Pickathon Announces 2023 Lineup Featuring Watchouse, W.I.T.C.H, Lee Fields and More

Pickathon returns to Pendarvis Farm outside of Portland this August 3-6, with one of the most intriguing and versatile lineups of the festival season. Powerhouse Watchhouse (fka Mandolin Orange), soul icon Lee Fields, indie-folk artist Madison Cunningham, Zambian psych rockers W.I.T.C.H and many more will be performing. Aside from these names, the Pickathon 2023 lineup is packed with unexpected deep cuts, and rising artists across the world, as it embodies a festival known for curation and highlighting the next standout bands in all genres.

Pickathon is known for being a zero-waste, sustainability-focused festival and always has a unique lineup that includes international artists and ranges from soul to hip-hop to jazz to indie rock to electronic. They’ve got rising indie band Wednesday, country artist Courtney Marie Andrews, hip-hop duo They Hate Change, Canadian rapper TOBi, Malian musician Vieux Farka Touré, and Venezuelan/Appalachian folk duo Larry & Joe all on the bill this year. In addition to the live shows fans and attendees will also get to experience body and wellness, comedy, visual art, literature, and family programming. As always, the event is focused on staying green, so bring your own water bottle and dishware is encouraged.

Early Bird tickets to the festival are on sale now via the Pickathon website. Check out the full lineup down below!

Pickathon Music Festival 2023 Lineup:

Watchouse
Lee Fields
Dehd
Madison Cunningham
Vieux Farka Touré
Florist
W.I.T.C.H.
Wednesday
MonoNeon
Ocie Elliott
Butcher Brown
Yot Club
Courtney Marie Andrews
Imarhan
Say She She
MJ Lenderman
Madison McFerrin
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
They Hate Change
Andrew Marlin
Pachyman
Wine Lips
Nikki Nair
GA-20
Nick Shoulders
Wayne Graham
Mike Dillon’s Punkadelic!
Rich Ruth
The Altons
Thee Sinseers
Novalima
Logan Ledger
Meridian Brothers
TOBi
Emily Nenni
Mikaela Davis
Joe Rainey
Riddy Arman
The Mountain Grass Unit
The Kernal
Larry & Joe
Hooveriii
Gel
Jackie Venson
Nat Myers
Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
Sgt. Papers
Orchestra Gold
WHIMZ
Sprig of That
The Shivas
MØTRIK

Photo credit: Stephen Hoffmeister