Overview
Bumbershoot '04
Official Poster Artwork by Shawn Wolfe
By 2004, Bumbershoot continued evolving alongside a city whose cultural influence was expanding well beyond the Pacific Northwest.
Produced by One Reel, the festival remained anchored at Seattle Center each Labor Day weekend, presenting the expansive mix of music, film, theater, dance, literature, and visual art that had defined its identity for more than three decades.
As the cultural landscape shifted in the early 2000s, with new independent music scenes, digital media, and emerging artistic forms gaining attention, Bumbershoot continued adapting its programming while holding onto its core idea: a large public festival where multiple disciplines could coexist under one umbrella.
One of the festival’s enduring strengths was its sense of discovery. Visitors could arrive for a concert but leave having experienced a dance performance, a short film program, or a conversation with a writer, a structure that encouraged exploration across art forms.
By 2004, Bumbershoot had become one of the longest-running multidisciplinary arts festivals in the United States. More than thirty years after Festival ’71, it remained deeply connected to Seattle’s creative community while continuing to welcome artists and audiences from across the country.
Bumbershoot 2004's lineup included: Pixies / Public Enemy / Death Cab for Cutie / Built to Spill / NAS / Liz Phair / The Killers / Seal / Against Me! / Nick Lowe / The Walkmen / Harvey Pekar / Fred Armisen / Drive-By Truckers / The Presidents of The United States of America / Lou Barlow / Zach Galifianakis / Nickelback / Toots & The Maytals / Rise Against / Galactic / American Music Club / Bo Diddley with Johnnie Johnson & His Band / Demetri Martin / Josh Ritter / The Black Keys / Robyn Hitchcock / Pedro the Lion / These Arms Are Snakes / Kaki King / Nancy Sinatra / Hard ‘N Phirm / Kiki & Herb / Sam Roberts / Van Hunt / Puddle of Mudd / Five for Fighting / The Lashes / Peter Bagge / Soulive (featuring Reggie Watts) / The Bad Plus / Brother Ali / Mindy Smith / Ben Kweller / Mary Lynn Rajskub / Unwritten Law / Schoolyard Heroes / John Butler Trio / United State of Electronica / BR549 / Harvey Danger / The Sklar Brothers / Marc Maron / Burning Spear / Aveo / Neal Pollack & John Hodgman / Downpilot / Laura Viers & The Tortured Souls / Left Hand Smoke / Critters Buggin’ / 3 Leg Torso / A.C. Lewis / Allgo Rhythms / An American Starlet / Andy Blitz / Anna Balint / Annex Theatre / Arisawka-Doria / Artis The Spoonman / Ayinde Howell / Bakra Bata Music, Dance and Masquerade Ensemble / Bebel Gilberto / Bill Bissett / Bobby Rush / Brandy Westmore / Brian Whittingham / Bring the Rock / Brothers from Different Mothers / Buddy Wakefield / Byrdie / Cambalache / Carolyn Cruso / Cha Davis / Charles D’Ambrosio / Chris Dodge / Chris Fairbanks / Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown / Claudia Mauro / Clemens Starck / Cobra High / Colin Spring / Combustion Collective / Control Machete / Cooke ‘N’ Green / Cori Caulfield / Craig Thompson / Crooked Fingers / Dan Kentop / Dan Raphael / Darek Mazzone / David Jacobs-Strain / Dick Baaken / DJ Advent / DJ Cheb I Sabbah / DJ Cherry Canoe / DJKippy / DJ Suspense / Dog Mafia / Donald Glaude / Doug Nufer / Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio / Dub Championz / Elliott Bronstein / Face to Face / Felicia Luna Lemus / File’ Gumbo / Flave / Fourthcity Laptop Battle Showcase 2004 / Fran Varian/Erin McNamee / Gilbert Hernandez / Going South / Grayskul / Greg Behrendt / Halou / Harkonen / Henry Cooper / Hilary Goldberg / Himsa / Hint Hint / Irene Wanner / Jacob London / JD Hobson / Jessi Klein / Jessica Abel / John Olson / Jonathan Raban / Justin Roberts / Ka Liko “The Rising Star of Hawaii” featuring Makana, Jake Shimabukuru, Raiatea Helm / Kane Hodder / Kaskade / Kid Hops / Kitchen Syncopators / Koko Taylor / Krist Novoselic / Kultur Shock / Kuma / Kyle Hanson / Leif Olson / Loose Gravel and The Quarry / Lori Goldstein / Lyn Coffin / Mari-Lou Rowley / Mary Lou Sanelli / Mary Sheldon Scott/Jarrad Powell Performance / Matt Briggs / Matt Jorgenson + 451 / Mem Shannon & The Membership / Memphis Radio Kings / Michael Shrieve’s Tangletown / Mon Frere / Monster Squad / Natalie MacMaster / Nick Vigarino’s Meantown Blues / Northwest Lady Blues Allstars 2004 / Obo Addy & Kukrudo / Omar Faruk Tekbilek & His Ensemble / On the Speakers / Open Road / Paul Hunter / Paul Loeb / Paulo Da Costa / Photek / PK & What Army? / Plan B / Plastilina Mosh / Popular Shapes / Quasi Nada / Quraysh Ali Lansana / Reggie Garrett & The Snake Oil Peddlers / Richmond Fontaine / Roberta Olson / Roomful of Blues / Roxy & Clark / Sarah Rudinoff / Sekoya / Show Brazil! / Skye Moody / Sonando / Spectrum Dance Theatre / Stacey Levine / Stephanie Kallos / Sun City Girls / Susan Rich / Taarka / Tamango’s Urban Tap / Terry “Big T” Williams / The Baggy Pants / The Briefs / The Catch / The Clumsy Lovers / The Divorce / The Django-matics / The Fitness / The Foghorn String Band / The Girls / The Hudson Blues Band / The James DeJoie Quartet / The John Stephen Band / The Marley Brothers / The Pork Filled Players / The Randy Oxford Band / The Steve Luceno Band / The Three Yells / The Turn-Ons / Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited / Throw Rag / Tim Young / Troy Mink / Twister Thomas / Ursa Major / Ursula Hegi / Ursula Rucker / Vaux / Victor Noriega Trio / Vienna Teng / Vitamin D / Voices in Wartime / Wayne Federmen / Will Bernard and Motherbug / Will Power / Willie Smith
