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Lupe Fiasco, Crowded House, Gogol Bordello, Lyrics Born are also on board for event, set for September 1-3 throughout the Seattle Center.
Bumbershoot, Seattle's annual arts bonanza, unveiled its preliminary music lineup today, a wide-ranging cast that includes the Shins, Wu-Tang Clan, Panic! At the Disco, Lupe Fiasco, Crowded House, and Gogol Bordello, among others.
The three-day event, set for Labor Day weekend (September 1-3), will be held throughout Seattle Center, the city's 74-acre park beneath the emblematic Space Needle. It will also include acts like Kill Hannah, Norma Jean, Plain White T's, the Gourds, Lyrics Born, DeVotchKa, Steve Earle, Roky Erickson & the Explosives, and the Aggrolites.
The festival will round out its lineup in the coming months. Discounted three-day passes are on sale now at Bumbershoot.org for $75 until August 17, and $95 from then on. Day passes will cost $30 from July 13 thru Aug. 17, and $35
Bumbershoot's non-musical activities will include three stages of comedy (up from two last year), the Flatstock poster art fair, readings from writers Miranda July and This American Life contributor Davy Rothbart, visual arts exhibitions, dance, and theatre performances and the 1 Reel Film Festival.





