The Sasquatch Music Festival has been a popular stop on the Pacific-Northwest summer music festival trail since its culmination in 2002 by concert promoter Adam Zacks. Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, acts as the long-standing venue of the festival and offers so much more than great natural acoustics for live performances. The Sasquatch Music Festival not only allows guests to enjoy the scenic views of the Columbia River and the Cascade Range Foothills, but they can even rent a campsite to stay on the grounds during the full three-day Memorial Day weekend event.
Although the Sasquatch Music Festival almost always took place on Memorial Day weekend, there were a few times in the festival's history that Zacks tried to change things up a bit. Despite striving for a longer four-day format that didn't sit well with the crowds, Zacks attempted to duplicate the show by putting on an additional Sasquatch Music Festival on Independence Day weekend in 2014. After an outpouring of feedback from the masses, Zacks quickly canceled the added concert and focused his full attention back on the original Sasquatch Music Festival.
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At the end of the final set at the 2018 Sasquatch Music Festival, Adam Zacks announced that he would no longer be producing the concert, nor would it return to the Gorge Amphitheatre in 2019. Though there is no return in sight for the beloved festival, its 17-year run surely left a lasting impression on the Pacific Northwest summer concert scene.
One of the most iconic things about the Sasquatch Music Festival is how many artists have graced the stage over the years. The festival hosts many varieties of music ranging from indie rock to hip-hop, EDM and more. Some of the musicians to perform at the festival over the years include
The Cure
,
Modest Mouse
,
Foo Fighters
,
Kendrick Lamar
,
Mumford & Sons
and
Imagine Dragons
, to name a few.
There are typically five stages at the annual Sasquatch Music Festival. Headliners and significant performances take place on the Sasquatch main stage. Then there is the Bigfoot stage, Yeti stage and El Chupacabra, which hosts comedians or electronic music performances. The fifth stage, last known as the Uranus stage, usually has a different name each year but was not present at the festival in 2017.
Although most of the festivities are based around music, you can always head to one of the smaller stages to see a comedian or a beginning new artist perform. The goal of the Sasquatch Music Festival is to enjoy the natural landscape and go off the grid for a weekend to enjoy fun in the sun with some of the best performers worldwide.
The final Sasquatch Music Festival in 2018 boasted a lineup with lesser-known artists and older headliners like
Modest Mouse
and
Bon Iver
. Some of the other acts to perform at the last Sasquatch Music Festival included
Lizzo
,
Algiers
,
Hurray for the Riff Raff
,
Thundercat
,
Whitney
and
Hippo Campus
, to name a few.