Every year, Capitol Hill Block Party draws thousands of people to the Seattle neighborhood. The three-day festival, located in the heart of Capitol Hill, turns the neighborhood into one giant party, with stages at Barboza and Neumos and events that stretch over six square city blocks. Check out our write-ups of day 1 and day 2, as well as our photo story on day 3, and click through the slideshows below for the best moments from all three days.

Friday, day 1:

Erin Rae & The Heartbeets performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Vocalist Erin Rae Murray.

Josh Eacrett, guitarist for Erin Rae & The Heartbeets.

Despite their early start time, Erin Rae & The Heartbeets drew an enthusiastic crowd with their upbeat tunes.

Leah Tousignant on the keys.

Murray (right) and Tousignant (left) switch roles for a tune.

Human trumpet and beatboxer Danny Lacker gets passionate.

Jpegmafia performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Jpegmafia's music is often described as a mixture of punk and hip hop.

Jpegmafia crowd surfs during a performance of "Baby I'm Bleeding."

Jpegmafia shares an intimate moment with a photographer during the set.

Jpegmafia DJed from his iPhone during the set due to a broken computer.

Jpegmafia had the whole crowd sit down for his final song, "Macaulay Culkin."

Mirrorgloss performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Najah Monique Todd, one half of Mirrorgloss.

Mirrorgloss describes their music as dance pop with touches of r&b and indie.

Del Brown, the other half of Mirrorgloss.

Mirrorgloss had the crowd dancing with their edgy and soulful vibe.

Illuminati Hotties performs on the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Hailing from Los Angeles, Illuminati Hotties describes themselves as "tender punk."

Vocalist and guitarist Sarah Tudzin gets the crowd hyped.

Tudzin is the sole permanent member of Illuminati Hotties.

Actionesse performs on the Cha Cha Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Bassist and vocalist Paddy Moran sings to the crowd.

Actionesse describes their music as "post-horncore," with members Olivia Guinn and Joel Kenworthy incorporating their skills on various brass instruments into a vibe of metal and punk.

Fluencie performs on the Barboza Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Vocalist Natalia Aristides.

Daym plays a lick while Fluencie gets the crowd moving.

Daym and Aristides share responsibilities as vocalists for Fluencie's set.

Aristides sings to the crowd.

Fluencie closes out the performance by getting the crowd to sing along.

Peach Pit performs on the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Vocalist and guitarist Neil Smith.

Smith takes a moment between verses to dance it out.

Smith returns to the stage following a dive into the crowd.

Bassist Peter Wilton.

Bearaxe performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Vocalist Shaina Shepherd owns the stage with her powerful vocals.

Rapper Terry Monstrosity joins Bearaxe on stage for a guest verse.

Shepherd takes a moment to recover.

Bearaxe describes their music as a mixture of prog rock and soul.

The Black Tones performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Guitarist and vocalist Eva Walker.

The Black Tones's set was a mixture of weird, wacky, and intense.

Walker lets the crowd be a part of the music.

For the last few songs, Walker brings her mother and sister out for support.

Walker ends the set with some crowdsurfing.

Phantogram headlines the first night of Capitol Hill Block Party on the Main Stage.

Vocalist Sarah Barthel of Phantogram.

Joshua Carter, vocalist and lead guitarist, takes center stage.

Barthel and Carter perform their new single, "Into Happiness," for the first time on stage for the Seattle crowd. Barthel said, "it's been a long path, coming out of the darkness and into the light." 

Carter jams on the guitar.

Phantogram performed songs from their latest album, Three, including such emotional hits as "You Don't Get Me High Anymore."

The entire set was full of energy and passion.

This show kicked off a tour that will take the band on a two month stretch through the end of the summer.

Phantogram marks an electric end to the first day of the festival.

Saturday, day 2:

Perry Porter performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Porter is an expert showman, using visual and audio elements to take his audiences on a complete and thoroughly defined experience.

Porter is joined on stage by members of the audience to help create living art during the show.

Porter connects with the audience to create a shared experience.

Alfa Lashay joins Porter on stage.

Lashay, celebrating her birthday, treats the audience to a a show with LED fiber whips and entrancing choreography.

Porter steps off the stage to be on equal ground with the audience.

The name for his most recent EP, Bobby Ro$$, comes from one of Porter's idols, the late Bob Ross.

Porter closes his CHBP set with a smile on his face.

Romaro Franceswa performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Franceswa is a local favorite, getting his start in Federal Way, Washington.

Self-described as "a musician who uses hip hop to deliver street Gospels," Franceswa delivers a church-like performance to an audience full of passionate fans.

Franceswa takes center stage.

Franceswa performed hits off his latest album, Ro, released in May of this year, as well as older tracks like "Window" (from Dave B.'s 2019 album Bleu) and "Priceless" (from 2016's Mirror).

