Rock Festival Guide 2008: From Coachella to Lollapalooza

Sasquatch!
May 24-26
The Gorge Amiphitheatre in George, Washington

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The Lineup: R.E.M., The Cure, Death Cab for Cutie, the Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show, the Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, M.I.A., the New Pornographers, the National, Ozomatli, the Presidents of the United States of America, Flight of the Conchords, Built to Spill, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, the Hives, Tegan & Sara, Beirut, Dengue Fever, the Breeders, Destroyer, Okkervil River, Kathleen Edwards and more.

The Cost: The 3-Day passes have sold out. Single day tickets cost $66.50 a day until the week of the festival, when they go up to $76.50. VIP Tickets, which are only available until May 9, cost $750 each and offer the usual special seating, free food and air-conditioned restrooms.

The Skinny: It's an aging alt-rocker's dream — and that's not a bad thing. R.E.M., the Cure and the Flaming Lips are the fest's three headliners, and all of them are well-versed in the art of the stellar live show. The other acts are also decidedly left of the proverbial dial, making this a fest that first Seattle's progressive reputation. The festival is located at the Gorge Amphitheatre at the base of the Columbia River, making for a view that's nothing short of breathtaking. As if that's not enough, the Festival is also hosting the premiere of the Flaming Lips oft-discussed, seldom-believed movie Christmas on Mars. And what better place to watch a movie about Christmas than in the middle of a steamy gorge in Seattle?

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