Portland, OR (June 24, 2009): Willamette Week’s Musicfest NW announces this year’s festival line-up which will be held at various venues around the Portland, OR metropolitan area on September 16, 17, 18 & 19. Do note all shows are first come first-served. Please visit http://musicfestnw.com/tix for details on performers and where to purchase passes.
MFNW continues its tradition of supporting diverse genres that will appeal to every music fan. It’s also a great opportunity to visit one of the best cities in America.
On the heels of the most successful MFNW to date, MFNW 2009 launches with nothing but the hope of a bigger and better festival. MFNW’s ultimate aim is to provide Portland with a unique and special musical experience that features all types of acts including nationally renowned artists while still honoring and supporting the special musical scene of the Northwest.
Seattle’s KEXP radio will broadcast live from Portland at The Doug Fir Lounge September 17-18 during MFNW, with live performances from artists playing the festival. Listener-powered and community supported, KEXP not only serves Seattle but also has a large loyal listener base in Portland and around the world who tune into WWW.KEXP.ORG through online streaming.
Last year, MFNW 2008 national talent roster boasted acts such TV on The Radio, Vampire Weekend, Deerhunter, Dan Deacon, M Ward, Mogwai, The Fuck Buttons and so many more. MFNW also saw a double in attendance last year and brought in more community partnerships than ever before. The last eight years of the annual September festival have unquestionably met that goal, as MFNW has become synonymous with the region’s best music, while experiencing 25-30% growth in attendance.
How MFNW came to be one of Portland’s biggest music festivals began with the departure of the North By Northwest music festival (NXNW), in 2000. Willamette Week, Portland’s alternative weekly and longtime co-producer of NXNW, teamed up with members of the local and regional music scene to create a new music festival in 2001: MFNW.
Confirmed to play are national & regional acts (more acts to follow in the coming months):
- Sunny Day Real Estate
- Explosions In Sky
- Bad Brains
- Girl Talk
- The Get Up Kids
- Will Sheff (of Okkervil River)
- Dirty Three
- Monotonix
- Mudhoney
- Frightened Rabbit
- Twilight Sad
- Dillinger Four
- Swollen Members
- Grand Duchy
- Beach House
- John Vanderslice
- The Long Winters
- The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
- Pink Mountaintops
- OM
- Portugal The Man
- Viva Voce
- The Builders and The Butchers
- Langhorne Slim
- Bobby Bare Jr.
- Chairlift
- Loch Lomond
- Team Dresch
- Erase Errata
- J.D. Twitch (Optimo)
- Eluvium
- Youth Group
- Titus Andronicus
- The Zeros
- Mount Eerie
- Trash Talk
- Despise You
- Crom
- Japanther
- Mayer Hawthorne & The County
- Grouper
- Richard Swift
- Austin Lucas
- Amazing Baby
- Brother Reade
- Love Language
- Anders Parker
- The Morning Benders
- The Miniature Tigers
- Common Market
- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
- We Were Promised Jetpacks
- Say Hi
- Rocky Votolato
- Cymbals Eats Guitars
- Copy
- Red Fang
- Saviours
- Norfolk & Western
- Nurses
- Explode Into Colors
- Portland Cello Project
- Guidance Counselor
- Fences
And much much more….
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