As I headed over to the Balance Stage I was surprised to see how large of a crowd gathered to see the enthusiastic and extremely fun duo from Brooklyn, Matt and Kim. Having seeing them before only in small venues, I questioned how well they would perform here at Pictchfork and to much enjoyment they did not disappoint.
Now that Pitchfork 2009 has happened, music goers are looking forward to the next big one: Lollpalooza. Much excitement was was generated from the fact that Beastie Boys were scheduled to perform as co-headliners. However, as we unfortunately reported yesterday, all Beastie Boys dates are canceled so Yauch can get his rest. Work on the album has been postponed and these canceled dates include major festivals.
However, no worries, music goers. According to Time-Out Chicago, Lollapalooza was quick to replace their slot with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs who are no strangers to large festivals. Just check out our pictures from Coachella and see how great they were at that one!
What do you think of this? Are the Yeah Yeah Yeahs perfect as a replacement? Do you wish they picked another band instead? Let us know and check out some their music videos below!
Yay! Pitchfork Musical Festival 2009 is coming! Their website has announced July 17th – 19th as their official dates for the 2009 festival. Although the line-up hasn’t been announced yet, it should be pretty good based on the last two years. (Sonic Youth and Public Enemy? Hell yeah.) Pitchfork Music Festival is held in Chicago’s Union Park with just three stages. There are fewer stages but the line-up is rarely a let down. So for those of you who enjoy the smaller festivals, it may be the the one this summer! Tickets go on sale March 13th.
Check out these videos from last year’s festival via Pitchfork.TV below!
