Watershed Music Festival is an annual country music festival held at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. Produced by Live Nation, the first event was held August 3–5, 2012.[1] Watershed is a summer festival and is usually a three day event. The main attractions of the festival are the multiple stages of live music, featuring a mixture of country music superstars, newcomers and local country performers.
| Watershed Music Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Country |
| Dates | August 2–4, 2024 |
| Location(s) | George, Washington |
| Years active | 2012–2019, 2021– |
History
editThe inaugural festival was produced by Brian O'Connell, president of Live Nation's country division and six-time winner of the Country Music Association award for 'Promoter of the Year'.[2]
When discussing the festival to Billboard Magazine, O'Connell said: "Watershed is an idea that we have been kicking around for a number of years. The Pacific Northwest is a real special place in our country. I've been doing shows up there at the Gorge for years, and Jeff Trisler, my partner at Live Nation and I got to talking about it, and we finally made the call six to eight months ago. I think it will be one of the most unique festivals that we have. We're not trying to be anything more than Watershed. It's going to have its own unique signature. It's got the beauty of the Gorge, and the Columbia River. It's something that can't be duplicated anywhere else."[3]
There was no festival in 2020.
Lineups by year
edit- Miranda Lambert
- Zac Brown Band
- Jason Aldean
- Kane Brown
- Brothers Osborne
- Chris Young
- Maren Morris
- Midland
- Michael Ray
- Steven Lee Olsen
- Kip Moore
- Cody Johnson
- Carly Pearce
- Danielle Bradbery
- Waterloo Revival
- Cam
- Mitchell Tenpenny
- Randy Rogers Band
- Matt Stell
- Brandon Lay
- Ross Ellis
- Seaforth
- Austin Jenckes
- Dillon Carmichael
- Caylee Hammack
- Travis Denning
- Lauren Jenkins
- Cort Carpenter
- FreqCo
- Brad Paisley
- Blake Shelton
- Brantley Gilbert
- Granger Smith
- Cole Swindell
- Brett Young
- Morgan Evans
- Chris Lane
- Locash
- Big & Rich
- Clint Black
- Dustin Lynch
- RaeLynn
- Cassadee Pope
- Jillian Jacquline
- Drew Baldridge
- Meghan Patrick
- Austin Jenckes
- James Barker Band
- Filmore
- The Steel Woods
- Jameson Rodgers
- Austin Burke
- Dylan Schneider
- Riley Green
- Mitchell Tenpenny
- Delta Rae
- Brown and Gray
- Jason Aldean
- Eric Church
- Keith Urban
- Lindsay Ell
- A Thousand Horses
- Jon Pardi
- Travis Tritt
- JT Hodges
- Raelynn
- Aaron Tippin
- Ben & Noel Haggard,
- Merle Haggard was set to perform, but passed away in April 2016
- Kacey Musgraves
- Brooke Eden
- Maren Morris
- Brothers Osborne
- Chris Janson
- David Nail
- Brett Eldredge
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Live Nation Announces Inaugural Watershed Music Festival Planned For The Gorge Amphitheatre On August 3–5". TheStreet.com. The Street. PR Newswire. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Hay, Travis. "Watershed festival brings Bently, Shelton & Lambert to the Gorge". Guerilla Candy. Guerilla Candy. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Dauphin, Chuck. "Watershed Festival: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert to Kick Off New Event". Billboard. Billboard.com. Retrieved 14 June 2013.