Phillip Maxie, Franceswa's cousin, plays drums for the set.

Franceswa winds down his set.

Wild Powwers, a grunge trio from Seattle, plays the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Jordan Gomes of Wild Powwers.

Lupe Flores rocks out on drums for Wild Powwers.

Lara Hilgeman heads Wild Powwers with vocals and guitar.

OK Sweetheart plays the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Frontwoman Erin Austin on vocals and keys for OK Sweetheart.

Reader performs on the Barboza Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Reader is an indie quartet out of Seattle.

Shallou performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Frontman Joe Boston (center) woos the audience with his signature house melodies and soulful vocals.

Edison Lo joins Boston on stage on guitar.

Billy DeLelles joins Boston on the drums.

The band was full of synergy performing hits off their latest EP, Souls, including "Lie."

Lo jams during a solo.

Boston closes the set on the keys.

Kassa Overall performs on the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Samurai Del performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Cold Comfort performs on the Barboza Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Barboza was the perfect setting for Cold Comfort's sound — social yet intimate.

Cold Comfort frontman Andrew Jauhola.

The Seattle-based rock band had the crowd swaying to their melodies.

Saba performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Saba gets the crowd jumping.

Tres Leches performs on the Neumos Stage at Captiol Hill Block Party 2019.

Zander Yates's vocals and bass grounds the contagiously spastic sound of Tres Leches.

Alaia D'Alessandro fights the heat with her fur-lined coat, expressive vocals, and energetic guitar playing.

Vagabon performs on the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Vagabon brought a full band to their set, all working to deliver an emotionally-charged performance.

Chelsea Cutler performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Cutler is full of passion during her set, delivering introspective EDM to the audience during the afternoon show.

Cutler is joined on stage by drummer Gavin Chops.

The show was full of energy, with Cutler and co just having fun with the audience throughout the set.

Chops keeps it cool in the hot afternoon.

Cutler jams on the guitar.

Cutler wraps up a passionate performance.

Scarlet Parke performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Fellow Seattleite Jake Crocker brings his bass-heavy beats to Parke's set.

Parke dressed for the occasion, head adorned with gold leaf, reminiscent of her new album's cover.

Snakehips performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Oliver Lee (left) and James Carter (right) are a British electronic music duo known as Snakehips, best known for their 2015 single, "All My Friends."

Lizzo performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Lizzo is joined on stage by "The Big Girls."

Lizzo and her all-female crew lead the audience through a self-affirming and explosive performance.

Lizzo dons a veil and sunglasses to perform one of her most popular hits, "Truth Hurts."

This performance included several hits off Lizzo's latest album, 2019's Cuz I Love You.

Better known by her stage name Lizzo, Melissa Viviane Jefferson pours herself into her performance.

Lizzo lets the audience sing while she stays hydrated with a sip of tequila.

Lizzo delivers a soulful performance of "Jerome," a song about letting an immature lover go on his way.

Leading the audience through breathing exercises and affirmations, Lizzo preaches self love and acceptance.

Lizzo is full of positive energy that resonated throughout the whole show.

Lizzo wraps up the night with a melodic flute performance.

Sunday, day 3:

Nestra performs on the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Sloucher performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Guitarist Kyle Musselwhite.

I M U R performs on the Barboza Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Jenny Lea fronts the electro-r&b trio.

PSA performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

 

PSA announced that this would be her last show under the "PSA" moniker, as she has changed her stage name to Archie.

PSA and her backup dancers own the stage.

 

PSA gets intimate with the audience.

One of PSA's backup dancers, Alex Grossman.

The performance was full of emotion and intimacy.

Britt Greenwell backs up PSA.

With the end of the CHBP set, PSA turns into Archie and The Shycons.

Fleetwood Snack performs on the Barboza Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

 

Fleetwood Snack mesmerizes the crowd with his beats.

At times, Fleetwood Snack's set played like avant-garde performance art. Halfway through the set, he was carried to the bar counter whilst playing a saxophone.

Umi performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Umi's performance was full of soulful vibes and good energy that resonated throughout the audience.

Aisha Gaillard backs up Umi on the drums.

A Seattle native, Umi creates what she calls "bedroom r&b," which has roots in r&b and neo-soul.

Hipi Blvq rocks on the bass.

Umi closes her set.

Elujay, a hip-hop artist out of Oakland, California, performs on the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block party 2019.

Left At London performs on the Wildrose Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Left At London's Nat Puff gets the crowd moving during a performance of "Revolution Lover."

Left At London goes off with some passionate vocals.

Taylar Elizza Beth performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Beth kneels down to get the crowd going.

"T.E.B. Til Infinity," Beth's latest single, came out in May of this year.

For her CHBP set, Beth performed tracks from her upcoming album, "Ripening."

Jack Harlow performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Harlow got close with his audience throughout the show.

An acrobatic performance during Harlow's set.

