The headliners were scheduled to be the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Run the Jewels, and The National.įriday: Jehnny Beth, Deafheaven, Dehd, Fennesz, Femdot, The Fiery Furnaces, Hop Along, Kaina, Angel Olsen, Sophie, Spellling, Tim Hecker & the Konoyo Ensemble, Waxahatchee, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs The artists and bands that were scheduled to perform at the 2020 festival are listed below.
The 2020 Pitchfork Festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The edition was headlined by Erykah Badu, Phoebe Bridgers and St. The 2021 festival was held on September 10–12 at Union Park in Chicago. Main article: Pitchfork Music Festival 2021 The Pitchfork Festival also hosts a record fair that is organized and managed by CHIRP Radio, a Chicago community radio station.
In addition to music, the Pitchfork Festival also includes food, beverages, art, and gig posters from local, regional, and national vendors. A branch planned for Berlin at Tempodrom in 2020 was cancelled. While it started as a showcase for just the "cutting edge", it later took on a broader depth and vision, keeping the cutting-edge focus but also including important artists and acts that have influenced newer performers and artists. The festival, which is normally held over three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in July, focuses primarily on artists and bands from the alternative rock, hip hop, electronic and dance music genres, although it has also ranged into hardcore punk, experimental rock and jazz in its lineups. Starting in 2011, the festival announced a branch staged in Paris at Grande halle de la Villette. The Pitchfork Music Festival is an annual summer music festival organized by Pitchfork Media and held in Union Park in Chicago, Illinois. Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France (2011-2019, 2021–present) Last weekend of October or first weekend of November (Paris)