Overview
Bumbershoot '07
By 2007, Bumbershoot had firmly entered its fourth decade, continuing to adapt as the national festival landscape evolved. Admission increased to $40 a day or $100 for 3-day weekends.
Across the United States, large-scale music festivals were becoming increasingly prominent, drawing attention for their blockbuster lineups and massive crowds. Bumbershoot, produced by One Reel, continued to navigate this changing environment while maintaining the broad artistic umbrella that had defined the event since its earliest years.
Each Labor Day weekend, Seattle Center once again transformed into a vibrant hub of creative activity. Music remained a major attraction, with nationally touring performers appearing on outdoor stages, but the festival’s identity remained intentionally multidisciplinary.
One of Bumbershoot’s defining qualities remained its sense of discovery. Festivalgoers might arrive for a headline concert but spend the day exploring smaller venues, encountering experimental theater, independent films, or emerging Northwest artists.
By 2007, Bumbershoot had established itself not only as one of Seattle’s longest-running cultural traditions but also as one of the few large festivals in the country that continued to present such a wide spectrum of artistic disciplines.
More than thirty-five years after Festival ’71, the umbrella remained wide, welcoming audiences into a shared celebration of creativity at the heart of the city.
Bumbershoot 2007's line up included: A Place to Be / Adrian Xavier / Al Madrigal / Alabaster / Alela Diane / Alice de Muizon / Allison Moorer / Anberlin / Andrew Bird / Andrew Sleighter / Andy Borowitz / Andy Haynes / Andy Peters / Ann Powers / Anthony Jeselnik / Aqueduct / Army of Me / Art Brut / Aubrey Tennant / Austin Grossman / Aziza Diaz / Balagan Theatre / Barrington Levy / Berkeley Poetry Slam Team / Bert Jansch / Billy Wayne Davis / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Blood Squad / BloodHag / Book of Black Earth / Bouncing Souls / Brangien Davis / Brent Weinbach / Bryter Music / Buddy Wakefield / Bumbershoot Spelling Bee / Can Can Carnival / Carrie Akre / Center of Gravity / Central Services / Christa Bell / Christopher Frizzelle / Cody Rivers Show / Colin Hayv / Common Market / Craig Baldo / Crime Story / Crowded House / Cyclecide Bike Rodeo / D.Black / Damien Jurado / Damion Hayes / Damonde Tschritter / Dan Kennedy / Dan Moore / Dan Savage / Danger:Radio / Daniel Carroll / Daniel R. Smith / Darrell Grant Trio / Dartanion London / Das Llamas / David Cope / David Jacobs-Strain / David Silverman / Davy Rothbart / Deardorf/Peterson Group / Decadancetheatre / Devendra Banhart / DeVotchKa / Diana Young-Blanchard / Drake Witham / Dylan Rhymer / Dyme Def / Dystopia / Ellen Forney / Emmett Montgomery / Eric Weisbard / Eugene Mirman / Fahim Anwar / Fascination / Fergie / Flatstock / Fleet Foxes / Floater / For Years Blue / Forgotten Sol / Fred Armisen / Gabriel Teodros / Gary Groth / Geoff Brousseau / God’s Pottery / Gogol Bordello / Golden Umbrella Award / Graham Clark / Grand Archives / Greg Fitzsimmons / Greg Lundgren / Greg Proops / Greta Matassa Quartet / Gretta Harley / Gym Class Heroes / H. Jon Benjamin / Harrell Fletcher / Head Automatica / Hisham Mayet / Honeycut / Honeydripper All Stars / Ian Ball / Ian McFeron Band / Iceage Cobra / Identity Crisis / Instant Coffee / James Heneghen / Jana Martin / Janeane Garofalo / Jason Verlinde / Jasper Redd / Jeff Dye / Jeff VanderMeer / Jerk Alert Productions / Jet City Improv / Joan as Police Woman / Joe Meno / Joe Vespaziani / John Keister / John Legend / John Sanders / John Sayles / John Wesley Harding / Jonathan Ames / Jonathan Coulton / Joshua Lindenmayer / Joshua Roman / Joss Stone / July in September: The Short Films of Miranda July / K. Brian Neel / Kate Schatz / Katharina Tunicata / Kermet Apio / Kevin Hyder / Kevin Richards / Kids Pavilion / Kill Hannah / Kim Deitch / Kimya Dawson / Kings of Leon / Kristen Ramirez & Laura Wright / Kristen Schaal / Kristin Von Claret / Kultur Shock / Kurt B. Reighley / Kyle Cease / Lazybones / Lillydale / Loop!Station / Lupe Fiasco / Lyall Bush / Lydia Millet / Lyrics Born / Machinima / Made in Seattle / Mae / Magnolia Electric Co. / Maika Misumi Movement Troupe / Mark Boeker / Mark Huntsman / Mary Gordon / Matt Hall / Matt Schmidt / Megan Kelso / Melissa Quayle / Menomena / Merrill / Michael Ian Black / Michelangelo Matos / Mike McGonigal / Miranda July / Miss Indigo Blue / Mocean Worker / Monica Drake / Mono in VCF / My Brightest Diamond / Nancy Guppy / Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head / Nicola Griffith / Night Canopy / Norma Jean / North Twin / NorthWest Dance Syndrome / Ohmega Watts / Owen Straw / Pacific Northwest Ballet / Panic! At The Disco / Paris Hurley / Patrick Borelli / PDL / People’s Republic of Komedy / Peter Rothbart / picoso / Planet Cinema / Richard Bain / Rob Witmer / Robbie Laws Bigger Blues Band / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Roky Erickson & The Explosives / Rory Scovel / Rose Hill Drive / Rude Mechanicals / Ryan Boudinot / Ryan Cuddihy / Ryan Shaw / Saba Mohajerjasbi / Sage Francis / Salon of Shame / Sam Yahel Trio / Sarah Rudinoff / Saturna / Schoolyard Heroes / Scott Moran / Sean Devlin / Sean Nelson / Sean Paul / Seattle Poetry Slam Team / Seattle Youth Speaks / Seattle-Havana Poster Show / Seaweed / Selfick Ng-Simancas/Maki Morinoue / Shake Some Action! / Sheila Saputo / Siberian / Smoosh / Sneaky Thieves / Soulive / Spencer Moody / Spotlight Canada / St. Vincent / Stacey Levine / Stars of Track And Field / Static Invasion / Step Cousins / Steve Earle / Stranger Than Fiction / Taylor Mac / Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / The Aggrolites / The Apples in stereo / The Avett Brothers / The Bad Things / The Blakes / The Cave Singers / The Comedy Underground / The Cops / The Damnwells / The Dt’s / The F**king Eagles / The Frames / The Gourds / The Greyboy Allstars / The Holmes BrothersvThe Lashes / The Meaning of Life / The Mother Truckers / The Oliver Family / The Pharmacy / The Receiving End of Sirens / The Saturday Knights / The Shins / The Trucks / The Watson Twins / The Whore Moans / Therese Littleton / Tiny VipersvTodd Barry / Tokyo Police Club / Town Hall: You’re On The List / Travis Simmons / Trisha Ready / Ty Barnett / Vancouver Design Nerds / Vancouver Poetry Slam Team / Vau de Vire Society / Victor Noriega (Trio+2) / Viva Voce / Waxie Moon / Wesley Stace / Whitney Pastorek / Wu-Tang Clan / Yungchen Lhamo / Zap Mama
