From folk-pop tunes by singer-songwriter Noah Kahan to hard-hitting melodies by pop-punk band Paramore, Oregon hosts a musical landscape spanning multiple genres over the next two months.
In Bend, fans can enjoy shows by established bands like the Goo Goo Dolls, The Lumineers and Pink Martini. Weezer and Noah Kahan will also make pit stops in that city as part of their nationwide tours.
In Portland, foundational record store Music Millennium will celebrate its 30th Annual Customer Appreciation Bar-B-Q. The free Aug. 12 event will include live music from musicians such as Ty Curtis and Gravel.
Michelle Zauner, front woman for Japanese Breakfast, will be performing at Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square as part of PDX LIVE this month.
Courtesy Joyce Jude
Mid-August, PDX LIVE will turn the city’s “living room” — Pioneer Courthouse Square — into a 3,000-person open-air music venue nestled between looming skyscrapers in downtown Portland. This will be PDX LIVE’s sophomore year. The PDX LIVE lineup includes Japanese Breakfast, Patti Smith and Her Band, and Fleet Foxes.
“Last year’s concerts drew in more than 40,000 residents and visitors who enjoyed live music on beautiful summer nights. This year, we’re looking forward to once again bringing the community together and claiming these moments in Downtown Portland,” Courtney Posey, the president of the board of trustees for Pioneer Courthouse Square, said in a press release.
And the Oregon Symphony will kick off its 2023-24 season on Sept. 10. The season will feature performances by Yo-Yo Ma and Andy Akiho among many others. Music lovers will also be able to enjoy a slate of free shows every Wednesday as part of Music on Main.
Here are some of the many shows you can catch in Oregon this August and September:
August:
- Pickathon 2023 - Aug. 3-6 | Pendarvis Farm, Happy Valley
- The Smashing Pumpkins - Aug. 6 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
- The Mountain Goats - Aug. 9 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- Paramore - Aug. 10 | Moda Center, Portland
- Beabadoobee - Aug. 10 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- Explosions in the Sky - Aug. 11 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- Band-Maid - Aug. 11 | Crystal Ballroom, Portland
- Music Millennium’s 30th Annual Customer Appreciation Bar-B-Q - Aug. 12 | Music Millennium, Portland
- Descendents - Aug. 12 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- Bon Iver - Aug. 12 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
- Alex G - Aug. 13 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- Patti Smith and Her Band - Aug. 15 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- My Morning Jacket - Aug. 16 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
- Tegan and Sara - Aug. 16 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- J. Graves - Aug. 17 | The Ruins, Hood River
- Greensky Bluegrass - Aug. 17 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- Maggie Rogers - Aug. 17-18 | McMenamins Historic Edgefield, Troutdale
- Japanese Breakfast (PDX Live) - Aug. 19 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- Noah Kahan - Aug. 19 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
- The Flaming Lips - Aug. 22 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- Weezer - Aug. 22 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
- Pink Martini - Aug. 23 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
- Fleet Foxes - Aug. 24 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
- Maisie Peters - Aug. 24 | Roseland Theater, Portland
- Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Aug. 24 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland
- Sam Smith - Aug. 25 | Moda Center, Portland
- Dave Matthews Band - Aug. 29 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
Celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma is pictured here with his cello. The artist will perform with the Oregon Symphony on Sept. 10.
Courtesy of Jason Bell/Oregon Symphony
September:
- Tessa Violet - Sept. 1 | Star Theater, Portland
- Noah Cyrus - Sept. 1 | Crystal Ballroom, Portland
- Lindsey Stirling - Sept. 2 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
- Goo Goo Dolls - Sept. 4 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
- Yo-Yo Ma - Sept. 10 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland
- The Lumineers - Sept. 9 & 10 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend
- Arctic Monkeys - Sept. 24 | Moda Center, Portland
- Jamie Callum - Sept. 26 | Crystal Ballroom, Portland
- Sting - Sept. 26 | Moda Center, Portland
- Daniel Caesar - Sept. 28 | Moda Center, Portland
- Owl City - Sept. 29 | Crystal Ballroom, Portland
- Shreya Ghoshal - Sept. 29 | Keller Auditorium, Portland