SUMMER  MELTDOWN  ANNOUNCES  LINEUP  ADDITIONS  AND  

MELTDOWN  SHOWDOWN  LIVE  EVENT  MAY  19    The   16th   annual   Summer  Meltdown   Festival   with   headliners  GRiZ,   STS9,   and  Gramatik   has  added  17  new  acts  to  the  lineup.  Heavy  hitters  joining  the  party  include  Michal  Menert  &  The  Pretty  Fantastics,  Manic  Focus,  Exmag,  and  Sunsquabi  alongside  fresh  headliner  The  Budos  Band  –  an  undeniably  soulful  psychedelic  rock  experience.      

Eclectic   doesn’t   begin   to   cover   this  lineup   when   you   factor   in   strange   and  wild   northwestern   sounds   from   the  likes  of  new  additions  The  Lil’  Smokies  and  The  Fame  Riot.      Appreciated   for   an   inclusive   and  wide-­‐ranging   festival   experience   with  majestic   views   of   Darrington’s  Whitehorse  Mountain,  on  site  camping  is   complimentary   with   each   ticket  purchase.    The   lineup   announcements   are   not  done   yet.   Six   PNW   acts   will   be  performing  on  May  19  at  Nectar  Lounge  in  Seattle  for  the  Meltdown  Showdown  Live  Event.  The  act  that  joins  the  lineup  will  be  chosen  by  crowd  vote.    And,   rumor   has   it   there   is   at   least  one  more   special   guest  waiting  to   join  the  lineup!    Tickets,   Festival   Adventures   including  Horseback   Riding   and  River   Rafting,  and  more   can   be   found   on   the   festival  website  at  SummerMeltdownFest.com.        

Meltdown   tickets   include   four   days   and   nights   of   on   site   camping   under   shady   pines   or   in  mountain-­‐view  meadows,  as  well  as  unlimited  access  to  all  performances.  Ticket  additions  for  RVs   and   Vehicle   Camping   are   also   available.   Meltdown   is   a   child-­‐friendly   event,   featuring   a  crafty  Kids  Village  and  discounted  event   tickets   for   the  youngest  among  us.  Adult  passes  are  currently   $195   and  Youth  passes   (ages   9-­‐15)   are   $75.   Children   eight   years   and  under   attend  free.    The   Meltdown   Showdown   Live   Event   will   feature   performances   from   fan-­‐chosen   Thunder  Pawh    (Seattle),   Lions   Ambition   (Seattle),   DBST   (Olympia),   Mr.   Feelgood   &   the   Firm  Believers   (Bellingham),   Swindler   (Seattle),   and   Home   Sweet   Home   (Seattle).   Tickets   and  more   information   on   the   Meltdown   Showdown   and   performing   PNW   artists   is   available   at  SummerMeltdownFest.com/lineup/MeltdownShowdown/    Located   only   90  minutes   from   Seattle   and   Bellingham,   the   Summer  Meltdown   Festival   is   an  annual  tradition  for  thousands  of  music  lovers  and  adventure  seekers.  With  a  vendor  village  for  food  and  crafts,  expansive  shaded  campgrounds,  a  river  for  swimming  and  sun  basking,  a  yoga  tent  to  warm  up  your  dancing  muscles,  a  beer  garden,  kids’  village,  workshops,  regional  art,  and  the  biggest  lineup  yet,  Meltdown  invites  all  to  join  us  where  the  music  meets  the  mountain!    Discover  more  information  at  SummerMeltdownFest.com.                  

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Media  Contact:  Lia  Holland  

(303)  476-­‐1085  press@summermeltdownfest.com  

 Media  resources,  including  credential  information,  the  lineup  poster,  and  high  resolution  images,  are  available  at  SummerMeltdownFest.com/press.  Artist  and  Event  Producer  

interviews  to  preview  the  event  are  available.      

LINEUP  ADDITIONS:    

•Budos  Band  •ALO  •Michal  Menert  &            The  Pretty            Fantastics    

•Manic  Focus •Exmag  •The  Bright  Light  Social  Hour  •Sunsquabi  •The  Lil'  Smokies  

•The  Fame  Riot  •Analog  Son  •Dirty  Revival  •Baby  Cakes  •The  Sky  Colony  

•MTBTZ •Ca$h  Bandicoot  •JiminyGlitch  •The  Mountain  Flowers  

 CURRENT  LINEUP:  

 GRiZ  Gramatik  STS9  Beats  Antique  Keys  N  Krates  Blue  Scholars  Budos  Band  Rising  Appalachia  Trevor  Hall  ALO    

Michal  Menert  &  The  Pretty  Fantastics  Monophonics  Manic  Focus  Exmag  Twiddle  Moon  Hooch  Chon  The  Bright  Light  Social  Hour  

Shook  Twins  Polecat  Rabbit  Wilde  The  Lil’  Smokies  Ayron  Jones  and  the  Way  Flowmotion  Sunsquabi  Acorn  Project  The  Fame  Riot  

Analog  Son  Crow  and  the  Canyon  Snug  Harbor  Dirty  Revival  Baby  Cakes  The  Sky  Colony  MTBTZ  Ca$h  Bandicoot  JiminyGlitch  The  Mountain  Flowers  

&  More  to  be  Announced!