DARRINGTON — By now, the campground is filling up, but single-day tickets to the Summer Meltdown music festival still exist.
So what day should you go to the Meltdown?
The festival began Thursday and continues through Sunday night, Aug. 9, at the Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater, just off Highway 530 a few miles west of Darrington.
The headliners include STS9, Iration, Tycho, Greensky Bluegrass and Galactic. Regional acts include the Meltdown’s own Flowmotion, Fruition from Portland, Polecat from Bellingham, and Eldridge Gravy, Theoretics, Tubaluba and The Warren G Hardings, all from Seattle.
On the main stage Aug. 7 are Brothers Comatose at 5:40 p.m., Nahko and Medicine for the People at 8:10 p.m. and Greensky Bluegrass at 11 p.m. In the beer garden, see the Warren G. Hardings at 4:30 p.m., Jon Wayne &the Pain at 7 p.m., Delhi 2 Dublin at 9:50 p.m. and Polecat at 12:45 a.m.
On the Aug. 8 main stage are Tubaluba at 5:10 p.m., Tycho at 7:45 p.m. and STS9 at 10:30 p.m. In the beer garden, hear Heels To The Hardwood at 4 p.m., the Dip at 6:20 p.m., Sol at 9 p.m. and Flowmotion at 12:45 a.m.
The final evening features Eldridge Gravy &the Court Supreme at 5:25 p.m., Iration at 7:45 p.m. and Galactic at 10:45 p.m. on the main stage. In the beer garden, the evening bands include Josh Clauson and Friends at 3 p.m., the Hookies at 4:15 p.m., Acorn Project at 6:35 p.m., Lyrics Born at 9:30 p.m. and Current Swell at 12:30 a.m.
Links to more about all the performers, including those in the late-night tent, are on the festival website at summermeltdownfest.com/lineup/schedule.
Tickets for the festival are available at summermeltdownfest.com/summer-meltdown-tickets. Children age 8 and younger attend free, and there are many activities at the festival for children.
The music festival is celebrating its 15th production season and its 10th summer in Darrington.
About 3,500 people attended the festival last year and about 4,500 festival-goers are expected this week. Many of those who will attend have made the festival a summertime tradition since 2000. Some are second- or even third-generation fans.
This year, the festival has brought in local outdoor recreation companies to enhance the experience of festival participants and encourage the economy of Darrington. The companies include Adventures Cascade, which offers rafting trips; Northwest Mountain School, which will take people rock climbing; and The PackStation, which offers horseback riding and trail trips.
Also on hand will be a variety of local and regional food and craft vendors.
Gale Fiege: 425-339-3427; gfiege@heraldnet.com. Twitter: @galefiege.
If you go
Summer Meltdown continues through Sunday night at the music park west of Darrington. Information is at summermeltdownfest.com. For more on Josh Clauson, visit bit.ly/1IWtDeL.
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