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Beck, Stone Temple Pilots to headline Seattle festival

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Beck V Festival 2006

!!!, Jakob Dylan also set for Bumbershoot

Beck and the newly-reunited Stone Temple Pilots will headline this year's Bumbershoot festival in Seattle.

The 38th annual event is set to take place from August 30 to September 1, over Labor Day Weekend at the 74-acre Seattle Center.

Also on the bill for the festival are !!!, Jakob Dylan, Neko Case, The Walkmen, Lucinda Williams, M Ward, Del Tha Funky Homosapien and Dan Deacon.

More acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

In addition to music, the festival features comedy, theatre, dance, film, urban crafts and literary components.

For tickets and further information, visit Bumbershoot.org.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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