Pickathon Announces Initial 2016 Lineup
By Andy Kahn Jan 19, 2016 • 8:42 am PST

The 18th annual Pickathon music festival will be held August 5 – 7 in Happy Valley, Oregon. Today, organizers have revealed the first batch of artists heading to Pendarvis Farm this summer.
Jeff Tweedy, Yo La Tengo, Beach House and Ty Segall & The Muggers lead the first round of confirmed acts. Also revealed to be appearing in Happy Valley included Fruit Bats, Thee Oh Sees, La Luz, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Futurebirds and BADBADNOTGOOD among many others. More artists are expected to be added in the coming weeks. Tickets are currently on sale via the festival’s website.

Pickathon 2016 Initial Lineup
- Jeff Tweedy
- Yo La Tengo
- Beach House
- Ty Segall & The Muggers
- Black Mountain
- The Oh Hellos
- Patrick Watson
- Thee Oh Sees
- The James Hunter Six
- Ibeyi
- Fruit Bats
- Dan Deacon
- Julia Holter
- BADBADNOTGOOD
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Alvvays
- Protomartyr
- Yemen Blues
- La Luz
- Ultimate Painting
- Daniel Norgren
- Boulevards
- Mount Moriah
- The Deslondes
- Golden Rules
- Moon Duo
- Margo Price
- Futurebirds
- C.W. Stoneking
- Ezra Furman
- Adia Victoria
- Vhöl
- The Cairo Gang
- Lindi Ortega
- My Bubba
- 10 String Symphony
- Palehound
- Kacy and Clayton
- Foghorn Stringband
- The Easy Leaves
- The Wild Reeds
- Sir Richard Bishop
- I Draw Slow
- The Woolen Men
Organizers shared a Spotify Playlist of artists appearing at this year’s festival. Stream it below: