A summer without music is like a swimming hole without water. Below, we've pooled so many sonic opportunities, you're probably gonna want to dry off halfway down the list. Grab your beach towel and keep scrolling, though—our summer calendar starts with one-off outdoor concerts, then packs in festivals all the way through Labor Day, and wrap ups with some out-of-town options (road trip!).

We'll be adding more concerts and lineups as announced, so check back frequently.

OUTDOOR CONCERTS A LA CARTE

McMenamins Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn

Select shows below—for full lineup visit series website.

6/16— Ingrid Michaelson

Ingrid Michaelson 6/26— Willie Nelson with Alison Krauss and Union Station

Willie Nelson with Alison Krauss and Union Station 7/8— Death Cab for Cutie with Built to Spill

Death Cab for Cutie with Built to Spill 7/10–11— The Decemberists with Calexico

The Decemberists with Calexico 7/14— David Gray with Amos Lee

David Gray with Amos Lee 7/23— Morrissey

Morrissey 7/25— Barenaked Ladies with Violent Femmes and Colin Hay

Barenaked Ladies with Violent Femmes and Colin Hay 7/26— Charli XCX and Bleachers

Charli XCX and Bleachers 8/9— Wilco

Wilco 8/21— Michael Franti and Spearhead

Michael Franti and Spearhead 8/28–29— Pink Martini

Pink Martini 9/5— Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals 9/12— Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile 9/18—Empire of the Sun with St. Lucia and Holy Ghost!

Photo credit: Travel Portland

Oregon Zoo Summer Concert Series

Select shows below—for full lineup visit series website.

6/21— Chicago

Chicago 6/27— The B-52s

The B-52s 7/11— Indigo Girls and Caroline Aiken

Indigo Girls and Caroline Aiken 7/17— Needtobreathe

Needtobreathe 7/25— Mavis Staples, Patty Griffin, Amy Helm and the Handsome Strangers

Mavis Staples, Patty Griffin, Amy Helm and the Handsome Strangers 7/31— Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell 8/8— Ziggy Marley

Ziggy Marley 8/22— Chris Isaak

Chris Isaak 9/5–6—Weird Al Yankovic

Summer Free for All: Concerts in the Park

Pick any evening this summer; there’s likely to be a free concert at a park near you. Select shows below—visit the series website for the full schedule. All shows at 6:30 pm.

7/7— Freak Mountain Ramblers, Mt Tabor Park

Freak Mountain Ramblers, Mt Tabor Park 7/13— Ural Thomas and the Pain, Sellwood Riverfront Park

Ural Thomas and the Pain, Sellwood Riverfront Park 7/15— The Stolen Sweets, Willamette Park

The Stolen Sweets, Willamette Park 7/29— Pilon D’Azucar Band, Dawson Park

Pilon D’Azucar Band, Dawson Park 8/4— Chata Addy, Fernhill Park

Chata Addy, Fernhill Park 8/6— The Wanderlust Orchestra, Couch Park

The Wanderlust Orchestra, Couch Park 8/12— Pete Krebs and the Earnest Lovers, Ventura Park

Pete Krebs and the Earnest Lovers, Ventura Park 8/14—Curtis Salgado, Lovejoy Fountain Park

Washington Park Ampitheater. Photo credit: Portland Parks Foundation

Washington Park Summer Festival

Parklandia in the West Hills! All Washington Park concerts are free and at 6 pm.

8/7— Brass Ops: 234 th Army Band, Oregon National Guard

Brass Ops: 234 Army Band, Oregon National Guard 8/8— Opera in the Park

Opera in the Park 8/9— Portland Festival Symphony

Portland Festival Symphony 8/10— Reggie Houston’s Crescent City Connection

Reggie Houston’s Crescent City Connection 8/11— Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts

Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts 8/12— The Many Colors of Edna Vazquez

The Many Colors of Edna Vazquez 8/13—Tizer Quartet

Portland Festival Symphony Concerts

Directed by Lajos Balogh, these free classical concerts—think Beethoven, Mozart, Dvorák—start at 6 pm, alfresco!

