Friday, March 5, 2010 6:13PM - By Seraphina L.
Just as CMJ Music Festival takes pride in highlighting indie musicians during the fall, Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 is getting ready to do the same in Chicago come July 16 – 18. We previously brought out initial lineup with headliners such as indie rock gods, Pavement, along with LCD Soundsystem, Modest Mouse and Raekwon.
As we inch into Spring, summer will be just around the corner and Pitchfork Music Festival is looking like it’s successfully rounding up the cream of the indie crop again. New additions include Broken Social Scene (a reunion we’ve been waiting for forever), Panda Bear, Girls, and El-P and more. Check out who else has been added below!
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Friday, February 5, 2010 11:17AM - By Seraphina L.
Pitchfork Music Festival has announced their headliners for their annual event which takes place in Chicago’s Union Park. Slated to occur on July 16 – 18, Pitchfork never fails to get some of the biggest names of the year. Pavement has added another date to their massive reunion tour by becoming a headliner on Sunday night while LCD Soundsystem and Modest Mouse headline Friday and Saturday, respectively. Raekwon will also be performing on Saturday night bringing the festival’s well-rounded roster.
Check out the entire first batch of artists scheduled to perform at the festival and get info on tickets below!
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Saturday, July 18, 2009 12:20PM - By Matthew Avignone
On a rather chilly day for July thousands of people gather from all over the states to see some of the most influential musicians today, right here in Chicago, IL. Opening up Pitchfork on Friday was Chicago’s own Tortoise, which thoroughly set the day off right with a set list made up entirely by the attendees who voted beforehand on Pitfchfork’s website.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:48PM - By Jon Hughes
With the 2009 edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival creeping upon us (July 17th – 19th in Chicago’s Union Park), I would say that now is about when everyone is thinking to themselves “When does my favorite band play?” – Lucky for you, Pitchfork has released the set times for all three days to the masses. Want to catch Mew? 7/19 at 7:30. Build to Spill? 7/17 at 8:40. Or maybe you want some Matt and Kim in your life… 7/18 at 7:30. Remember, Sunday is sold out! Tickets for Friday and Saturday can be purchased here. Continue below for all three days set times. Continue Reading
Friday, March 6, 2009 5:00PM - By Seraphina L.
Last week, Pitchfork announced their dates for their annual music festival held in Chicago’s Union Park. Now we’ve got an initial lineup! Artists scheduled to perform are: Yo La Tengo, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Grizzly Bear, Vivian Girls and more. It’s sounding good so far.
Pitchfork Music Festival is known for having their event kicked off by big names performing their most popular album (Public Enemy performing It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back in 2008 and Sonic Youth playing Daydream Nation in 2007). However, they’re trying something a little different this year. They’re starting a series called “Write The Night: Set Lists By Requests” where the audience gets to vote for which songs all four bands (Built To Spill, the Jesus Lizard, Yo La Tengo, and Tortoise) will perform on Friday night. It’s supposed to work like this:
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