PICKATHON 2012 ANNOUNCES LINE-UP, INCLUDING NEKO CASE, DR. DOG, BLITZEN TRAPPER, VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ, AND MORE!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! AUGUST 3RD – 5TH AT PENDARVIS FARM IN PORTLAND

The 2012 Pickathon Music Festival, which will be happening August 3rd through August 5th at Pendarvis Farm near Portland, Oregon, is thrilled to announce this year’s line-up! PIckathon welcomes Neko Case, Dr. Dog, Blitzen Trapper, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Heartless Bastards, Vieux Farka Touré, The Wood Brothers, Phosphorescent, The Cave Singers, Abigail Washburn, Cass McCombs, Bowerbirds, Handsome Furs, Langhorne Slim, Lost Bayou Ramblers featuring Gordon Gano, and so much more! The (nearly) full lineup is listed below with a few additional gems being added in the coming weeks.

Furthermore, three-day passes have gone on sale today. Be sure to pick them up at the introductory price for $175. Single-day tickets will be available for sale closer to the event date, but the country’s most inviting music festival has made it clear with their line-up and unbeatable attendee experience that the whole weekend is the way to go. Purchase tickets at
www.pickathon.com.

Watch “Pickathon: A Day at Pickathon” here: http://vimeo.com/37275863

PICKATHON 2012 LINE-UP (in alphabetical order)
AA Bondy
Abigail Washburn
Alela Diane
Blitzen Trapper
Bowerbirds
Bruce Molksy Band
Cajun Country Revival, ft. Jesse Lége and Joel Savoy
Captain Bogg & Salty
Cass McCombs
CW Stoneking
Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass
Doug Paisley
Dr. Dog
Foghorn Stringband
Genticorum
Handsome Furs
Heartless Bastards
Hot 8 Brass Band
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Lake Street Dive
Langhorne Slim
Laura Gibson
Lonnie Walker
Los Cojolites
Lost Bayou Ramblers, ft. Gordon Gano
Midtown Dickens
Neko Case
Petunia & The Vipers
Phosphorescent
Reverend KM Williams
Robert Ellis
Shovels & Rope
Sonny & The Sunsets
Southeast Engine
Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys

The Barr Brothers
The Cave Singers
The Mynabirds
The Wood Brothers
Two Man Gentlemen Band
Typhoon
Vieux Farka Touré
White Denim
Whitey Morgan & The 78’s
Y La Bamba

Pickathon is a three-day event held annually at Pendarvis Farm near Portland Oregon that continually breaks new ground in sustainability and strives to accommodate attendees and performers as though they were family. Carefully curated line-ups, culinary spreads, samplings from local brewers and vintners, space to spread out, and the nations only single-use cup, dishware and utensil system make Pickathon an
experience unlike any other. Simply put, Pickathon is the festival for people who don’t like the hassle of festivals!