Photos: Sasquatch! Festival [Saturday]

Photos: Sasquatch! Festival [Saturday] Photos by Nilina Mason-Campbell; Above: M.I.A.

Another year, another Sasquatch! sighting at George, Washington's Gorge (which still sounds naughty every time we mention it). This year's three-day Memorial Day weekend bonanza kicked off Saturday, May 24 with the likes of R.E.M., Modest Mouse, M.I.A., the Breeders, the New Pornographers (with Dan Bejar!), Okkervil River, Beirut, Destroyer, Fleet Foxes, and Grand Archives. Stay tuned for photos of Sunday and Monday's festivities, and check back tomorrow for full-fledged feature coverage.

Fleet Foxes [Sasquatch! Mainstage; 12 p.m.]






Beirut [Sasquatch! Mainstage; 2:10 p.m.]




Destroyer [Wookie! Stage; 4:45 p.m.]






The New Pornographers [Sasquatch! Mainstage; 5:25 p.m.]






Grand Archives [Yeti! Stage; 6:30 p.m.]




M.I.A. [Sasquatch! Mainstage; 6:50 p.m.]





Okkervil River [Wookie! Stage; 7:15 p.m.]






Modest Mouse [Sasquatch! Mainstage; 8:15 p.m.]






The Breeders [Wookie! Stage; 8:45 p.m.]


R.E.M. [Sasquatch! Mainstage; 10 p.m.]




Posted by Pitchfork Staff on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 5:05pm