KEXP invites everyone to celebrate its new home at the Seattle CEnter with a day of music, tours and fun! Shows include Bob Mould, Hey Marseilles, Samaris and more performing inside KEXP and in the courtyard outside the HQ's giant garage doors.
The courtyard will feature food trucks and a beer garden (with ID). Keep an eye out for Teatro ZinZanni contortionist and hula-hoop artist Vita Radionova (2 p.m.) with free tours every 15 minutes.
Neighboring all-ages arts venue The Vera Project will also host family-friendly shows while next door, the SIFF Film Center will screen Seattle music videos. At 8 p.m., Pacific Science Center will host a laser light show with KEXP DJ Riz. There is a FREE/all-ages – Red Hook beer garden with ID.
SCHEDULE:
Noon – Short solo sets by Grace Love, Sera Cahoone, Mark Pickerel, DoNormaal, David Bazan (Gathering Space)
12:30 PM – Strand of Oaks (Gathering Space)
1:30 PM – Interview with King County Council Member Joe McDermott (Gathering Space)
2:00 PM – Vita Radionova from Teatro Zinzanni (Gathering Space)
2:20 PM – Interview with Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, representing District 7 (Gathering Space)
3:00 PM – TBA (Courtyard)
3:40 PM – Samaris (Gathering Space)
5:00 PM – Bob Mould (Courtyard)
6:30 PM – Hey Marseilles (Gathering Space)
7:10 PM – Deep Sea Diver (Courtyard)
8:30 PM – Car Seat Headrest (Gathering Space)
All live performances will be broadcast on KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle and KEXP.ORG
Additional activities
• Free tours of the New Home every 15 minutes
• “Inside the Music of KEXP” interactive installation, powered by Microsoft
Our new Seattle Center neighbors have plenty of activities planned for Grand Opening weekend:
• Pacific Science Center is hosting a KEXP laser light show, featuring DJ Riz, at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday
• Vera Project will have free performances by Beverly Crusher and Charms during the day Saturday, and a ticketed show (presented with Wo’ Pop) with Algerian desert rock sextet Imarhan in the evening
• SIFF has events all weekend, including a screening of Storefront Hitchcock on Thursday and the SYNC Music Video festival on Friday, both at SIFF Cinema Uptown theater
• The SIFF Film Center (next to Vera Project) will be open and free to the public during the day Saturday, showing highlights from its extensive collection of Seattle music videos
• Teatro ZinZanni contortionist & hula-hoop artist Vita Radionova will also be performing at
