SPF30 updates: Setup begins; a vendor you’ll recognize; the guitar you can bid on now; streaming plans…

With three days until Saturday’s SPF30Sub Pop Records‘ concert-filled 30th anniversary celebration at Alki Beach – we have four more updates:

SETUP BEGINS: Thanks to David Hutchinson for the photos showing stage setup today on both sides of the Alki Bathhouse. Above, west of the Bathhouse, is the Loser Stage; below, to the east, the Flippity-Flop Stage:

(Photo courtesy C & P Coffee Company)

Who’s playing when/where was announced two weeks ago; you can find it all fast on the right side of the main SPF30 webpage.

A VENDOR FIRST: The other two stages are Harsh Realm, at 57th/Alki, and Punky, at Whale Tail Park, where you’ll not only find kid-geared music but also this familiar vendor:

C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) says this will be its first time with a pop-up outside the shop! They’ll be selling cold-brew coffee on Saturday. And another familiar West Seattle company will be nearby – Husky Deli. (We hope to have a full list of vendors for an upcoming update.)

FUNDRAISING GUITAR: Bidding is open online for this one-of-a-kind handmade guitar produced in commemoration of Sub Pop turning 30:

We got a look at it while covering the SPF30 volunteer orientation earlier this week. You can see it on display all week at Thunder Road Guitars (4736 California SW; WSB sponsor) in The Junction. It’s a fundraiser for the Southwest Seattle Historical Society, a beneficiary of SPF30. To bid on it – and to find out more about it – go here.

STREAMING: Can’t (or don’t want to) go on Saturday, but want to catch some of the shows? KEXP has announced a video-streaming schedule, with viewing options including its website and YouTube channel. Go here to see which bands it’s streaming and when.

P.S. In case you missed it – here’s the SPF30 transportation plan (including road closures, parking for motorized and non-motorized vehicles, transit, etc.) as announced Tuesday.

3 Replies to "SPF30 updates: Setup begins; a vendor you'll recognize; the guitar you can bid on now; streaming plans..."

  • JayDee August 8, 2018 (5:08 pm)

    Yeah for C&P. While I’ve not been there (I live in Alki) I intend to visit one day with my out-of-town GF (Out of town for now). I will tell her the story of the coffee house that could with the support of their friends.  Good on them.

  • C August 8, 2018 (6:07 pm)

    Those are my Rhino Staging Brothers & Sisters building those 2 stages! Good job! πŸ‘ŠπŸ»πŸ‘ŠπŸ»πŸŽ‰πŸŽΌπŸŽΈπŸŽ·πŸ₯πŸŽΉπŸŽ€

  • El Guapo August 8, 2018 (8:05 pm)

    Very awesome to see C&P down there! Good moment in a rollercoaster year for them.

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