Every summer, the streets of Capitol Hill fill with thousands of fans screaming for their favorite bands. The Seattle neighborhood is wild enough, but when the Capitol Hill Block Party takes over in late July (25th-27th), it's a heck of a good time. Today, the celebrated local festival offers the first glimpse of the 2014 lineup with this list of terrific headliners:
A$AP Rocky // Spoon // Chromeo // Matt and Kim // The War on Drugs // Odesza // Sol // A$AP Ferg // Beat Connection // Star Slinger // Budos Band // Tanlines // XXYYXX // Angel Olsen // Poolside // CYMBALS // Shy Girls
Tickets are available now. If you pick yours up starting today, April 15, through April 17 (that's just two days from now!), you can get a discounted 3-day pass for $99. After that prices go up incrementally. Find out more here
Earlier this month, we shared the initial line-up for the 2014 Capitol Hill Block Party, and today we bring you the whole darn thing, as announced by festival owner Jason Lajeunesse on The Morning Show on KEXP.
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This year's Capitol Hill Block Party celebration was pretty frickin incredible, so for one last hurrah, here's a collection of some of our favorite shots you haven't seen yet, taken by our great team of photographers: Dave Lichterman, Matthew Thompson, and Brittany Brassell. See you next year!
