What started as a modest celebration of indie artists aimed at a niche Pitchfork-reading demographic, has morphed into one of the largest music festivals in the country—a large, diverse music event that is equally about discovery as it is about celebration.
This year’s Pitchfork Music Festival is almost here: it is happening Friday, July 15 to Sunday, July 17 at Chicago’s Union Park, and the lineup is as eclectic as we’ve come to expect from the event.
Artists expected to hit the stage include Sufjan Stevens, Beach House, Whitney, FKA twigs, Broken Social Scene, Brian Wilson, Savages, Blood Orange, Oneohtrix Point Never, Holly Herndon, Neon Indian, Kamasi Washington, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jeremih, Julia Holter, Shamir, Woods, The Range, Anderson .Paak and more.
Three-day passes are sold for $165 and single day passes for Friday and Saturday are available for $65 per day. Not many are left, however.
CHVRCHES at the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival
Alongside Flatstock, CHIRP Record Fair, Coterie Craft Fair, and Book Fort, from this year, the festival will include The Old Town School of Folk Music Kids Area, a special new addition for families attending with younger children, which will give the opportunity for kids to experiment with instruments, drum, strum, and pick up some fun festival giveaways.
Additionally, the festival has recently announced the Pitchfork Music Festival Voter Engagement and Mobilization Project, a new platform to support voter registration and political participation. In conjunction with the Public Action Foundation, the Voter Engagement and Mobilization Project aims to make a difference in both Chicago and the wider Pitchfork community.
Tickets can be purchased here.
2016 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JULY 15 – gates at 3pm
8:30pm – (Green) Beach House
8:15pm – (Blue) Shamir
7:20pm – (Red) Broken Social Scene
7:15pm – (Blue) The Range
6:25pm – (Green) Carly Rae Jepsen
6:15pm – (Blue) Mick Jenkins
5:30pm – (Red) Twin Peaks
5:15pm – (Blue) Moses Sumney
4:35pm – (Green) Julia Holter
4:15pm – (Blue) Whitney
3:30pm – (Red) Car Seat Headrest
SATURDAY, JULY 16 – gates at 12pm
8:30pm – (Green) Sufjan Stevens
8:45pm – (Blue) Holly Herndon
7:50pm – (Blue) Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
7:25pm – (Red) Brian Wilson
6:40pm – (Blue) Jlin + RP BOO
6:15pm – (Green) Super Furry Animals
5:35pm – (Blue) Martin Courtney
5:15pm – (Red) Blood Orange
4:30pm – (Blue) Jenny Hval
4:15pm – (Green) Savages
3:25pm – (Blue) Royal Headache
3:20pm – (Red) Digable Planets
2:30pm – (Green) Kevin Morby
2:20pm – (Blue) BJ the Chicago Kid
1:45pm – (Red) Girl Band
1:00pm – (Green) Circuit Des Yeux
SUNDAY, JULY 17 – gates 12pm
8:30pm – (Green) FKA twigs
8:45pm – (Blue) Oneohtrix Point Never
7:45pm – (Blue) LUH
7:25pm – (Red) Miguel
6:45pm – (Blue) Oneman
6:15pm – (Green) Jeremih
5:45pm – (Blue) Thundercat
5:15pm – (Red) Neon Indian
4:45pm – (Blue) The Hotelier
4:15pm – (Green) Holy Ghost!
3:45pm – (Blue) Empress Of
3:20pm – (Red) Kamasi Washington
2:50pm – (Blue) NAO
2:30pm – (Green) Woods
1:55pm – (Blue) Sun Ra Arkestra
1:45pm – (Red) Porches
