The lineup for the 2008 edition of MFNW has been announced. The Portland, OR-based event will feature more than 65 bands including Vampire Weekend, Mogwai, Poison Idea, TV on the Radio, Murder City Devils, M Ward, Helio Sequence, Menomena, Old 97's, The Whigs, Seaweed, The Night Marchers, Deerhunter, Matt & Kim, These Arms Are Snakes, Akimbo and many more.
- Vampire Weekend
- TV on the Radio
- Mogwai
- The Murder City Devils
- Del the Funky Homosapien
- M Ward
- The Helio Sequence
- Xavier Rudd
- Old 97's
- Menomena
- Polvo
- Nada Surf
- The Cool Kids
- The Whigs
- Jedi Mind Tricks
- John Vanderslice
- Dan Deacon
- Seaweed
- The Night Marchers
- Blitzen Trapper
- The Builders and The Butchers
- Deerhunter
- Steel Pole Bath Tub
- Trans Am
- Mirah
- Fuck Buttons
- Centro-Matic
- Crooked Fingers
- Bobby Bare Jr.
- Monotonix
- Fucked Up
- Poison Idea
- Matt and Kim
- Nebula
- These Arms are Snakes
- Old Time Relijun
- Colour Revolt
- Death Vessel
- Witchcraft
- Stevie Jackson (of Belle and Sebastian)
- The Blakes
- The 1900's
- Forro in the Dark
- Bodies of Water
- Rupa and the April Fishes
- The Joggers
- Supernova
- Oxford Collapse
- Calvin Johnson
- Pierced Arrows
- U.S.E.
- Blue Giant
- Shaky Hands
- Port O'Brien
- The Mommyheads
- Totimoshi
- Sleepercar
- Space Cookie
- Akimbo
- Past Lives
- The Muslims
- Pwrfl Power
- The Devin Phillips Band
- Kaia
- Starfucker