Artown 2026 Headliner Artists
Artown Encore Performances
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 @7:30pm
José González: Against The Dying Of The Light Tour
José González is in a class by himself. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “someone whose subtle, carefully crafted music delivers rewards to listeners who know how to wait,” González’s stellar career can only be described as a dream. From selling out tours on virtually every continent to headlining prestigious festivals around the world to being asked to perform at 2020’s Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and seeing his recorded music exceed 1 billion streams, González is one of the most exciting and in-demand touring artists working today. Whether appearing alone with his guitar or with a 20-piece orchestra or choosing between duo and trio formats, his performances are never merely shows – they are events. And González has every intention of continuing this tradition as he prepares his fully solo tour in support of the eagerly awaited release of his fifth studio album, AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT. The album provides a welcome reminder of the Gothenburg, Sweden-based artist’s understated appeal and unabashed intimacy, a quality Billboard praised as “one of the most recognizable sounds in indie rock.” The album explores human nature and its uncertain future through the power of his distinctively engaging, deeply contemplative, acoustic-based songcraft. “Against the Dying of the Light is a collection of songs reflecting on humanity,” says González. “Who we are – tribes of sentient apes with stories that sometimes are incompatible with each other and tools that could eventually lead to dystopia or extinction. It’s also a reflection to how we create hurdles to human flourishing by clinging stubbornly to dogmatic ideologies where people follow dudes who pretend to know shit they don’t know. As a concerned world citizen, I wrote these songs as a reflection of our times. Times of amazing progress, but also worrying backslides to dogmatic tribal ideologies and an extremely uncertain future. These are songs about how we can navigate humanity towards flourishing on an individual and a collective level. They can be listened to just for the sounds, harmonies, and rhythms but the lyrics are meant to inspire people to engage and take action by collaborating to solve collective problems. For humanism and enlightenment values and against the dying of the light.”
Thursday, December 3, 2026 @7:30pm
Pink Martini All-Stars present A Season of Stars
Now in its 31st year, the unstoppable engine of joy that is Pink Martini continues to bringfounder Thomas Lauderdale’s mission of multi-cultural connection and inclusion to concertstages on six continents. Presenting a mélange of catchy old-fashioned pop, global color,foot-tapping big band sound, and Hollywood glamour, Oregon’s most famous “little orchestra”performs music intended to appeal to everyone, regardless of age or background. Performingwith a number of iconic voices including the band’s first lead singer China Forbes, the inimitableStorm Large, NPR’s dashing Ari Shapiro, the soulful Edna Vazquez, America’s Got Talentfinalist Jimmie Herrod, and international singing sensation Meow Meow, the “little orchestra”has played on legendary concert stages around the world, including the Hollywood Bowl,Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Royal Albert Hall in London, and Bercy Arena in Paris.Pink Martini has released over a dozen albums on its in-house label Heinz Records, including thenew EP Bella ciao, featuring the anti-fascist title song sung by Storm Large.
