A few weeks after Bumbershoot announced some fan-friendly changes<\/a> for 2026, organizers of the seminal Labor Day weekend festival (Sept. 5-6) delivered the always anticipated music lineup on Tuesday, led by a hometown heavyweight.<\/p>\n Following a string of local arena dates<\/a> in recent years, Death Cab for Cutie<\/a> will return to Bumbershoot for the first time in a decade, marking the biggest local act to headline the beloved fest in years.<\/p>\n Gearing up for the June release of their 11th studio album. \u201cI Built You a Tower,\u201d the Seattle indie rock royalty share headline duties with melodic hardcore heroes Turnstile \u2014 an explosive, positive-energy Baltimore band that\u2019s helped spark a hardcore resurgence<\/a>.<\/p>\n No strangers to the Northwest neck of the woods, indie-pop favorites Japanese Breakfast, led by the Eugene-raised Michelle Zauner, influential riot grrrl greats Bikini Kill and Sub Pop-launched alt-country crooner Orville Peck bolster the top of the card alongside progressive R&B star Blood Orange and foundational hip-hop group De La Soul.<\/p>\n Also on board: drum and bass duo Chase & Status, Belarusian dark wavers Molchat Doma, experimental pop vets Yves Tumor and Sudan Archives, Japanese girl group Atarashii Gakko!, Los Angeles DJ\/producer Tokimonsta, Chicago rapper Noname (performing her breakout mixtape \u201cTelefone\u201d), Beastie Boys-channeling party starters Joey Valence & Brae, Peaches, Goldie Boutilier and hotly tipped Texas punks Die Spitz, whose two-night Baba Yaga blitzkrieg last fall still has Seattle fans buzzing.<\/p>\n Other highlights of a lineup that\u2019s equal parts global and local include Zambian psych rockers W.I.T.C.H., Japanese trumpeter\/electronic composer Takuya Nakamura, Mexican folk singer Silvana Estrada and Seattle favorites Obl\u00e9 Reed and Travis Thompson. Check out the full daily lineup below.<\/p>\n