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It's not a festival per se, as it's got no fancy name to call its own (well, okay, at least part of it is the "Wells Fargo Concert Series", but that's not really a festival, and is definitely not a stellar name), and there's no particular financial incentive to not pick and choose which days you'd like to attend and which you'd rather sit out.

Still, over Memorial Day weekend at Bend, Oregon's Les Schwab Theater, some fine fine bands are coming to the very same spot, and if you'd like, a single ticket will give you access to all of 'em. You know, like a festival!

And just who is playing this nifty non-fest, you query? Well, there's Michael Franti & Spearhead on Friday night, May 23, with a special guest still waiting in the wings to be revealed. The next evening, May 24, sees Death Cab for Cutie headlining a bill that also features the Decemberists and Rogue Wave. The thing wraps up Sunday evening, May 25, with the Breeders opening (opening?!) for soon-to-be R.E.M. tourmates the National and the evening's headliners Modest Mouse.

UPDATE: The event promoters sent out a premature press release. Modest Mouse and the National have not been confirmed for the May 25 show yet. 

Whatever you want to call it, that's a pretty sweet lineup. According to a press release, these performances feature the bands "in their only Oregon shows," but since Death Cab are already scheduled to play Eugene on April 19, and Rogue Wave are playing in St. Helens on August 20 with Jack Johnson, we'll take that with a grain of salt.