The Shackeltons at Bumbershoot 2008 ::: photo by Abbey Simmons

Bumbershoot’s just relesed their full schedule and added a few more big name bands to the bill. As of today, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Cold War Kids will both be gracing the Mainstage on Saturday.

Even a cursory glance at the showtimes reveals some major scheduling dilemas. Notably: Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground vs. The Long Winters on Friday and Black Joe Lewis vs. Lonely Forest vs. Grand Hallway on Sunday. I’m still scratching my head over Elvis Perkins in Dearland placement on the NW Court stage, but you better believe I’ll be sitting their cross legged and enamored.

Taking a peek at the schedule certainly makes me more excited for Bumbershoot to come, so I suggest you start your planning and the difficult what-show-when debates now. Here’s the full Bumbershoot Schedule.

You’ve seen a few of my recommendations with a few more coming, but here’s what my honest to god Bumbershoot Schedule is going to look like.

Start Your Bumbershoot with the New Faces::: photo by Josh

SATURDAY AUGUST 30

Sad to say it, but I’m a little under-whelmed by Saturday’s schedule. Still, a few of my must catch acts are playing early on Saturday–so I’ll be there from the very start.

12:30 -1:30 : NEW FACES @ the EMP Sky Church
1:00 - 2:15 : NEKO CASE @ Mainstage (i.e. Memorial Stadium)
3:30 - 4:30 : THE VALLEY @ EMP Sky Church
4:00 - 5:00 : THAO with THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN @ The Broad Street Stage
for me the really interesting stuff ends there, so I’ll probably spend sometime walking around the always amazing, tempting, and ultimately bank-breaking FLATSTOCK 
7:30 - 8:45 : MAN MAN @ the Broad Street Stage
9:15 - 10:45 : BECK @ The Mainstage

End your Sunday w/ Thee Emergency ::: photo by abbey  

SUNDAY AUGUST 31st

For me, this is Bumbershoot’s most exciting day line-up wise and it has almost nothing to do with the Headliners or “big acts” (minus the Black Keys, who I am so so excited to see I can hardly contain myself).

12:00 - 1:00 : STAR ANNA @ the Mural Amphitheater (i’m skipping out early to catch)
12:30 - 1:30 : THE LONELY H @ EMP Sky Church
2:30 - 3:30 : THE SHACKELTONS @ the Broad Street stage
5:00 - 6:00 : RAVENS & CHIMES @ EMP Sky Church
6:00 - 7:00 : THE WHIGS @ the Broad Street stage
7:45 - 8:45 : THE BLACK KEYS @ The Mainstage
9:30 - 10:30 : THEE EMERGENCY @ EMP Sky Church  
 * since the Sky Church will doubtlessly be full for Thee Emergency. If you don’t make it in, wander over to The Broad Street Stage and catch TAPES’N'TAPES

End your Bumbershoot with Black Eyes & Neckties ::: photo by josh

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1st

Holy fuck, how is already September? How is it already the end of Bumbershoot?!? At least the festival ends with a bang this year, while half of the city will be trying to see Death Cab for Cutie at the Mainstage–I am going to blissed out as Black Eyes & Neckties turn the EMP Sky Church into a gothic masterpiece of theatre and screams.

12:00 - 1:00 : VINCE MIRA & THE ROY KAY TRIO @ Mural Amphitheater

at this point my day could go two very different routes:
2:30 - 3:30 : MONOTONIX @ Exhibition Hall
4:15 - 5:15 : DAN DEACON @ Exhibition Hall
                       OR
3:00 - 4:00 : SHANE TUTMARC & THE TRAVELING MERCIES @ EMP Sky Church
4:30 - 5:30 : THE MALDIVES @ EMP Sky Church

6:00 - 7:00 : FERAL CHILDREN @ EMP Sky Church
6:45 - 7:45 : ARTHUR & YU @ Mural Amphitheater
9:00 - 10:00 : BLACK EYES & NECKTIES @ EMP Sky Church