Overview
Bumbershoot '02
Official Poster Artwork by Jeff Kleinsmith
In 2002, Bumbershoot returned to Seattle Center with a renewed sense of purpose.
The previous year had closed on a profoundly difficult note for the nation following the September 11 attacks, and cultural events across the country were grappling with how to move forward. Bumbershoot, produced by One Reel, continued its long-standing tradition of bringing people together through art, music, and shared public experience.
As it entered its fourth decade, the festival remained rooted in the multidisciplinary vision that had defined it since its earliest years. Across Seattle Center, audiences encountered a wide range of programming, from large outdoor concerts to intimate performances and exhibitions spanning multiple art forms.
Even as the music programming drew large crowds, Bumbershoot’s broader cultural scope remained central to its identity. The festival encouraged exploration, inviting visitors to move across the campus and experience different creative disciplines throughout the day.
By 2002, more than thirty years after Festival ’71, Bumbershoot continued to serve as one of Seattle’s most important public cultural gatherings: a place where art, community, and curiosity met under the same umbrella.
Bumbershoot 2002's line up included: Lou Reed / Sonic Youth / Everclear / Ani DiFranco / Modest Mouse / Wyclef Jean / Wilco / The Shins / Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings / Sarah Silverman / Zach Galifianakis / Death Cab for Cutie / Richard Thompson / Buddy & Julie Miller / Fred Armisen / Lifehouse / The Gourds / Jonatha Brooke / Jonny Lang / Yonder Mountain String Band / Concrete Blonde / Beachwood Sparks / Christy McWilson / Dave Davies / Blackalicious / Blonde Redhead / Nappy Roots / Ramsey Lewis Trio / Michelle Shocked / Kristin Hersh / Jon Glaser / Lifesavas / Luna / Jon Benjamin / Marc Ribot Trio / Arj Barker / 4th Avenue Jones / Anna Balint / Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra / Breyten Breytenbach / Carolyne Wright / Clint Catalyst / Coco Montoya / Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks / Dave Edmunds / Dayton Contemporary Dance Company / Debra Magpie Earling / The Derailers / Donald Glaude / Doug Benson / El Vez / Emma Donoghue / Eric Drysdale / Gypsy Caravan / Heavyweight Art Installation / Isle of Klezbos / The Itals / Jamie Adkins / Janaene Garofalo / Jennifer Clement / Jenny Toomey / Joanne KygerJohn Cowan / Jon Dee Graham / June Melby / Kevin Joyce / Kevn Kinney / Leonard Schwartz / Les Soeurs Pilleres / Linton Kwesi Johnson / Mat Plendl / The Mekons / Micheline Aharonian Marcom / Muckafurgason / Otis Taylor / The Peres Brothers / Petra Lange / Sam Bus / The Saw Doctors / Si*Sé / Slovin & Allen / Stanley Jordan / Tony Camin / Tony Rice & Peter Rowan / Toshi Reagon / Xue Di / Zuco 103
