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On an August Saturday in the summer of 2012, Portland’s Eastern Prom was transformed into a music festival site for the Gentlemen on the Road Stopover tour. Portland was one of four cities chosen as hosts in the U.S.
The festival was put on and headlined by British folk band Mumford & Sons. The other acts were Simone Felice, Haim, The Apache Relay, Dawes, St. Vincent, The Maccabees and the Dropkick Murphys, with Reggie Watts as the festival’s emcee.
Here are six photos from that memorable event.
The concert area on Portland’s Eastern Prom fills with spectators on Aug. 4, 2012. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)
Annie Clark, who goes by St. Vincent, sings “Cruel” during her set on the B stage at the Gentlemen of the Road tour. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer)
Apache Relay, one of the featured bands, takes the stage. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)
Al Barr of the Dropkick Murphys sings during their set. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer)
Fans cheer at the end of Mumford & Sons’ first song. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer)
Mumford & Sons was the last of eight bands to play at the daylong event. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer)
Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town...
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