Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Image: Alex Garland for CHS)
Day Two. Capitol Hill Block Party’s longest day. If it’s anything like this year’s Day One, Saturday should bring an extended version of a relatively mellow edition of the festival. Under gray not that threatening skies, reports for the most part are of a calmer, not quite as tightly packed edition in 2015. Organizers predicted about 9,000 attendees per day this year. Tickets for Saturday and Sunday remain available.
Rain did come for CHBP Friday night — maybe the most legitimate raindrops we’ve seen ever fall on Block Party — as Day One’s biggest act Built to Spill played the main stage. Predictions for precipitation are pretty flimsy for Saturday night — Sunday’s likely to have the more interesting weather moments. The forecast for grooves is stronger. Day Two’s boogie leanings will play out again this year as DJs and dance rock rule the main stage.
Day Two also brought another event into the area as the Jockstraps and Glitter charity kickball game played out at Bobby Morris just across from the Block Party. The LGBTQ-friendly sports fundraisers continue Sunday with Seattle Bat ‘n’ Rouge.
Images from Day One / Day One Open Thread
Overall, the 19th edition of this iteration of Block Party has gone so smoothly you could almost call the event uneventful. As it heads into its 20th year, CHBP has its act together.
