Over the festival's seven years, Soul'd Out has grown to encompass many types of music beyond the strict "soul" designation. As this morning's press release states:
Once again, diversity in programming is on full display. The concept of Soul'd Out Festival is to bring together various styles and genres under the banner of Soul Music—-because, in the end, whatever type of music you truly connect with is indeed your own form of "Soul Music."More acts will be added to the festival in the coming weeks. All-access festival passes for $225 are currently on sale at the Soul'd Out site and individual tickets for the newly announced shows will go on sale Friday at 10 am (with a presale at 10 am tomorrow—Wednesday—with password: SOUL).With this in mind, the festival once again brings together both legendary and buzz-worthy artists from the worlds of Blues, Jazz, Funk, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Electronic and more. Always a highlight of the fest are the unique and memorable sit-ins and jam sessions that come from pulling together all of these world-class musicians in Portland for an unrivaled week of music and cultural celebration, and this coming year will be no exception to that rule.