7/25— Cathedral Park

Cathedral Park 8/1— Laurelhurst Park

Laurelhurst Park 8/2— Peninsula Park

Peninsula Park 8/8— U. S. Grant Park

U. S. Grant Park 8/9—Washington Park

Photo credit: Ecotrust

Sundown at Ecotrust

Free First Thursday concerts, from 5:30–8 pm, outside Ecotrust’s Natural Capital Center. Lineup announced on June 5.

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FESTIVALS

May

5/22–25—Sasquatch! (Quincy, WA): Worth the hassle of battling Memorial Day weekend traffic? Sleater-Kinney and Modest Mouse join Robert Plant, St. Vincent, Spoon, and Tame Impala at the Gorge Ampitheater.

Photo credit: What the Festival

JUNE

6/5–7—Improvisation Summit of Portland : Free jazz legend Roscoe Mitchell hits Portland for the first time in over two decades to headline the fourth annual experimental music festival.

: Free jazz legend to headline the fourth annual experimental music festival. 6/19–22—What the Festival (Wolf Run Ranch): If three days of LED-studded EDM—headliners include Big Gigantic and Odesza—sound like your cup of something-that’s-probably-not-tea , head toward Dufur for the “millennial generation’s Woodstock.”

(Wolf Run Ranch): If three days of LED-studded EDM—headliners include Big Gigantic and Odesza—sound like , head toward Dufur for the “millennial generation’s Woodstock.” 6/22–7/26—Chamber Music NW Summer Fest : Billed as the most ambitious chamber music festival in the Northwest , highlights of the 45th Summer Fest include partnerships with the Northwest Dance Project and—in Eugene—the Oregon Bach Festival.

: Billed as the , highlights of the 45th Summer Fest include partnerships with the Northwest Dance Project and—in Eugene—the Oregon Bach Festival. 6/26–27—Quiet Music Fest: Transforming Disjecta, for the fifth time, into a “tranquil cave of sonic serenity,” organizer Chris Johanson’s 2015 sleeper brings out the softest side of musical artists including Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Irma Vep, and Rebecca Gates of the Spinanes.

Photo credit: Pickathon

JULY

MusicFestNW. Photo credit: Travel Portland

AUGUST

8/7–10—Beloved Open-Air Sacred Art and Music Festival (Tidewater): the festival that believes “sacred” and “music” are a necessary redundancy returns to the coastal forest for four days of sonic devotion and clear intentions.

(Tidewater): the festival that believes returns to the coastal forest for four days of sonic devotion and clear intentions. 8/14–15—Gentlemen of the Road (Walla Walla, WA): Foo Fighters. Mumford and Sons. The Flaming Lips. Tune-Yards. The Vaccines . And more—all in the town so nice they named it twice.

(Walla Walla, WA): . And more—all in the town so nice they named it twice. 8/21–23—MusicFestNW: Willamette Week’s 2015 lineup includes local faves Lost Lander and Alialujah Choir—along with hot national acts like Foster the People, Beirut, and Milo Greene.

SEPTEMBER

8/5–7—Bumbershoot (Seattle, WA): Atmosphere, Babes in Toyland, Børns, Chance the Rapper, Dead Moon, Nacho Picasso, Peaches, Social D, and Zedd—the 45th annual festival rocks the Seattle Center from A to Z .

(Seattle, WA): Atmosphere, Babes in Toyland, Børns, Chance the Rapper, Dead Moon, Nacho Picasso, Peaches, Social D, and Zedd—the . 8/11–13—Sisters Folk Festival (Sisters): Finger pickin’ and roots singin’ in the shadow of the three sisters. Acts include Tracy Grammer, Darlingside, and Jonathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboys.

WORTH A TRIP

Eugene's Cuthbert Ampitheater.

Cuthbert Ampitheater (Eugene)

Select shows below—for full lineup, visit venue website.

6/14— Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot 7/23— Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional

Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional 7/24— Taj Mahal with Charlie Musselwhite

Taj Mahal with Charlie Musselwhite 8/5— Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne 8/28— Sublime with Rome

Sublime with Rome 9/27—Counting Crows

Les Schwab Ampitheater (Bend)

Select shows below—for full lineup, visit venue website.