For the second summer in a row, Portland’s living room was the city’s hottest music arena.
Northwest-based independent event promoter True West took over Pioneer Courthouse Square for most of August by booking a lineup of crowd-pleasing performers. The series, PDX Live, launched in 2022 and this year drew an estimated 28,000 people.
Up next: True West hosts Portland Oktoberfest at the same venue Sept. 22 and 23.
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Explosions in the Sky (Skyeler Williams)
Patti Smith (Mick Hangland-Skill)
Patti Smith (Mick Hangland-Skill)
Fleet Foxes (Mick Hangland-Skill)
Fleet Foxes (Mick Hangland-Skill)
Fleet Foxes (Mick Hangland-Skill)
The Flaming Lips (Samantha Klopp (@endlessnoisephotos))
The Flaming Lips (Samantha Klopp (@endlessnoisephotos))
The Flaming Lips (Samantha Klopp (@endlessnoisephotos))
Andi Prewitt is WW's arts and culture editor. She writes about Oregon’s trifecta of fun: craft beer, food and the outdoors. A native Oregonian, Andi’s claim to fame was being named Princess of Newberg. It’s all been downhill from there.
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