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Pitchfork Music Festival 2023

Posted by Loren on March 21, 2023

Pitchfork Music Festival 2023
photo by Alex Lake

Taking place in Chicago, IL once again, the annual Pitchfork Music Festival has announced its 2023 lineup.

This year's three-day event runs from July 21-23 (Friday-Sunday) at Union Park, with artists including The Smile, Big Thief, Bon Iver, Killer Mike, Alvvays, Illuminati Hotties, Soul Glo, and more. The full lineup is listed below.

FRIDAY

The Smile
Alvvays
Perfume Genius
Leikeli47
Nation of Language
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist
Youth Lagoon
Ric Wilson
Grace Ives
Jlin
Axel Boman (Live)
Mavi
Sen Morimoto
Contour
 
SATURDAY

Big Thief
Weyes Blood
King Krule
Snail Mail
Panda Bear + Sonic Boom
Julia Jacklin
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
Vagabon
MJ Lenderman
Yaya Bey
Black Belt Eagle Scout
700 Bliss
Palm
Deeper
 
SUNDAY

Bon Iver
Kelela
Koffee
Killer Mike
JPEGMafia
Hurray For the Riff Raff
Mdou Moctar
ILLUMINATI HOTTIES
Jockstrap
Soul Glo
Florist
Lucrecia Dalt
Rachika Nayar
Ariel Zetina

Pictured: The Smile

Pitchfork Music Festival 2023
photo by Alex Lake

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