Reporting Zack Nechvatal
Pitchfork has already announced their 2013 headliners: R.Kelly, Bjork, and Belle and Sebastian. The three-day festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park Friday, July 19th thru Sunday the 21st celebrating a unique blend of music from around the globe.
We are excited to expand on the 2013 headliners with this initial lineup announcement as heard on The Big Beat with Marty Lennartz.
On Friday, in addition to Björk, the festival welcomes Joanna Newsom, Mac DeMarco and Foxygen. Saturday will see performances by The Breeders, Swans, Trail of Dead, Angel Olsen and Trash Talk, in addition to previously announced headliner Belle & Sebastian. And joining R. Kelly on Sunday will be Chairlift, TNGHT, Sky Ferreira, Tree, Killer Mike and El-P.
A limited number of three-day passes available now for $120 and individual tickets are on sale for $50 – get 'em here.
Friday
Björk
Joanna Newsom
Mac DeMarco
Foxygen
Saturday
Belle & Sebastian
The Breeders
Swans
Trail of Dead
Angel Olsen
Trash Talk
Sunday
R. Kelly
Chairlift
TNGHT
Sky Ferreira
Tree
Killer Mike
El-P
This is only the beginning. There are still over two dozen more artists to announce in the coming weeks. Once the full lineup is available, we’ll have it for you right here.
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Belle & Sebastian (@bellesglasgow) R.Kelly (@rkelly) & Bjork (@bjork) to headline the 2013 Pitchfork Festival! Tickets: p4k.in/YIONWo—
Pitchfork Festival (@pitchforkfest) February 01, 2013
Additional festival info can be found at pitchforkmusicfestival.com
