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Portland rapper's music festival will bring artists like Thundercat, Zack Fox to Troutdale
PORTLAND, Ore. () — An Oregon music festival that had its inaugural year in 2024 will be back this summer, and with another exciting lineup.
it will return to McMenamins' Edgefield Lawn on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14. Aminé, the Portland native and Grammy-nominated rapper behind the event, will headline again this year.
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The lineup also features record producer and singer Thundercat, afrobeats artist Amaarae — who recently opened for pop star Sabrina Carpenter on her 'Short n' Sweet' tour — and St. Louis rapper Smino. Other performers include rapper Mike, 'Abbott Elementary' star and DJ Zack Fox, singer-songwriter Chlothegod and Portland DJ SoundsByDontā.
In addition to Benson High School alum Aminé, brought out artists like Kaytranada, R&B musician Ravyn Lenae and indie-pop's Toro Y Moi. It also offered festival merchandise like tote bags, t-shirts that read 'I heart PDX' and blankets.
Although the event lineup was just revealed on Tuesday, The Best Day Ever 2025 was first teased along with concert dates for Aminé's upcoming Tour De Dance. His tour begins with the Troutdale festival and ends with a December show in Stockholm, Sweden, in support of his new album '13 Months of Sunshine.'
Tickets are already available for the other tour dates, but tickets for The Best Day Ever will be available starting with the pre-sale this Thursday at 10 a.m. The general sale begins on Friday at 10 a.m.
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Last year, two-day festival passes cost $225. Event organizers also offered one-day passes at a cheaper cost, but they have yet to reveal which artists will perform on each day.
The Portland area's other summer music events include the Waterfront Blues Festival during Fourth of July weekend, Project Pabst in late July and Pickathon from late July to early August. Tickets are already available for these festivities.
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