MFNW 2010 Lineup Announced
Now celebrating ten years in the festivaling business, the lineup for the Portland-based music festival Musicfest NW has been unveiled. Lots of familiar faces to the PDX music community on this list, particularly because a lot of the bands are from the area. Is that cheating? You decide:
The Decemberists
The National
Okkervil River
Major Lazer
Sleep performing Holy Mountain
Menomena
The Thermals
Wiz Khalifa
Ra Ra Riot
The Walkmen
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
The Helio Sequence
Justin Townes Earle
Baroness
David Bazan
The Tallest Man on Earth
The Gories
No Means No
Man Man
Laura Veirs
Bobby Bare Jr.
Titus Andronicus
Surfer Blood
Akron/Family
Crooked Fingers
Shonen Knife
Japandroids
People Under the Stairs
Cold Cave
Frank Turner
The Builders and the Butchers
Phantogram
Washed Out
Black Prairie
Thee Oh Sees
Abe Vigoda
Big Freedia
MEN
Laser Sword
From Ashes Rise
Devin Phillips
The Suckers
Trash Talk
Scott Kelly
Rocky Votolato
Blue Giant
The Minus 5
Dan Mangan
Jeff the Brotherhood
Marc Olson
Red Fang
The Zeros
Let’s Wrestle
Pierced Arrows
The Bellrays
Weinland
Portland Cello Project
The Magic Kids
DJ Beyonda
Richmond Fontaine
Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside
Tu Fawning
Death by Stereo
Princeton
Kisses
White Hinterland
BOAT
Damion Suomi
Typhoon
Y La Bamba
MFNW takes place in the various venues throughout Portland September 9-12, but wristbands go on sale this Saturday. The all-inclusive wristband is $90, and the semi-inclusive wristband is $65. Get your wristbands and more info at musicfestnw.com/tickets.
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Get more information about this year’s festival at musicfestnw.com.
Check out our coverage of last year’s MFNW.