What is next for Bumbershoot may be uncertain but this year off gives the festival time to regroup and decide what the best move for One Reel, The Seattle Center and the city is. Seattle has a deep history in music as the birth place of Nirvana (band), Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden and thus became the epicenter of Grunge in the 90's. Seattle has also brought music heroes like Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, Heart (band), and Macklemore. Bumbershoot's struggle is not an isolated situation as several music festivals in the PNW have been cancelled in recent years. Washington's Sasquatch! Music Festival, and Upstream Music Festival, British Columbia's Pemberton Music Festival, and Portland's MusicFestNW have all been cancelled.