I was at the annual Bumbershoot festival in Seattle today.  AWESOME day!  One of the best things about the festival is that on top of the scheduled stage acts, there are lots of random performers who start dancing and singing on the street every now and again. 

The Match Fours acappella group were there to promote the Washington Lottery.  I’m not sure if they helped sell lottery tickets, but they certainly entertained the crowd!  Check out this awesome version of ‘I can see clearly now’. . .

These guys worked great together and sounded like they could perform pretty much any song without using a single musical instrument.  I was on my way to see another act, but ended up standing outside the lottery stand for about 15 minutes whilst these guys pulled in the crowds.  On top of sounding great, they had lots of fun, check out this (perhaps slightly clichéd acappella) version of ‘The lion sleeps tonight’. . .

The guy on the right is the bass man – it was amazing how he keeps the constant tone whilst the others are singing and chatting to the crowd.  They also sang ‘Four Little Numbers’, which is apparently the Washington state lottery song (not that I would have known). . .

And one last clip of an unexpected Blondie vs. The Bangles mashup . . .