Janes Addiction and Nine Inch Nails? It's like it's 1994 and the original Loolapalooza all over again. Weird.

Excited for some of the local bands I see on there though! (Dutchess and the Duke, Pica Beats, Horse Feathers, Loch Lomond = A++.

wrens. devotchka. shearwater. blind pilot. avett brothers. JV. it's like, the most awesome sad bastard fest, ever!

[WRENS!!!]

lots of repeats, and i'm not that into most of the headliners...but i'm really excited about some of the smaller acts. like the frickin' WRENS.

Doves. Enough said. Saturday it is.

Ian is right - the Doves it is.

What? No Neko Case? How can this be Sasquatch without her?

Hilarious! I was at Lollapalooza in 1991!
Jesus I'm old.

Jeanine: go for premium camping!!! you won't be sorry!

girl talk, really?
his myspace says he wil we in Oslo that day, smack in the middle of a Euro tour....

im wrong! it said march not may... my bad.

they need to stop making each day all variety like so i can just buy a ticket for one day and see all the bands i care to see!

In my first look, I'm severely underwhelmed, especially by the headliners. Kings of Leon are, at best, a mid-evening act & I don't like them, anyway. I have little to no interest in reliving the late 80's/early 90's with Jane's/NIN, either. If I recall correctly, Ben Harper pissed everyone off two years ago by being unwilling to move around his set time & then playing for an hour longer than scheduled. Why is he being rewarded?!

For the amount Sasquatch charges each day, and given the current state of the economy, you think they'd do their best to book some big names. I'm not seeing it. It's cool to see the small Seattle bands get to play the festival, but they're definitely a side-benefit. It's the touring bands who don't come to Seattle often that make it worth it to me.

If you discount the NW acts (including bigger bands like The Decemberists), I count 3 bands that interest me on Saturday & 3 on Monday. Not good. I've gone every year for at least one day, and usually two, but the amount of 'shitty-sounding bands I need to avoid' may outweigh the good this time.

I've never been motivated to spend all the money/effort to see Sasquatch (I generally dislike festivals). This year...is no exception. There are some great bands to be sure! (The Submarines, Grizzly Bear and Mt St Helens Vietnam Band are all ones I would see) But not enough to make it worth it to me.

I think the line up is AMAZING. One of the best festivals line ups ever. Perfect blend of national acts and all the good local stuff we've come to expect from Sasquatch.

I am hoping that Arthur & Yu on the bill means a new record soon! Why oh why do they have to rule so hard?

What's really cool about this is all the smaller bands in the line up, who I'd love to see all together in one place. Sort of the opposite of many festivals, the draw for me is the daytime/early evening performers! That's kind of awesome.

i've got a list of all the other festivals too.. check it out.

http://handstampmusic.blogspot.com/2009/01/2009-music-festival-calendar.html

I've got to say, Saturday is kickass; Sasquatch at least got one day down pat this year. There are at least 9 bands I'd be really interested in seeing. However, the other days don't quite measure up, with only 2-3 bands each day being of interest to me... which just doesn't justify 10-12 hours of being at a festival and all the related costs.

1. I'll see many of these acts at SXSW.

2. Not nearly as exciting as the Coachella lineup.

3. I might go Monday, and leave after SSPU.

I see a whole lot of "meh" with an occasional spot of "Not bad". Not worth the trip, especially at the prices they're asking.