Bumbershoot 2012 partial lineup

By Greg Roth on May 8, 2012@WeRideWhy

One Reel announced the music headliners and partial lineup for this year’s Bumbershoot festival.

This year’s headliners include the legendary Tony Bennett, alt rockers Jane’s Addiction, electronic-dance music DJ Skrillex, rappers Mac Miller and Big Sean, atmospheric rockers M83, and electronic rockers AWOLNATION. More headliners will be announced later on.

Bumbershoot happens Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 1-3, at Seattle Center. Tickets are available now for $110 for all three days or $40 for a single, day-specific ticket. Prices will increase throughout the summer with a final day-of-show price of $135 for three days and $55 for a single day. “Any day” tickets — good for any of the three days — are also available now for $55. Platinum and gold passes, which include other extras, are also available. For details on those tickets and packages and to purchase tickets now, go to www.bumbershoot.org/tickets.

Here is the lineup as of now…

Sept. 1: Jane’s Addiction, AWOLNATION, M. Ward, The Jayhawks, The Helio Sequence, City and Colour, The Heavy, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, King Khan & The Shrines, Heartless Bastards. Oberhofer, TheeSatisfaction, Damien Jurado, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Sera Cahoone, The Soul Rebels, Don’t Talk to the Cops!, Skerik’s Bandalabra, Alela Diane, The Barr Brothers, TacocaT, Unnatural Helpers, Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Polecat and Nude.

Sept. 2: Tony Bennett, Mac Miller, Big Sean, Keane, Blitzen Trapper, The Promise Ring, Yelawolf, Mudhoney, Wanda Jackson & The Dusty 45’s, The Greenhornes with Eric Burdon, Ian Hunter and the Rant Band, Civil Twilight, Fruit Bats, The Jezabels, Why?, Barcelona, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Harmonica House Party with Lee Oskar & Magic Dick, Katie Herzig, Niki and the Dove, AM & Shawn Lee, thenewno2, Gold Leaves, Karen Lovely, Deep Sea Diver, Theoretics, Eldridge Gravy & The Court Supreme, Ty Curtis Band, The Young Evils, Knowmads, Katie Kate and Eighteen Individual Eyes.

Sept. 3: Skrillex, M83, Passion Pit, Low, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Vaselines, Fujiya & Miyagi, Fishbone, Lights, Rebirth Brass Band, LP, Ty Segall, Hey Marseilles, The Wombats, Ana Tijoux, Foxy Shazam, Bombino, Omar Souleyman, Tyrone Wells and El Vez.

Check back often for updates and complete Bumbershoot coverage!

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