What I'm Looking Forward to at Sasquatch 2012

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Every year I faithfully do up a schedule for Sasquatch and every year I end up with an experience completely unlike what I'd planned. Nevetheless, here I am, doing it again…

I've provided links to the sites for the acts I've included in my highlights. If you're interested in checking out any of the other bands, visit the Sasquatch site for info and links.

Saturday
Reptar (Bigfoot) 12-12:45
I Break Horses (Bigfoot) 1- 1:45
Said The Whale (Yeti) 1:20-2:05
Blitzen Trapper (Sasquatch) 2:10-2:55
The Civil Wars (Sasquatch) 3:15-4
Kurt Vile and the Violators (Bigfoot) 4:05-4:50
Dum Dum Girls (Bigfoot) 5:10-5:55
Metric (Sasquatch) 6:40-7:40
tUnE-yArDs (Bigfoot) 7:30-8:30
The Shins (Sasquatch) 8:10-9:25
St Vincent (Bigfoot) 9-10
Jack White (Sasquatch) 10-11:30
The Roots (Bigfoot) 11:30 -1pm

Highlights for Saturday
Though I Break Horses is a little outside what I usually listen to, quite a bit of their dreamy electronic goodness has been on frequent rotation on my iPod for the past few months. I seem to have a soft spot for Swedish bands as of late. Civil Wars is another must see as Barton Hollow made my list of top ten releases last year. Love their rich, acoustic melodies and sweet harmonies. The overlapping Metric and tUnE-yArDs concerts is a bit of a dilemma, but we'll deal with that later…

Sunday
Hey Marseilles (Sasquatch) 12-12:45
Greylag (Yeti) 12:15-1:00
Reignwolf (Yeti) 1:20-2:05
Trampled By Turtles (Sasquatch) 2:10-2:55
Blind Pilot (Sasquatch) 3:15-4:00
Hey Rosetta! (Yeti) 4:35-5:20
M. Ward (Sasquatch) 5:25-6:10
The Head & The Heart (Sasquatch) 6:40-7:40
Zola Jesus (Yeti) 7:50-8:50
Beirut (Sasqutach) 8:10-9:25
Bon Iver (Sassquatch) 10-11:30

Highlights for Sunday
Though I'm of course looking forward to the heavy-weights, The Head & The Heart (who put on an amazing show at Sasquatch last year), Beirut and Bon Iver, I'm very keen to catch Greylag and Reignwolf on the Yeti stage earlier in the day. My favourite shows in past years at Sasqutach have consistently played the Yeti stage and I'm guessing it's one of these two bands that will deliver my favourite performance of the festival. Either that or M. Ward might take the cake.

Monday
The Sheepdogs (Sasquatch) 12-12:45
Grouplove (Sasquatch) 1:05-1:50
Ben Howard (Bigfoot) 1:45-2:30
Damien Jurado (Bigfoot) 2:45-3:20
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Sasquatch) 3:15-4
The Joy Formidable (Sasquatch) 4:15-5
Feist (Sasquatch) 5:30-6:30
The Cave Singers (Bigfoot) 6:50-7:35
Tenacious D (Sasquatch) 8:30-9:30
Beck (Sasquatch) 10-11:30

Highlights for Monday
Hands down the act I'm most looking forward to at Sasquatch 2012 is Damien Jurado. I usually try to steer clear of bands I've already seen in hopes of discovering new favourites, but in this case and a few others, there's no resisting. Though I can't say I'd ever go out of my way to see Tenacious D in concert, I am expecting the show will be a welcome break from the norm in the closing hours of the festival. Last but hardly least, I've got 20 years worth of reasons to look forward to catching Beck in concert.

By the way, if you're looking for packing tips for the festival, you could check out a post I uploaded last year.

See you there!