Sasquatch lures R.E.M., Cure, Lips

Bill for three-day event, set for May 24-26 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Wash., also includes Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, M.I.A., many more.

Yet another major music festival unveiled its lineup today, but the 2008 Sasquatch Music Festival has taken a decidedly different tack in doing so.

Whereas the likes of Jack Johnson, Radiohead, Metallica, Portishead, and Pearl Jam have topped the bills of festivals such as Bonnaroo, Coachella, and All Points West, Sasquatch has picked three alternative-rock stalwarts as headliners.

The three-day festival, set for May 24-26 at the scenic Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, Wash., will feature performances from R.E.M., the Cure, and the Flaming Lips. The Lips will present their "U.F.O. show," which features a replica flying saucer and a dizzying cast of stage decorations and props.

The Sasquatch bill also includes Modest Mouse, M.I.A., Michael Franti & Spearhead, Flight of the Conchords, the New Pornographers, the Presidents, the National, Tegan & Sara, Built to Spill, the Hives, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ozomatli, Cold War Kids, the Breeders, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Okkervil River, Dengue Fever, Jamie Lidell, and Crudo, a new collaboration between Mike Patton and Dan the Automator.

The bands will perform on three stages, and the festival has added a comedy tent as well, with the lineups of comedians forthcoming.

Tickets go on sale at noon March 8 for $55.50 per day. On March 10, prices go up to $65.50 per day, and the week of the festival, beginning May 19, $75.50 per day. Sasquatch is offering a three-day ticket for $154.50 until March 9. Further details and VIP package details can be found on the Sasquatch Web site.

Check out MP3.com's coverage of the 2007 Sasquatch festival here.

The full 2008 Sasquatch Festival lineup to date:

R.E.M.

The Cure

The Flaming Lips ("U.F.O. show")

Death Cab For Cutie

Modest Mouse

M.I.A.

Michael Franti & Spearhead

Flight of the Conchords

The New Pornographers

The Presidents

The National

Tegan & Sara

Built To Spill

The Hives

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Ozomatli

Cold War Kids

The Breeders

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Okkervil River

Dengue Fever

Jamie Lidell

Crudo

Mates of State

Destroyer

Rogue Wave

Battles

Fleet Foxes

White Rabbits

The Cave Singers

Pela

Grand Archives

The Little Ones

Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay Down

Dead Confederate

65Daysofstatic

The Heavenly States

Kinski

David Bazan

Dyme Def

Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio

Sera Cahoone

Joshua Morrison

The Blakes

Siberian

Throw Me The Statue

The Cops

Say Hi

The Shaky Hands

J. Tillman