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Pitchfork 2018 Day 1: Drizzly and Mellow with Lots of Confetti

Even for a Friday afternoon, the festival got off to a distinctly peaceful start, with energetic sets from Saba and Courtney Barnett sandwiched between otherwise laid-back billings (Tame Impala, Julien Baker). The day in photos, below.

July 21, 2018, 10:13 am
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