Seattle rapper Sol rides an inflatable raft in the crowd at the Fisher Green Stage on the first day of Bumbershoot at Seattle Center, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019.
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Bumbershoot might be postponed until 2022, but that doesn't mean the Seattle Center won't host a lively summer music festival over Labor Day weekend.
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The organizers of Capitol Hill Block Party, Daydream State, announced Wednesday that they intend to hold a two-day music festival on September 4 and 5. The festival, named "Day In Day Out" is set to feature artists like Chvrches, Kaytranada, Big Wild, Chong the Nomad and Amine on a single stage on the lawn outside of Fisher Pavilion.
“After an incredibly difficult year for artists, fans and our local creative community, we’re excited to celebrate the return of live music by providing a new platform to revive the festival scene in Seattle,” said Daydream State executive director Jason Lajeunesse. “For this new single-stage event, our goal was to curate complementary and diverse daily lineups that offer the city’s music lovers a two-day mixtape experience to close out the summer.”
Tickets are now on sale priced at $80 for general admission (GA) and $120 VIP for a single day. Two-day passes cost $145 for GA and $200 for VIP.
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While held mostly outdoors, the event will be limited to 8,000 people. The state still has a 75% capacity limit for indoor events with over 10,000 people as part of its reopening plan, although those rules are expected to be reevaluated at the end of July.
The event will feature an all-ages viewing lawn, 21+ VIP lounge deck, indoor-outdoor beer garden and food trucks. Local venues like the Vera Project, Barboza and Neumos will also host sponsored afterparties each day.
The city also announced Wednesday that it will release 100 free singe-day tickets to people who received their first or second COVID-19 shot at one of the city's "Welcome Back Week" pop-up vaccine clinics.
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"Our goal with this partnership is to inspire new young people to get vaccinated, protect themselves and their loved ones from COVID-19, and see a great show at Seattle Center,” said Mayor Jenny Durkan in a news release. "I encourage all those who still need their first or second dose of vaccine to visit our Welcome Back Weeks, get vaccinated, and get a free ticket to the Day In, Day Out music festival."