Scott McDonald

The Sasquatch! Festival has just announced their 2008 lineup of artists and will feature big guns like R.E.M., The Cure, Modest Mouse, M.I.A., Death Cab, and the mighty Flaming Lips. The annual ode to our Chewbacca-like friend will take place from May 24-26 (Memorial Day weekend) at the beautiful Gorge in Washington. Veteran attendees can attest to the beauty of the terrain, which adds to the overall music experience. So what does Sasquatch! offer that the other competitors don't? The long awaited premiere of The Flaming Lips movie Christmas on Mars and a full-blown comedy tent for people who simply need to cheer up.

Confirmed footprints:

R.E.M., The Cure, Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie, the Flaming Lips, M.I.A., the New Pornographers, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Battles, the National, Beirut, Destroyer, Okkervil River, Built to Spill, Jamie Lidell, the Breeders, Fleet Foxes, White Rabbits, the Cave Singers, Tegan and Sara, Flight of the Conchords, the Kooks, the Hives, Grand Archives, Mates of State, Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, Rogue Wave, Sera Cahoone, David Bazan, the Little Ones, Kinski, Throw Me the Statue, the Shaky Hands and more.

- Tickets will go on sale March 8 at noon for $55.50 per day (limited).
- A discounted three-day pass is available for a very limited time at $150.50 (plus $1 charity). Offer ends Sunday, March 9th at midnight.




www.sasquatchfestival.com