Brandi Carlile received the MoPOP Founder's Award, but she did not perform due to laryngitis. Her bandmates (brothers Tim and Phil Hanesroth), performed "By the Way, I Forgive You" and "The Eye"; Mike McCready, Molly Sides, and Whitney Petty performed "Whatever You Do"; Tanya Tucker performed "That Wasn't Me"; and Dave Matthews performed "What Can I Say" and "Turpentine."