Tom McCall Waterfront Park
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Located on SW Naito Parkway along the Willamette River between SW Harrison Street and NW Glisan Street
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New #PDXmusic on KINK: Haley Johnsen's 'When I Loved You' [Song of the Week]
Chris Young - May 25, 2017
Drawing on her love for the blues, let Haley Johnsen bewitch you with her new single. Then catch her this Memorial Day weekend on the waterfront at Vortex 2—also featuring Patrick Lamb’s tribute...
Small Leaks Sink Ships: 'Dancing Devil' [New Song]
Chris Young - May 23, 2017
Listen to an asymmetrical new cut from the experimental rockers and catch them performing a free show at the White Owl on May 25—which'll kick off Memorial Day weekend's waterfront What Was Sound...
New #PDXmusic on KINK: Bed.'s 'Girl' [Song of the Week]
Chris Young - May 18, 2017
From performing at PDX Pop Now! to recording with Jackpot!'s Larry Crane, Bed. are prepping their debut LP but first you can catch them this Memorial Day weekend on the waterfront at What Was...
Captain Pabst Got Married
Ollie Collins, Roddy Jasa - Sep 8, 2016
I wasn’t excited about the marriage, but I got trashed and danced at the reception—reporting from Portland’s first festival mega-merger, MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst.
The Gritty Birds Podcast: Diarrhea Planet with Fog Father
Jeni Wren Stottrup - May 17, 2016
Go behind the scenes of the music industry and get gritty with these raucous rockers, then tune in to XRAY.fm every Thursday from 1 to 1:30pm for new episodes.
The Rise of MisterWives
Bren Swogger - Sep 5, 2015
From opening for The Royal Concept and American Authors at the Hawthorne in 2013, indie pop outfit MisterWives showcased their growth as performers post-album release at Portland’s MusicfestNW....
The Road to the Perfect Music Festival
Chris Young - Jul 1, 2015
The rise of the music festival in America leaves us looking for an unparalleled festival experience. And while we may think of perfection as an end state, it is actually about progression: Pieces...
A Weekend on the Waterfront: Recapping MusicfestNW 2014
Eric Skelton - Aug 29, 2014
A format change brought the 14th year of MusicfestNW to Tom McCall Waterfront Park featuring Portland bands Shy Girls, Modern Kin, EMA and Wild Ones alongside national acts including Spoon and...
On The Waterfront
Don Campbell - Jul 2, 2014
A history of the Waterfront Blues Festival: How a small one-day fest turned the powerful force of music into a benefit to feed the hungry and a blues-fueled good time. Photos by John Alcala
Gregg Allman and Maceo Parker to Headline the 27th Annual Waterfront Blues Fest
Chris Young - Mar 3, 2014
From July 3-6, Tom McCall Waterfront Park will once again fill with some 100,000 fans seeking out the blues and supporting the Oregon Food Bank. Plus Boz Scaggs, Lee Fields and Portland's Linda...
Related Photo Galleries
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Scenes from Day Two of the Waterfront Blues Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 2, 2023
Photos by John Alcala
July 19, 2023 12:00pm
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Scenes from Day One of the Waterfront Blues Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 1, 2023
Photos by John Alcala
July 18, 2023 12:00pm
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Scenes from Day 4 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Lettuce, Cedric Burnside, and more at Tom McCall Waterfront on July 4, 2022
Photos by John Alcala
July 21, 2022 8:30pm
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Scenes from Day 3 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band, Curtis Salgado, and more at Tom McCall Waterfront on July 3, 2022
Photos by John Alcala
July 20, 2022 4:00pm
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Scenes from Day 2 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring The Wood Brothers, The War & Treaty, and more at Tom McCall Waterfront on July 2, 2022
Photos by John Alcala
July 19, 2022 4:00pm
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Scenes from Day 1 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Grace Potter, Robert Randolph, The Suffers, and more at Tom McCall Waterfront on July 1, 2022
Photos by John Alcala
July 18, 2022 9:30am
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Scenes from Day One of the Waterfront Blues Festival at The Lot at Zidell Yards on July 1, 2021
Photos by John Alcala
July 8, 2021 11:00am
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Curtis Salgado, Worth, Sister Mercy, Tony Ozier, Kevin Selfe, Lady A and More Locals at the Waterfront Blues Festival on July 5-7, 2018
Photos by John Alcala
July 20, 2018 9:30am
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Norman Sylvester, Mel Brown, Jon Koonce, Karen Lovely, LaRhonda Steele, Jarrod Lawson and More Locals at the Waterfront Blues Festival on July 4-5, 2018
Photos by John Alcala
July 19, 2018 9:30am
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Highlights from Day 3 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring The Mavericks, Curtis Salgado, Nikki Hill, Sister Mercy, Mary Flower and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 6, 2018
Photos by John Alcala
July 7, 2018 12:00pm
