MusicFest NW Announces Lineup

MusicFest NW (MFNW), the annual festival held in venues throughout Portland, Ore., has announced its 2012 lineup. The festival, now in its 12th year, will take place from Sept. 5-9 and feature over 150 artists performing at 16 venues across Portland.

Notables artists on the bill include Silversun Pickups, Girl Talk, Beirut, Passion Pit, Dinosaur Jr., The Tallest Man on Earth. For a complete lineup, click here.

Since it’s inaugural year in 2001 (from 1995-2001 the festival was known as North By Northwest), MFNW has become one of the largest indoor festivals in the country. This is the first year MFNW will include a tech conference where number of prominent thinkers will speak on issues such as the startup community and modern technology. Tickets are available now at the MFNW website.

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