Harlow raps over melodic beats.

The Louisville native had a sea of fans screaming for him the entire show.

MIKE performs on the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

MIKE's hazy, lo-fi beats perfectly complimented the climate of the day.

Nick Weaver performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Weaver's DJ, Just Jordan, performs a heartfelt tribute to late rappers Nipsey Hussle and Mac Miller.

Weaver connected heavily with the crowd during his passionate performance.

Weaver is a Seattle-based hip-hop artist and producer.

Weaver's latest full-length, Prowler, came out in February 2016.

STRFKR performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

The set had a plethora of on-stage guests, including an inflatable chicken and a tyrannosaurus rex.

Arian Jalali rocks some coveralls.

STRFKR is joined on stage by an astronaut, a pug, and a porg.

Shawn Glassford jams on the guitar in a purple wig and fishnets.

In addition to blow-up dolls and beach balls, STRFKR had a crowd-surfing wizard making the rounds throughout the show.

The wizard makes his way back towards the stage.

Lead singer Josh Hodges jams on the guitar.

STRFKR's setlist.

Yves Tumor performs on the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Tumor offers the crowd some cupcakes.

Gallivanting across the stage, Tumor puts on an enticing show.

Dreamcatchr performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Bassist Michael Bruno.

Vocalist Shannon Clark dazzles the crowd.

Aminé performs on the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

The set featured tracks off his latest album, ONEPOINTFIVE, as well as classic favorites.

Standing in the yellow light, Aminé has the audience sing along to "Caroline."

Aminé performs with his signature yellow mic.

Aminé jumps with the crowd and encourages mosh pits throughout the show.

Aminé gets it moving.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Aminé found himself right at home in the PNW, welcomed by a huge audience of ecstatic fans.

Kung Foo Grip performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Greg Cypher, one half of Kung Foo Grip, hypes up the crowd.

Mr. Hentvii, the other half of Kung Foo Grip.

Kung Foo Grip's set was full of energy as the two hopped around the stage.

Cypher connects with the crowd.

Cuco performs on the Vera Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Cuco is an indie artist out of Hawthorne, California.

Breaks And Swells performs on the Neumos Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

The band's set featured a mixture of r&b, soul, and pop, highlighted by smooth vocals and upbeat brass.

Vocalist Marquetta Miller fans off the heat during a soulful performance.

RL Grime headlines the Main Stage at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.

Grime starts the set with the explosive new hit, "In Your Head."

Grime stands at the center of a super nova on stage.

Grime played a mix of classic favorites, such as "I Wanna Know" and "Stay For It," as well as mixes off his latest album, Nova.

Surrounded by smoke and lights, Grime's EDM set was an epic end to an epic weekend of music at Block Party.

Silhouetted by the flashing lights.

Grime fueled the audience with a spectacular light show, heavy bass-laced beats, artificial snow, and streamers.

The crowd, illuminated in red light, went all the way to the top of Capitol Hill during Grime's set.

RL Grime runs in front of his booth to bid the audience farewell.

Photo credits:

Erin Rae & The Heartbeets: Trey Marez
Jpegmafia: Trey Marez
Mirrorgloss: Trey Marez
Illuminati Hotties: Trey Marez
Actionesse: Trey Marez
Fluencie: Trey Marez
Peach Pit: Trey Marez
Bearaxe: Trey Marez
The Black Tones: Trey Marez
Phantogram: Will Abzu
Perry Porter: Will Abzu
Romaro Franceswa: Will Abzu
Wild Powwers: Lydia Ely
OK Sweetheart: Lydia Ely
Reader: Lydia Ely
Shallou: Will Abzu
Kassa Overall: Lydia Ely
Samurai Del: Lydia Ely
Cold Comfort: Lydia Ely
Saba: Lydia Ely
Tres Leches: Lydia Ely
Vagabon: Lydia Ely
Chelsea Cutler: Will Abzu
Scarlet Parke: Lydia Ely
Snakehips: Will Abzu
Lizzo: Will Abzu
Nestra: Lydia Ely
Sloucher: Lydia Ely
I M U R: Lydia Ely
PSA 1-3: Trey Marez
PSA 4-8: Will Abzu
Fleetwood Snack: Trey Marez
Umi: Will Abzu
Elujay: Lydia Ely
Left At London: Trey Marez
Taylar Elizza Beth 1-2: Trey Marez
Taylar Elizza Beth 3-4: Lydia Ely
Jack Harlow: Will Abzu
MIKE: Trey Marez
Nick Weaver 1-3: Trey Marez
Nick Weaver 4-5: Lydia Ely
STRFKR: Will Abzu
Yves Tumor: Lydia Ely
Dreamcatchr: Trey Marez
Aminé: Will Abzu
Kung Foo Grip: Trey Marez
Cuco: Lydia Ely
Breaks And Swells: Trey Marez
RL Grime: Will Abzu