We’re told that all good things must come to an end. If that’s still the case, mediocre ones are bound to die too, and we shouldn’t delay the inevitable. Enter the 2025 edition of the Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival, a perfect example of a festival clinging to life when it should’ve bowed out gracefully.
The 2025 Bumbershoot lineup has somehow outdone itself at being even more forgettable than last year’s. Headliners? Weezer (seriously, the bassist’s wife gets more buzz), Bright Eyes (an indie snooze-fest with zero recognizable hits), Aurora (who even is that? I hope we’re not recruiting talent from Aurora Avenue), Car Seat Headrest (no clue), Sylvan Esso (again, who?), and Janelle Monáe—who, while undeniably talented, sticks out like a neon sore thumb in this sea of obscurity.
After last year’s dumpster fire lineup, festival organizers should have called it quits, but didn’t. So, now we’re left with no choice but to end it for them. Just don’t go.
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