Live Music: Who to go see and hear in Portland concerts in July 2023

Published 1:15 pm Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Portland venues are rockin’ and rollin’ — and filled with musics of all genres, actually — and we’ll have some suggestions each month on who to go watch and hear and enjoy.

Here’s a day-to-day list of Portland concerts (check websites for details, links below):

SATURDAY, JULY 1

Waterfront Blues Festival (Los Lonely Boys, JJ Grey & Mofro, Amythyst Kiah, Mel Brown), Waterfront Park

Nickelback, RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Indigo Girls with Niko Case, Clackamas County Fairgrounds and Events Center

Nita Strauss, Hawthorne Theatre

SUNDAY, JULY 2

Waterfront Blues Festival (Corey Wong, Shemekia Copeland with Ruthie Foster, LaRhonda Steele), Waterfront Park

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit with Deer Tick, Clackamas County Fairgrounds and Events Center

MONDAY, JULY 3

Waterfront Blues Festival (Buddy Guy, Neal Francis, Celisse, Norman Sylvester, Terry Robb, Tevis Hodge Jr., Urah Thomas and The Pain), Waterfront Park

TUESDAY, JULY 4

Waterfront Blues Festival (The Mavericks, Curtis Salgado), Waterfront Park

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5

The Family Crest, Mississippi Studios

Protomartyr, Wonder Ballroom

THURSDAY, JULY 6

Curtis Salgago, Waterfront Park Concert Series (Vancouver, Washington)

FRIDAY, JULY 7

Pa’lante, Oregon Zoo

Hank Williams Jr., RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Nickel Creek, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Blondshell, Polaris Hall

Lamorn, Mississippi Studios

Blood Red Shoes, Mission Theater

SATURDAY, JULY 8

Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Too $hort, RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Boony Doon, Doug Fir Lounge

Bobby Bare Jr., Mississippi Studios

SUNDAY, JULY 9

PJ Morton, East Portland Summer Arts Festival, Ventura Park

MONDAY, JULY 10

Izaak Opatz, Mississippi Studios

TUESDAY, JULY 11

JT Wise Band, Pioneer Courthouse Square

Havok wsg. Hammerhedd, Dante’s

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12

Pa’lante, Music on Main

Diana Krall, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

John Cruz, Johnny Helm, Alberta Rose Theatre

THURSDAY, JULY 13

Bloco Alegria, Mt. Tabor Amphitheater

Jason Mraz and His Superband, McMenamins Edgefield

Harefest, Clackamas County Fairgrounds and Event Center

Aaron Meyer, Waterfront Park Concert Series (Vancouver, Washington)

Cowboy Junkies, Revolution Hall

Haley Blais, Polaris Hall

FRIDAY, JULY 14

Ben Fowler Quintet, Lincoln Park

Anjali and the Incredible Kid, Oregon Zoo

Harefest, Clackamas County Fairgrounds and Event Center

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, St. Johns Bridge

Telekinetic Yeti, Stinking Lizaveta, Dante’s

SATURDAY, JULY 15

Conjunto Alegre Latin Band, Sellwood Park

Mississippi Street Fair

Lyle Lovett, McMenamins Grand Lodge

Disturbed, RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Harefest, Clackamas County Fairgrounds and Event Center

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, St. Johns Bridge

Toad the Wet Sprocket, Revolution Hall

Grateful Shred, Aladdin Theater

The Disco Biscuits, Roseland Theater

SUNDAY, JULY 16

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival,St. Johns Bridge

The Green, Crystal Ballroom

Robert Cray Band, Revolution Hall

Grateful Shred, Aladdin Theater

Easy Star All-Stars, Hawthorne Theatre

UB40, Bossanova Ballroom

MONDAY, JULY 17

Wallice, Polaris Hall

Kat Hasty, Mississippi Studios

TUESDAY, JULY 18

John Nilsen & Swimfish, Pioneer Courthouse Square

The Aquabats, Crystal Ballroom

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19

Micah and Me, Gateway Discovery Park

Bikini Drone, Music on Main

Joe Henry, The Old Church

THURSDAY, JULY 20

Luke Bryan, RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Bobby Torres Ensembles, Waterfront Park Concert Series (Vancouver, Washington)

Daniel Champagne, Alberta Rose Theatre

FRIDAY, JULY 21

Arietta Ward, McCoy Park

Hit Machine, Oregon Zoo

Portugal The Man, McMenamins Edgefield

Northwest World Reggae Festival, McKinnon Airpark at Bull Run

Albert Lee, Alberta Rose Theatre

SATURDAY, JULY 22

Goth Babe, McMenamins Edgefield

Tears for Fears, RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Northwest World Reggae Festival, McKinnon Airpark at Bull Run

Debbie Gibson, ilani Casino Resort

The Fabba Show — A Tribute to Abba, Newmark Theatre

Steve Earle, Revolution Hall

Shafty (Phish tribute), Garcia Birthday Band, Aladdin Theater

Liz Cooper, Star Theater

SUNDAY, JULY 23

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Hawthorne Theatre

Spinitch & Chaz Matador present Boxorama, Mississippi Studios

The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Kendall Lujan, Lo Steele, Doug Fir Lounge

MONDAY, JULY 24

Eddie 9V, Polaris Hall

TUESDAY, JULY 25

Kayalysst, Pioneer Courthouse Square

Paramore, Moda Center

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26

Olive and Dingo, Gateway Discovery Park

She’s Speaking, Music on Main

THURSDAY, JULY 27

The Juleps, Waterfront Park Concert Series, Vancouver, Washington

Don Felder, ilani Casino Resort

Little Feat, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

FRIDAY, JULY 28

Rae Gordon, Khunamokwst Park

Too Loose Cajun Band, Oregon Zoo

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Ziggy Marley, McMenamins Edgefield

Quiet Riot, Great White, The Craft Beer and Wine Festival (Esther Short Park, Vancouver, Washington)

Brit Floyd: 50 Years of Dark Side, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Killer Mike and the Midnight Revival, Crystal Ballroom

Riders in the Sky, Alberta Rose Theatre

Mizmor, Star Theater

SATURDAY, JULY 29

Pa’lante, Alberta Park

The String Cheese Incident, McMenamins Edgefield

John Craigie, Shook Twins, McMenamins Grand Lodge

Curtis Salgado and Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys, The Craft Beer and Wine Festival, Esther Short Park, Vancouver, Washington

Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton, Crystal Ballroom

SUNDAY, JULY 30

We Outside, Luuwit View Park

Montavilla Street Fair

Greg Howe, Jennifer Batten, Alberta Rose Theatre

MONDAY, JULY 31

Motown Monday — Stump City Soul, ilani Casino Resort