Since 2015, my first year living full-time in Chicago, the Pitchfork Music Festival has been a watershed moment in my summer. In its regular July slot, the fest has created a fulcrum point in the season—it’s a place to unexpectedly bump into forgotten friends and rest in the leafy tranquility of the Blue Stage, where […]
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Pitchfork announces the lineup for its delayed 2021 music festival
Plenty of COVID-related uncertainty still surrounds the Pitchfork fest, as it does any large-scale event—but we can be reasonably sure about who’s scheduled to play.
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The Pitchfork Music Festival announces its 2020 lineup
For its 15th year, the famously eclectic fest has booked headliners the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Run the Jewels, and the National.
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Changing spaces
Douglas, Union, and Grant Parks have served as valued community centers for Chicago since the mid-1800s. Today, all three parks host thousands of attendees for popular private music festivals—Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash, Pitchfork Music Festival, and Lollapalooza, respectively—taking on a different personality for one weekend each summer before returning to their treasured role as neighborly […]
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PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes with Grapetooth at Pitchfork
Photographer Tim Nagle went behind the scenes with Grapetooth at their Pitchfork 2019 performance.
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PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes with Ric Wilson at Pitchfork
Photographer Tim Nagle went behind the scenes with Ric Wilson at his Pitchfork 2019 performance.
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PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes with Tasha at Pitchfork
Photographer Tim Nagle went behind the scenes with Tasha at her Pitchfork 2019 performance.
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The quest to be Pitchfork’s perfect consumer
What happens if you indulge every corporate sponsor at Pitchfork? Does the Chase Sapphire Lounge have to let you in?
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What happens to the trash at Pitchfork?
And how does the festival stack up against its peers on the sustainability front?
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The full schedule for the 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival
Every set listed in order, from the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble on Friday afternoon to Robyn on Sunday night
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Photos from Ruido Fest’s dazzling opening day
Last weekend this ambitious festival brought together several generations and even more genres of Latinx music.
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The Pitchfork Music Festival and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Carnaval 2018 more goings on 7/20-7/22.
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The Reader’s guide to the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival
For 2018, Pitchfork bolsters its usual smart bookings with a strengthened commitment to inclusiveness and community: the lineup has more locals than ever, and more than half the acts include women.
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From basement shows to Pitchfork stages
Several veterans of Chicago’s multifaceted DIY scene have leveled up to play the Pitchfork Music Festival.
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When playing Pitchfork is also about personal growth
Pitchfork artists Girlpool, Japanese Breakfast, and (Sandy) Alex G refresh the indie tradition of foregrounding emotional development, not just musical evolution.