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Sasquatch! Festival announces 2008 dates

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire

The Washington festival adds an extra day

The Sasquatch! Music Festival has announced its dates for 2008.

The annual event, which will take place at the Gorge Amphitheatre along the canyons of the Columbia River in Washington State, has expanded to three days for the first time this year.

It will take place Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26.

The festival's complete lineup will be announced February 25. Past headliners have included Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, Pixies, Wilco and Kanye West.

Stay tuned to NME.COM for updates.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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