Willamette Week is thrilled to announce the initial lineup for MusicfestNW 2011, now in its 11th year of showcasing the finest in national and regional music in one of the most compelling urban areas in the country.
MusicfestNW is once again returning to the historic Pioneer Courthouse Square—Portland’s civic living room—for three outdoor performances on the Levi’s Pioneer Stage headlined by rootsy indie rock outfit Band of Horses (Sunday, Sept. 11), celestial instrumental-rockers Explosions in the Sky (Saturday, Sept. 10), and the backwoods folk of Iron & Wine (Friday, Sept. 9).
Since MFNW’s beginning (as North by Northwest), it has aspired to put on a diverse event, one that honors one of this region’s best exports—the Northwest music scene—while looking to the future beyond the horizon.
That horizon includes a kick-off show by bluesy-punk duo The Kills on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the Crystal Ballroom. The star studded festival also features performances by reunited indie rock legends Archers of Loaf and Butthole Surfers, atmospheric metal titans Neurosis, local folk-rockers Blind Pilot and Blitzen Trapper, and up-and-coming Seattle hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
Come out and celebrate this incredible lineup with us tonight at the Star Theater, 13 NW 6th Ave. We have Mad Rad, Weinland, And And And, and the Globes performing. Doors open at 7pm. Show is FREE and 21+
Festival wristbands and tickets for shows at Pioneer Courthouse Square, Crystal Ballroom, Roseland Theater, and Aladdin Theater go on sale to the public on Friday, June 3 at 10:00 am
Festival wristbands are on sale at three price points:
- $250* for the VIP wristband.
- $115* for an all-show wristband that gets you into all three outdoor shows and the rest of the five-day festival.
- $70* for a ticket to one of the three outdoors shows (Band of Horses, Iron & Wine or Explosions in the Sky) and admission to the rest of the festival.
*Full ticketing information available here
See the initial lineup here
2011 initial lineup
MusicfestNW is once again returning to the historic Pioneer Courthouse Square—Portland’s civic living room—for three outdoor performances on the Levi’s Pioneer Stage headlined by rootsy indie rock outfit Band of Horses (Sunday, Sept. 11), celestial instrumental-rockers Explosions in the Sky (Saturday, Sept. 10), and the backwoods folk of Iron & Wine (Friday, Sept. 9).
Since MFNW’s beginning (as North by Northwest), it has aspired to put on a diverse event, one that honors one of this region’s best exports—the Northwest music scene—while looking to the future beyond the horizon.
That horizon includes a kick-off show by bluesy-punk duo The Kills on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the Crystal Ballroom. The star studded festival also features performances by reunited indie rock legends Archers of Loaf and Butthole Surfers, atmospheric metal titans Neurosis, local folk-rockers Blind Pilot and Blitzen Trapper, and up-and-coming Seattle hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
Come out and celebrate this incredible lineup with us tonight at the Star Theater, 13 NW 6th Ave. We have Mad Rad, Weinland, And And And, and the Globes performing. Doors open at 7pm. Show is FREE and 21+
Festival wristbands and tickets for shows at Pioneer Courthouse Square, Crystal Ballroom, Roseland Theater, and Aladdin Theater go on sale to the public on Friday, June 3 at 10:00 am
Festival wristbands are on sale at three price points:
- $250* for the VIP wristband.
- $115* for an all-show wristband that gets you into all three outdoor shows and the rest of the five-day festival.
- $70* for a ticket to one of the three outdoors shows (Band of Horses, Iron & Wine or Explosions in the Sky) and admission to the rest of the festival.
*Full ticketing information available here
See the initial lineup here