Portland’s best – Outdoor Concerts

Portland always has some pretty amazing concerts, but in the summer we get to all pick up and head outside for some truly phenomenal shows. We put together a list of just some of the shows we are most looking forward to this summer.

• Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
• Great local talent both young and old put on by Jazz Society of Oregon
  • FREE!
  • July 19th-12st
  • Cathedral Park
  • All ages

• Pdx Pop Now
• Established and Emerging Local Artists
  • FREE!
  • July 20th-21st
  • Audiocinema – 226 SE Madison St
  • All ages

• Chicago
• One of the great live bands from the 1970’s
  • Tickets available by resale
  • July 21st
  • Oregon Zoo
  • All ages

• The Raconteurs
• Throw back rock band by Jack White
  • Tickets Available by resale
  • July 21st
  • Edgefield –  2126 SW Halsey St
  • All ages

• Broken Social Scene
• Alt-rock supergroup with singer/songwriter Feist
  • Tickets – zooconcerts.com
  • July 27th
  • Oregon Zoo
  • All ages

• B-52’s
• 20th century party band bringing lots of nostalgia
  • Tickets – zooconcerts.com
  • August 6th
  • Oregon Zoo
  • All ages

• Feist
• Indie pop singer songwriter
  • Tickets – zooconcerts.com
  • August 13th
  • Oregon Zoo
  • All ages

• Weird Al Yankovic
• musical parodies and satirical rock tunes
  • Tickets available by resale
  • August 14th
  • Edgefield –  2126 SW Halsey St
  • All ages

• Brandi Carlile
• Singer songwriter who’s music spans multiple genres
  • Tickets available by resale
  • August 23rd-25th
  • Edgefield –  2126 SW Halsey St
  • All ages

• Amos Lee
• heartfelt folk pop
  • Tickets – zooconcerts.com
  • August 25th
  • Oregon Zoo
  • All ages

Honorable Mentions

These are a bit outside of the Portland area, but worth the drive to see some great music!

Sunlight Supply Amphitheater

• Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • July 26th
• Shinedown
  • July 27th
• Wiz Khalifa
  • August 14th
• ZZ Top & Cheap Trick
  • August 16th
• Blink 182 & Lil Wayne
  • August 30th

Pickathon

• The 21st annual summer festival is packed with artists all across the musical spectrum
  • Tickets – pickathon.com
  • August 1st-4th
  • Pendarvis Farm – 16581 SE Hagen Rd, Happy valley
  • All ages

If you are hoping for something a little less formal there are also tons of free concerts in the park all around the city, you can find a comprehensive list here

We hope that you have a fun and music filled summer!