Project Pabst Takes Over Tom McCall Waterfront Park August 27 – 28

After two years on its own, Project Pabst has joined forces with MusicfestNW to produce this year’s festival in Portland, Oregon. Project Pabst Portland will take place on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Each day the gates open at Noon with music being performed on two stages from 1:00pm to 10:00pm.

Being sponsored by Pabst Brewing, Project Pabst features copious amounts of everyone’s favorite hipster beer, Pabst Blue Ribbon. This is the beer that had beer living high off its Blue Ribbon performance from back in 1893. Also everyone’s favorite alcoholic root beer, Not Your Father’s, will be served at Project Pabst.

It’s great that Pabst honors the Rose City, as it was here where PBR saw its revitalization over the past dozen years. With Project Pabst’s 2016 Denver performance now behind us, Project Pabst has added a couple of new dates and locations with Atlanta, Georgia on October 1, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 8.

Here is the Project Pabst festival lineup for Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

• DURAN DURAN
• ICE CUBE
• NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
• STRFKR
• A$AP FERG
• ANDREW W.K.
• LIZZO
• THE COATHANGERS
• KYLE CRAFT

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28

• TAME IMPALA
• WEEN
• DRIVE LIKE JEHU
• UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
• PARQUET COURTS
• SHEER MAG
• HOP ALONG
• DIARRHEA PLANET
• TENEMENT

Project Pabst tickets are available for purchase at Ticketfly.com. This year tickets are also available with a reduced service fee at the MusicfestNW box office located at Willamette Week – 2220 NW Quimby St. Portland, OR 97210. The Box Office is open 9:00am to 12:30pm and 1:00pm to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Single Day Festival Tickets are $55.00 each or Two Day Festival Tickets are $90.00 each.

There will also be some night shows that are held in conjunction with Project Pabst at Crystal Ballroom, Dante’s, Revolution Hall, Kelly’s Olympian, Mississippi Studios, Ash Street Saloon, Doug Fir, and Holocene. Tickets for these shows are in addition to a Project Pabst ticket.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
DISABLE PLANETS w/ CAMP LO
Crystal Ballroom 21+
7pm doors/8pm show
$25

TODD BARRY w/ BRYAN COOK and JOANN SCHINDERLE
Dante’s 21+
8pm doors/9pm show
$15

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
Y LA BAMBA w/ ORQUESTRA PACIFICO TROPICAL and HALEY HEYNDERICKX
Revolution Hall 21+
7pm doors/8pm show
$15

BUSDRIVER w/ DEANTONI PARKS
Mississippi Studios 21+
8pm doors/9pm show
$12

REAL ESTATE w/ POTTY MOUTH and DIVERS
Crystal Ballroom 21+
7pm doors/8pm show
$18

CANDACE w/ TALKATIVE, ADVENTURE GALLEY, and PONY VILLAGE
Kelly’s Olympian 21+
8pm doors/9pm show
$5

PINKISH BLACK w/ HOT VICTORY, MOTRIK, and DEMON FAMILIAR
Ash St. Saloon 21+
8pm doors/9pm show
$10 at the Door

BERAHMAND w/ GOLDFOOT and THE ADIO SEQUENCE
Doug Fir 21+
8pm doors/9pm show
$10

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
GUIDED BY VOICES w/ SUMMER CANNIBALS
Crystal Ballroom 21+
9pm doors/10pm show
$25

DAVID BAZAN w/ MICHAEL NAU
Mississippi Studios 21+
9pm doors/10pm show
$20

AND AND AND w/ SOUVENIR DRIVER, RILLA, and GRAND LAKE ISLANDS
Kelly’s Olympian 21+
8pm doors/9pm show
$5

BELL WITCH w/ MUSCLE AND MARROW, ZIRAKZIGIL, and JOHN HAUGHM
Ash St. Saloon 21+
9pm doors/10pm show
$10 at the door

HILLSTOMP w/ UNDERWHELMING FAVORITES and PRETTY GRITTY
Doug Fir Lounge 21+
8pm doors/9pm show
$12

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28
PETER BJORN AND JOHN w/ BAYONNE and JAY SOM
Revolution Hall 21+
8pm doors/9pm show
$20

SHY GIRLS w/ THE LAST ARTFUL, DODGR and MY BODY
Holocene 21+
8:30pm doors
$5/$10

The main entrance to Project Pabst is located on Yamhill Street and Naito Parkway. It is recommend taking MAX to the Skidmore Fountain and Oak Street/Southwest 1st Avenue Stations that are served by Blue Line: MAX and Red Line: MAX.

(Here are our recaps from the 2015 Project Pabst, Day 1 and Day 2.)

Project Pabst
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
SW Naito Pkwy
Portland, OR 97204