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Pitchfork 2013 schedule official

Posted by Loren on July 7, 2013

Pitchfork 2013 schedule official
Pitchfork 2013 schedule official

The 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival (July 19-21 in Chicago) has posted their official scheduled, included below. The three-day event includes a host of bands, including Wire, Bjork, The Breeders, Swans, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Pissed Jeans, White Lung, KEN Mode, El-P, MIA, and many more.

2013 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY, JULY 19 - gates at 3pm

8:30pm - (Green) Bjork

7:20pm - (Red) Joanna Newsom

6:25pm - (Green) Wire

6:15pm - (Blue) Mikal Cronin

5:30pm - (Red) Woods

5:15pm - (Blue) Angel Olsen

4:35pm - (Green) Mac DeMarco

4:15pm - (Blue) Trash Talk

3:30pm - (Red) Daughn Gibson

3:20pm - (Blue) Frankie Rose

SATURDAY, JULY 20 - gates at 12pm

8:45pm - (Blue) Rustie

8:30pm - (Green) Belle & Sebastian

7:45pm - (Blue) Andy Stott

7:25pm - (Red) Solange

6:45pm - (Blue) Low

6:15pm - (Green) The Breeders play Last Splash

5:45pm - (Blue) Ryan Hemsworth

5:15pm - (Red) Swans

4:45pm - (Blue) Metz

4:15pm - (Green) Savages

3:45pm - (Blue) Merchandise

3:20pm - (Red) ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead

2:50pm - (Blue) Parquet Courts

2:30pm - (Green) Phosphorescent

1:55pm - (Blue) Julia Holter

1:45pm - (Red) Pissed Jeans

1:00pm - (Blue) KEN Mode

1:00pm - (Green) White Lung

SUNDAY, JULY 21 - gates at 12pm

8:45pm - (Blue) TNGHT

8:30pm - (Green) R. Kelly

7:45pm - (Blue) Glass Candy

7:25pm - (Red) MIA

6:45pm - (Blue) Evian Christ

6:15pm - (Green) Toro Y Moi

5:45pm - (Blue) Chairlift

5:15pm - (Red) Lil B

4:45pm - (Blue) Sky Ferreira

4:15pm - (Green) Yo La Tengo

3:45pm - (Blue) Waxahatchee

3:20pm - (Red) El-P

2:50pm - (Blue) Blood Orange

2:30pm - (Green) Killer Mike

1:55pm - (Blue) Autre Ne Veut

1:45pm - (Red) Foxygen

1:00pm - (Blue) DJ Rashad

1:00pm - (Green) Tree

Pitchfork 2013 schedule official
Pitchfork 2013 schedule official

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