Now approaching half a century old, Bumbershoot is one of Seattle’s largest cultural touchstones. Each year, thousands of people from across the country flock to this acclaimed festival, which has become one of the biggest and beloved festivals in North America, while maintaining its Northwest spirit and innovative roots. The 2018 festival goes down August 31st – September 2nd at Seattle Center in Seattle, WA.
The name Bumbershoot was chosen both as a knowing nod of respect to our city’s most famous weather pattern and as a symbol of the overarching mission of this festival: to be an umbrella for all of the arts. Since 1972, Bumbershoot has been a multi-disciplinary arts festival showcasing the best of music, comedy, dance, film, literary arts, performing arts, theatre, visual arts and more. Spanning the Seattle Center grounds, a campus originally created for the 1962 World’s Fair, Bumbershoot has continued its legacy of celebrating innovation and the search for what’s next.
Ticket Price: $220 (3-Day); $475 (VIP)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- AJR
- Arkells
- Bahamas
- Bas
- Bishop Briggs
- Black Pistol Fire
- Blondie
- Cherry Glazerr
- Chromeo
- Cold War Kids
- Craig Jaffe
- DVSN
- Deorro
- Dr. Octagon
- Duckwrth
- Ducky
- Elderbrook
- Ella Vos
- Elohim
- Emancipator
- Eugene Mirman
- Fisher
- Fleet Foxes
- Great Grandpa
- Gryffin
- Illenium
- J. Cole
- Jade Bird
- Kelela
- Knox Fortune
- Lane 8
- Let's Eat Grandma
- Lil Wayne
- London On Da Track
- Lovelytheband
- Ludacris
- Marc E. Bassy
- Marian Hill
- Mikky Ekko
- Moses Sumney
- Mt. Joy
- Mura Masa
- Noah Gundersen
- Nothing, Nowhere.
- Phoenix
- Pink Slips
- Poolside
- Portugal. the Man
- RL Grime
- Rhye
- Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
- SZA
- Sasha Sloan
- Skating Polly
- Superorganism
- T-Pain
- The Chainsmokers
- The Regrettes
- The Revolution
- Tinashe
- Towkio
- Tritonal
- Xavier Omar
- Young Thug
- Yuno
Festival News and Rumors

Corona Capital 2023 Lineup Brings The Cure, Blur, and Pulp to Mexico City
Scoop Harrison June 5, 2023

Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023

Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023

Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023

The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023

Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023