Rated by Time Magazine as one of 50 Authentic American Experiences, MusicfestNW celebrates its 15th anniversary this month. The annual summer music festival held in Portland, Oregon, which was known as the North by Northwest festival up till 2001, returns with an exciting lineup. Twenty-two artists will perform across two stages, at this three-day weekend festival held between August 21 and August 23, 2015, at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, its new home in the heart of downtown Portland as of last year. Before 2014, the event was held across various venues in the city, but in its new two-stage open-air avatar, the MusicfestNW or the MFNW continues to be one of Portland’s largest and longest-running festivals. In the past, it has witnessed spectacular performances by The National, Thundercat, Tune-Yards, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, Vampire Weekend, TV On The Radio, The Hives, Animal Collective, and others.Headlining the festival this year are big banner names such as the Los Angeles-based dance pop band Foster The People, Washington indie rockers Modest Mouse, indie rock/world music act Beirut and Scottish indie pop group Belle and Sebastian. The lineup also includes Detroit rapper Danny Brown, Swedish folk singer-songwriter The Tallest Man on Earth, Brooklyn new wave musician Twin Shadows, and experimental rock group Battles. These artists cover the span of modern musical subgenres between rock, pop, hip-hop and folk.MFNW is also presenting a few evening shows ahead of, and in addition, to the main event. Starting Wednesday, August 19th, will be the official MusicFestNW Kickoff Party with performances by artists Aesop Rock, Miguel, Shlohmo, Nick Waterhouse, Fucked Up, The Helio Sequence, Just Lions, Bearcubbin, Brothers and Sister and Divers, amongst others. For the past four years, MusicfestNW also runs in conjunction with TechfestNW, a gathering of leading thinkers in the fields of technology, design, entrepreneurship and innovation. The event that showcases Portland as a digital and cultural hub, will be held at Revolution Hall on August 20 - August 21, 2015. For more information and updates, go here.To but tickets ($45/$60 single day - $140 three-day pass; or $105 - $300 VIP passes) for MFNW, visit the website.MusicfestNW Lineup:Friday, August 21Foster The PeopleMisterWivesMilo GreeneLost LanderSaturday, August 22BeirutBelle and SebastianTwin ShadowBattlesTitle FightCayucasTalk In TonguesSALESAlialujah ChoirSunday, August 23Modest MouseThe Tallest Man On EarthDanny BrownThe Helio SequenceLady LambStrand of OaksPure Bathing CultureDiversBeat ConnectionMusicfestNW Night Shows:Wednesday, August 19MFNW & Red Bull Sound Select Present Aesop Rock w/ Rob Sonic & DJ Abilities with Illmaculate at Star Theater Thursday, August 20 MFNW & Red Bull Sound Select Present Shlohmo w/ Manatee Commune & The Flavr Blue at Star Theater Dr. Marten’s MFNW Kickoff Party: The Helio Sequence w/ Divers at Dr. Marten’s Parking Lot MFNW & Doug Fir Present Nick Waterhouse at Doug Fir Friday, August 21 MFNW & Red Bull Sound Select Present Fucked Up w/ And And And & Wimps at Star Theater MFNW, Soul’d Out & Double Tee Present Miguel - Wildheart Tour w/ Dorothy at Roseland MFNW & Mississippi Studios Present Just Lions & Thanks at Mississippi Studios MFNW & Doug Fir Present Twin Shadow w/ Lany at Doug Fir - SOLD OUT! MNFW & Bunk Bar Present Bearcubbin w/ 1939 Ensemble at Bunk Bar Saturday, August 22 MFNW Presents Magic Sword w/ Willis Earl Beal and Transistor Send at Star Theater MFNW & Doug Fir Present Brothers & Sister (recreating At Fillmore East) at Doug Fir MFNW & Mississippi Studios Present Homeshake w/ Sheer Agony at Mississippi Studios Sunday, August 23 MFNW & Soul’d Out Present Prayers w/ Guests at Star Theater Follow @ARTINFOIndia
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