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May 26, 2012 at 8:41 AM

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Sasquatch 2012: Girl Talk, Macklemore, Pretty Lights

Main stage highlights from the opening night of the four-day 2012 Sasquatch music festival:

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Pittsburgh, Penn., DJ Girl Talk played fusion hip-hop/pop/rock at sunset; afterwards fireworks launched from the scaffolding.

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Girl Talk's fireworks

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Seattle rapper Macklemore performed after Girl Talk, unannounced — unless you caught his cryptic messages earlier on Twitter. His "Irish Celebration" anthem was enthusiastically received.


Pretty Lights, a pop rave act from Colorado, prompted everyone in the crowd to throw glow sticks into the air from what seemed like an unlimited supply.


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