[pullquote quote="Why raise ticket prices if you don't need to, right?"]Seven years in, this independently run three-day event has consistently proven to be one of the most welcoming, comfortable, reasonably priced and singular weekends of music around.

Two more bands have just been added to this year’s fest — Japandroids will be playing Friday, and Chromatics will perform on Saturday!

The Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15 to celebrate an outstanding range of music from around the globe.

This year, we are excited to introduce “The PMF Upgrade Challenge.” 2012 attendees are invited to participate for a chance for them and a friend to be upgraded to VIP for the entire festival weekend.

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As previously announced, this year’s excellent lineup introduces a creative range of emerging bands while honoring already beloved and internationally renowned acts, including…

- Vampire Weekend
- Feist
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Hot Chip
- AraabMUZIK
- A$AP Rocky
- The Field
- Schoolboy Q
- Kendrick Lamar
- Grimes
- Cloud Nothings
- Tim Hecker
- Willis Earl Beal

[photogallerylink id=88414 align=left]Even more acts are still to be announced! Once the full lineup is available, we’ll have it for you right here.

Pitchfork Music Festival

Vampire Weekend’s ‘Holiday’ Pops Up On VH1

First Listen: Ryan Adams Covers Vampire Weekend’s Debut Album

Free MP3 Download: Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig Covers Paul Simon’s “Papa Hobo”

Video: The Black Keys and Vampire Weekend Face Off On Colbert Report

Free MP3 Download: Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij, “Wood”
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Additional festival info can be found at pitchforkmusicfestival.com