One thing's for sure about the Pacific Northwest — we love our outdoor music festivals! And this morning, the line-up was announced for the 14th Annual Summer Meltdown Festival, held at the beautiful Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater in Darrington, Washington, just 90 minutes northeast of Seattle.
From August 7th through the 10th, campout by the river and enjoy live music from: Allen Stone • STRFKR • Lord Huron • Nahko and Medicine for the People • Sir Mix-A-Lot • Black Joe Lewis • Seattle Rock Orchestra • Neon Indian (DJ Set) • The Pimps of Joytime • Zion I • ill-Esha • Five Alarm Funk • Natural Vibrations • Polyrhythmics • Flowmotion • Love and Light • Motopony • Kris Orlowski • The Grizzled Mighty • Acorn Project • Ivan and Alyosha • The Flavr Blue • The True Spokes • McTuff • Publish the Quest • Medium Troy • Yamn • Shafty • Joseph • The Strumbellas • Br’er Rabbit • Funky2Death • Cuff Lynx • MTBTZ • Preacher’s Wife • Broken Femurs • Each & All • Thione Diop and Yeke Yeke • Bakra Bata Music and Dance • Alyse Black • Purr Gato • Moon Sirens Bellydance • House of Tarab • Seraphina Fiero • Beyond the Woods • Kenzie Rose and the Juicy Jets • Sea Stars • Mother of Pearl • Planes on PaperAnd yes, you can bring the kids! Between bands, hang out with the young'uns at the Summer Meltdown’s Kids’ Zone. There, you will find hula-hoops, play-dough, sand, bubbles, face-painting, dress-up, derby car races, a lemonade stand and much more down in the meadow to the west of the Main Stage.
Passes are on sale now, and include 4 days and nights of onsite camping and unlimited access to all performances, with the next ticket tier set to increase prices on June 24th, 2014. Ticket additions for RVs and Vehicle Camping are also available. So, go out and enjoy the nice weather while you can!
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