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Highlights from Day 2 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Beth Hart, Mel Brown, The Revivalists, Rae Gordon and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 5, 2018
Photos by John Alcala
July 6, 2018 12:00pm
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Highlights from Day 1 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Robert Randolph, Norman Sylvester, Jon Koonce, Larkin Poe and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 4, 2018
Photos by John Alcala
July 5, 2018 1:00pm
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Sir Mix-A-Lot at the Portland Rose Festival on June 2, 2018
Photos by John Alcala
June 5, 2018 3:00pm
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Laryssa Birdseye at the Portland Rose Festival on June 2, 2018
Photos by John Alcala
June 4, 2018 4:30pm
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Scenes from MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst featuring Beck, Nas, Spoon, Noname, Lithics and more on August 27, 2017
Photos by Sam Gehrke
September 4, 2017 12:00pm
A Casual Music Lover's Take on Project Pabst I went. I listened. I drank beer. Words by Danielle Mrkvicka Two days of cheap beer, music that spanned multiple generations and genres, gravel,... -
Scenes from MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst featuring Iggy Pop, Die Antwoord, Father John Misty, Lizzo, Filthy Friends, The Last Artful, Dodgr and more on August 26, 2017
Photos by Sam Gehrke
September 2, 2017 12:00pm
A Casual Music Lover's Take on Project Pabst I went. I listened. I drank beer. Words by Danielle Mrkvicka Two days of cheap beer, music that spanned multiple generations and genres, gravel,... -
KINK's Vortex 2 feat. Patrick Lamb, Haley Johnsen and Brian Harrison and The Last Draw at the Portland Rose Festival on May 28, 2017
Photos by John Alcala
June 1, 2017 3:00pm
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Scenes from MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst featuring Tame Impala, Ween, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Parquet Courts, Hop Along and more on August 28, 2016
Photos by Sam Gehrke, Veronica Rose
September 3, 2016 12:00pm
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Scenes from MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst featuring Duran Duran, Ice Cube, Nathaniel Rateliff, Starfucker, Liv Warfield and more on August 27, 2016
Photos by Sam Gehrke
September 2, 2016 3:30pm
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Scenes from Day 4 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Louis Pain, LaRhonda Steele, Big Harp George and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 4, 2016
Photos by John Alcala
July 22, 2016 3:30pm
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Scenes from Day 4 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Curtis Salgado, Samantha Fish, The California Honeydrops, Thara Memory and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 4, 2016
Photos by John Alcala
July 22, 2016 1:00pm
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Scenes from Day 3 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Liv Warfield, JJ Grey, Dr. John, ZZ Ward, Ayron Jones and The Way, Liz Vice and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 3, 2016
Photos by John Alcala
July 20, 2016 9:30am
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Scenes from Day 2 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Maceo Parker, Jimmie Vaughan, Polyrhythmics, Grace Love & The True Loves, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Lilla and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 2, 2016
Photos by John Alcala
July 15, 2016 11:30am
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Scenes from Day 1 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Tedeschi Trucks Band, Femi Kuti and Bobby Torres Ensemble at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 1, 2016
Photos by John Alcala
July 12, 2016 9:00am
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Scenes from Day 1 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Los Straitjackets, Norman Sylvester, Ty Curtis and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 1, 2016
Photos by John Alcala
July 12, 2016 12:00pm
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Everclear, The Wild Feathers and Greg Holden at Tom McCall Waterfront Park for the Portland Rose Festival on June 11, 2016
Photos by John Alcala
June 17, 2016 9:30am
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Patrick Lamb, Lovey James, Nehemiah Booker and The Brown Sisters at Tom McCall Waterfront Park for the Portland Rose Festival on May 29, 2016
Photos by John Alcala
June 4, 2016 11:00am
On Sunday, May 29, Patrick Lamb brought together an amazing group of local artists for an outstanding evening of music on the RoZone concert stage—featuring Lovey James with Nate Botsford, The... -
Sir Mix-A-Lot at Tom McCall Waterfront Park for the Portland Rose Festival on May 28, 2016
Photos by John Alcala
June 2, 2016 9:30am
As Seattle’s Anthony Ray (aka Sir Mix-A-Lot) returned to the Portland Rose Festival's RoZone concert stage on Saturday night, he stated that he wasn’t here to play to the people; he was here to... -
Scenes from Day 3 of MusicfestNW featuring Strand of Oaks, Pure Bathing Culture, Divers and Beat Connection at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on August 23, 2015
