Pitchfork Music Festival 2013 Lineup Announced: Summer Concert in Chicago July 19-21, Bjork, Solange Knowles, R. Kelly, M.I.A. Among Acts Performing, Full Artist List Revealed
The Pitchfork Music Festival is relatively new by music festival standards, but that doesn't make it any less awesome. The festival started in 2006 by Pitchfork Media and occurs every summer in Chicago's Union Park. The 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival will be taking place July 19-21 and the show just announced its full lineup, with some major acts scheduled to appear.
A number of singers have been added to a lineup that already consisted of R. Kelly, Bjork, and Belle and Sebastian. Among the names just announced to be performing this summer in Chicago are Beyonce Knowles' little sister Solange, M.I.A, and Yo La Tenga. Some of the artists to perform at last year's festival included Kendrick Lamar, Sleigh Bellsk, and Vampire Weekend.
The opening night of the festival will be headlined by Bjork. The rest of Friday July 19 acts are as follows:
Björk
Joanna Newsom
Wire
Woods
Mikal Cronin
Angel Olsen
Pissed Jeans
Daughn Gibson
Trash Talk
Frankie Rose
Saturday July 20 top acts will be Belle and Sebastian and Beyonce's sister Solange. Below is the list of Saturday's acts.
The Breeders play Last Splash
Savages
Swans
Rustie
Low
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
Phosphorescent
Andy Stott
Mac DeMarco
Ryan Hemsworth
Julia Holter
Parquet Courts
Merchandise
Metz
White Lung
KEN Mode
On Sunday July 21, R. Kelly, MIA, and Yo La Tengo will be the top acts. The rest of Sunday's artists are below:
Lil B
Toro Y Moi
TNGHT
El-P
Killer Mike
Chairlift
Foxygen
Sky Ferreira
Glass Candy
Autre Ne Veut
Evian Christ
Waxahatchee
Blood Orange
DJ Rashad
Tree
According to Pitchfork.com, the exact times and the full schedule of the festival is coming soon. In the meantime, tickets are on sale now for the Pitchfork Music Festival, but I'm sure they will sell very fast, so you may want to try and buy them now if you want to go. Three day passes are $120 while single day tickets are $50. You can purchase tickets here.