Watershed Music Festival

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 usually a three day festival. 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
GenreCountry
DatesAugust 4–6, 2023
Location(s)George, Washington
Years active2012–2019, 2021–

History

The 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
2019
Summer 2019
2018
Summer 2018
2017
Summer 2017
2016
Summer 2016
2015
Summer 2015
2014
Summer 2014
2013
Summer 2013
2012
Summer 2012

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. Hay, Travis. "Watershed festival brings Bently, Shelton & Lambert to the Gorge". Guerilla Candy. Guerilla Candy. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. Dauphin, Chuck. "Watershed Festival: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert to Kick Off New Event". Billboard. Billboard.com. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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