Photos: 2018 Sasquatch! Music Festival day one unites fans of all genres

Vince Staples performs on the Sasquatch! main stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Festival-goers pose for a photo with a cutout. Many artful photo cutouts line the pathway leading to the Sasquatch! main stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

English dream pop band Aquilo plays on the El Chupacabra stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff sings to the crowd at the Bigfoot Stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Australian indie rockers Gang of Youths’ frontman David Le’aupepe flips his hair on the Yeti Stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

David Le’aupepe, lead singer and guitarist of Gang of Youths. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Dana Sparks/Emerald)

 

Guitarist Joji Malani of Gang of Youths on the Yeti Stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Dana Sparks/Emerald)

 

Donnie Borzestowski of Gang of Youths at Sasquatch! Music Festival. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Dana Sparks/Emerald)

 

Wolf Parade gathers together on the Sasquatch! main stage to close their set. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

A festival-goer holds a long pole with an owl decoy affixed to the top. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Many of the Sasquatch! concert-goers donned elaborate costumes in the spirit of embracing festival culture. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Ulrik Denizou Lund of Lemaitre sings to the crowd. Lemaitre is among many EDM groups to appear on the El Chupacabra stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Crowd members of Lemaitre’s set dance to a song’s hook. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Crowd members of Lemaitre’s set dance to a song’s hook. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Vince Staples opens his set with ‘Get the F*ck off my Dick’. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Dana Sparks/Emerald)

 

Vince Staples appears on the Sasquatch! main stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Vince Staples performs as sundown casts a golden light on the Sasquatch! main stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

A stray emoji beach ball waits to be tossed by the crowd. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Two festival-goers hang out around the Sasquatch! main stage during Vince Staples. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

A festival-goer dons goggles and holds up a pineapple. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

(Left to right): Thunderpussy’s vocalist Molly Sides and bassist Ruby Dunphy dominate the El Chupacabra stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Thunderpussy’s guitarist Whitney Petty shreds. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Molly Sides of Thunderpussy gestures at the crowd. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

David Byrne looks out from the Sasquatch! main stage during a cover of Janelle Monae’s 2015 ‘Hell You Talmbout’. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Dana Sparks/Emerald)

 

David Byrne performing “Burning Down the House”, a hit from the Talking Heads. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Dana Sparks/Emerald)

 

Bass guitarist Stephen Lee Bruner goes by his stage name, Thundercat. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Tyler, the Creator appears on the Bigfoot Stage. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Tyler, the Creator walks on a platform out to the crowd. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

Tyler, the Creator moves erratically around stage and leaps into the air. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

A crowd member waves light-up hula-hoops during Tyler, the Creator’s set. Day one of Sasquatch! Music Festival kicks off on May 25, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

 

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