MidPoint Music Festival (MPMF) launched in 2002 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as an independent music festival and industry conference. The annual three-day event occurs each September in the city’s downtown and historic Over-the-Rhine entertainment district. Founded by Cincinnati musicians Bill Donabedian, of Crosley, and Sean Rhiney, of Clabbergirl, the festival was acquired in 2008 by CityBeat, a weekly Cincinnati alternative newspaper.
Headliners
Festival lineup
- A Place To Bury Strangers
- A Shoreline Dream
- Adrien and the Fine Print
- Ambassadors
- Annie and the Beekeepers
- Barnaby Bright
- Best Coast
- Birds of Avalon
- Black Owls
- Boutros
- Brighton MA
- Buffalo Killers
- Candy Claws
- Caravan of Thieves
- Caribou
- Clare and the Reasons
- Clovers
- Colour Revolt
- Cults
- Dead Beats
- Death on Two Wheels
- Drink Up Buttercup
- Early Day Miners
- Elf Power
- Fairmount Girls
- Fang Island
- Forest City Lovers
- Gaby Moreno
- Gentleman Jesse and His Men
- Gringo Star
- Ha Ha Tonka
- High Heels
- Holy Fuck
- Honeycombs
- House of Heros
- J. Glenn
- Jessica Lea Mayfield
- Justin Townes Earle
- Ketch Harbour Wolves
- Koala Fires
- Light Pollution
- Lower Dens
- Loyal Divide
- Magnolia Mountain
- Male Bonding
- Margot and The Nuclear So and So's
- Milktooth
- Natural Child
- O'Brother
- Oh Dorian
- Oh My God
- Orgone
- Overnight
- Phantogram
- Pomegranates
- Richard Buckner
- River City Extension
- Royal Bangs
- Run With Bulls
- Sam Lamont
- Say It With A Smile
- Sea Wolf
- Seabird
- Shiny and the Spoon
- Shonen Knife
- Soapland
- Star & Micey
- Surfer Blood
- Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
- The Bastard Suns
- The Chain Gang of 1974
- The Coppertone
- The Delta Saints
- The Hounds Below
- The Lions Rampant
- The Prohibitionists
- The Ready Stance
- The Right Now
- The Seedy Seeds
- The Strange Boys
- The Sundresses
- The Tillers
- The Tony Castles
- The Young Republic
- Tom Tom Club
- Unicycle Loves You
- Unwed Sailor
- Van Dyke Parks
- Via Tania
- Villagers
- Wussy
Festival News and Rumors
Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023
Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023
Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023
The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023
Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023
Guns N' Roses, Billie Eilish, and P!NK to Headline Music Midtown's 2023 Lineup
P!NK, The 1975, Flume, Incubus, and Tove Lo are also set to play the Atlanta festival.
Scoop Harrison May 16, 2023