Photos by Sam Gehrke
August 28, 2015 3:45pm
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Scenes from Day 2 of MusicfestNW featuring Battles, Title Fight, Cayucas, Alialujah Choir and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on August 22, 2015
Photos by Sam Gehrke
August 27, 2015 3:45pm
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Scenes from Day 3 of MusicfestNW featuring The Tallest Man On Earth, Danny Brown, The Helio Sequence and Lady Lamb at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on August 23, 2015
Photos by Sam Gehrke
August 28, 2015 9:15am
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Scenes from Day 2 of MusicfestNW featuring Beirut, Belle and Sebastian and Twin Shadow at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on August 22, 2015
Photos by Sam Gehrke
August 27, 2015 8:45am
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Scenes from Day 1 of MusicfestNW featuring Foster The People, Lost Lander, MisterWives and Milo Greene at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on August 21, 2015
Photos by Sam Gehrke
August 26, 2015 11:20pm
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Scenes from Day 4 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Buddy Guy, Quinn Sullivan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Turkuaz and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 5, 2015
Photos by John Alcala
July 20, 2015 3:45pm
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Scenes from Day 3 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Dave and Phil Alvin, The Paladins, Con Brio, Jessica Hernandez, Jarekus Singleton and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 4, 2015
Photos by John Alcala
July 19, 2015 3:45pm
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Scenes from Day 2 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Galactic with Macy Gray, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, LoveBomb Go-Go, Lisa Mann and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 3, 2015
Photos by John Alcala
July 17, 2015 2:45pm
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Scenes from Day 1 of the Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Gregg Allman, Ural Thomas, Scott Pemberton, Norman Sylvester and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 2, 2015
Photos by John Alcala
July 14, 2015 3:30pm
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KINK on the Waterfront: Walk Off The Earth, Kopecky, Scars on 45 and The Wind and The Wave at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on June 6, 2015
Photos by John Alcala
June 15, 2015 5:20pm
The fifth and final night of this year's Rose Festival RoZone concert series was spectacular indeed. Beginning with amazing weather, it was the recipe for a perfect day filled with friends and... -
Rock the Roses: Great White, Slaughter and Vixen at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on June 5, 2015
Photos by John Alcala
June 28, 2015 6:10pm
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Rock of the '80s: Berlin, The Smithereens and The Tubes at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on May 29, 2015
Photos by John Alcala
July 10, 2015 9:15am
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Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real at Hempstalk at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on Sept. 28, 2014
Photos by John Alcala
September 29, 2014 5:50pm
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Scenes from MusicfestNW at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on August 16-17, 2014
Photos by Autumn Andel
August 22, 2014 6:00pm
In its first year on the waterfront, MusicfestNW featured Portlanders Shy Girls, EMA, Wild Ones and Modern Kin alongside headliners Girl Talk, Spoon, HAIM, Phantogram and many more over the course... -
Scenes from Day 2 of MusicfestNW featuring Spoon, HAIM, Tune-Yards, Wild Ones, EMA, Modern Kin and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on August 17, 2014
Photos by Autumn Andel
August 22, 2014 5:30pm
In its first year on the waterfront, MusicfestNW featured Portlanders Shy Girls, EMA, Wild Ones and Modern Kin alongside headliners Girl Talk, Spoon, HAIM, Phantogram and many more over the course... -
Scenes from Day 1 of MusicfestNW featuring Girl Talk, Phantogram, Future Islands, Shy Girls and more at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on August 16, 2014
Photos by Autumn Andel
August 22, 2014 5:00pm
Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring at MFNW: Check out more photos by Autumn Andel. -
Scenes from the Waterfront Blues Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 3-6, 2014
Photos by John Alcala
July 14, 2014 1:00pm
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Scott Pemberton at the Waterfront Blues Festival on July 6, 2013
Photos by John Alcala
June 20, 2014 6:20pm
In 2013, multi-genre guitar slinger Scott Pemberton got the chance to show off his unique style at the biggest fest in his hometown: Portland’s annual Waterfront Blues Festival.
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MusicfestNW: 2015 Recap
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Vortex Music Magazine: Waterfront Blues Festival 2015 Preview
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Waterfront Blues Festival 2015
