For 49 years, Labor Day Weekend at Seattle Center was synonymous with the massive crowds and mega acts of Bumbershoot—until it wasn’t. Lackluster attendance, rising ticket prices, and a barricade collapse marred 2019’s event, prompting longtime production partner One Reel to bow out. You already know what kiboshed 2020. Then last year, incoming producer New Rising Sun promised Bumbershoot would return, better than ever.
Time to make good: Bumbershoot is back for its 50th iteration, September 2–3 at Seattle Center. Early-bird tickets ($50) go on sale this Friday, February 24 at 10am.
Details are still scant. The highly anticipated music lineup, for example, hasn’t been
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