We're just a few days away from the announcement of the Sasquatch! 2008 lineup and the rumor mills are abuzz with guesses for who might be the third headliner for the three-day festival.

The always reliable Wikipedia (I hope you detected the sarcasm there) thinks The Kinks will be headlining the third day. If so that would be amazing, but according to a news report on Billboard.com today, a Kinks reunion might not happen. (Editor's note: The information about the Kinks was removed from Wikipedia shortly after this Ear Candy entry was posted.)

Along with The Kinks, Wikipedia is reporting on a slew of unconfirmed bands that may or may not be playing Sasquatch! Some of those bands include Justice, Metric and Ear Candy favs Schoolyard Heroes.

On another Sasquatch! note, Ozomatli has confirmed they will be making a return trip to the festival this year on the band's Web site. Also, it's highly rumored that the Kooks will be at the fest too. Imagine that, a Kinky, Kooky Sasquatch!

While Wikipedia is likely wrong with its Kinks announcemet, the Sasquatch! message boards have several legitimate guesses for who the third headliner will be (in case you haven't been following things as closely as Ear Candy, two of the headliners will be The Cure and R.E.M.). Here's a look at who the message boards think will be there with some analysis by Ear Candy thrown in.

Pearl Jam (or Eddie Vedder solo): It's no secret that Pearl Jam loves the Gorge, so why not headline the best hometown festival. Eddie is playing a string of dates to support his solo record, so it is also possible Eddie could headline a second stage one night and have PJ play the festival-closing set the next night. Add in the fact that the band is headlining Bonnaroo and Pearl Jam looks likely, so it's definitely possible and if it happens Ear Candy would be elated to see Pearl Jam at the Gorge again.

Neil Young: Neil Young was tossed around the Coachella message boards a while back and he sort of makes sense if you take into account that the other two headliners – R.E.M. and The Cure – are rock icons. But Neil Young isn't touring and an announcement that he is headlining Sasquatch! would seem to be a bit out of left field.

Weezer: The almighty Weez have a new record coming out in April so a tour is sure to follow. The band has a loyal fan following and they would drive ticket sales, but =W= seems a little too mainstream pop-rock for Sasquatch!

Rage Against the Machine: Rage is heading out the Europe later this summer, so a possible stop at the Gorge could happen before they leave the country. Also, consider the band has yet to make a Washington state appearance since its reunion and a Sasquatch! set seems plausible. However, Rage headlined Coachella last year and Sasquatch! might not want to pick up Indio's leftovers. Plus, Rage ran into some resistance from law enforcement last time they performed in Grant County back in 1997, so RATM performing at the Gorge doesn't seem likely.

Stone Temple Pilots: This would make for a pretty rocking headliner (although so would Rage). The reunited STP is already confirmed to play a festival in Ohio, so they're on the reunion tour road and that road includes at least one stop at a festival.

Death Cab or Modest Mouse: This is likely, considering MM is touring with R.E.M. and DCFC has a new record out in May. However, it wouldn't be too much of a big splash in the festival circuit and with Sasquatch!'s expansion to three days again it appears as if Live Nation wants to make some noise by having a noteworthy festival-closing headliner.

Portishead: They're back and getting tons of buzz. A spot on this year's Coachella seemed to make the hipsters happy, but would they fit in at a festival like Sasquatch! that isn't known for focusing on dance music alongside mainstream indie and rock music?

So those are the popular guesses about who will be headlining Sasquatch! Now that other people's guesses have been put on the record, who do you think will be the third headliner?

The lineup for the 2008 Sasquatch! Music Festival will be released Feb. 25.