department at Seattle Met, crafting the magazine's On the Town section, editing the Culture Fiend blog, and contributing to reader service features such as “The Ultimate Seahawks Guide” and the front-of-the-book department, Mudroom. Seth has written about music and culture for Rolling Stone, Spin, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Charleston Post and Courier, Syracuse Post-Standard, and Billings Gazette. He also extensively covered the NBA Draft for years for Fox Sports and NBADraft.net, and was published as part of Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars: An Anthology. Originally from Billings, Montana, Seth first lived in Washington while earning an undergraduate degree in journalism and broadcasting at Gonzaga University. He followed up those studies at Syracuse University, where he earned a master’s degree in arts journalism.