Yesterday the team behind the Sasquatch music festival announced that they would be expanding! Instead of just conquering Memorial Day Weekend, they will now be having another Sasquatch fest during the weekend of the 4th of July. Can we even call it Sasquatch part 2 though? After all, it’s a completely different lineup. Initially, I thought that most people would find this to be good news, but so far, all of my friends have been disappointed about it. However, I have taken on a completely different standpoint having been in the shoes of a booker previously – and that is that this is going to pose some serious problems for the Capitol Hill Block Party. I’m not sure if these planners are friends with each other – I like to assume “yes” because that’s just how it is in Seattle music, but having two different festivals in the same month is going to bring up the issue of blackouts. ie) if one band plays at one music festival, they may not be able to perform in the area for a month or two for fear of taking audiences away from the event they are throwing. Basically Sasquatch and Capitol Hill Block Party are going to have to battle to the death for the bands they want.

For attendees, their concerns revolve around when these two lineups are going to be announced. Will it be at the same time? If so, that would be ideal so that they can choose which weekend they would rather attend. If not, that’s just going to be a bummer.