Pitchfork starts tomorrow, and as with any big-box music festival, there are choices to be made. With 46 bands spread across three stages, Pitchfork is by far the summer's least egregious double-booker (cough grumble Lolla), but you're gonna miss some talent based on the sheer quality of its lineup.
Should you watch Vic Mensa or Sleater-Kinney? Ryley Walker or Natalie Prass? The Julie Ruin or, infuriatingly, Waxahatchee? Here's how Chicago mag staffers Carrie Schedler, Tomi Obaro and Matt Pollock will be navigating the weekend—occasionally at a jog.
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Friday |
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| Ryley Walker
3:20, blue stage
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| Natalie Prass
3:30, red stage
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| Jessica Pratt
4:15, blue stage
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| iLoveMakonnen
4:35, green stage
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| Steve Gunn
5:15, blue stage
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| Mac DeMarco
5:30, red stage
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| Tobias Jesso Jr.
6:15, blue stage
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| Panda Bear
6:25, green stage
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| Iceage
7:15, blue stage
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| Chvrches
7:20, red stage
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| Ought
8:15, blue stage
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| Wilco
8:30, green stage
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Saturday |
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| Jimmy Whispers
1:00, green stage
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| Protomartyr
1:45, red stage
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| Bully
1:55, blue stage
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| Future Brown
2:30, green stage
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| Mr. Twin Sister
2:50, blue stage
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| Ex Hex
3:20, red stage
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| Vince Staples
3:45, blue stage
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| Kurt Vile and the Violators
4:15, green stage
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| Ariel Pink
4:45, blue stage
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| Parquet Courts
5:15, red stage
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| A$AP Ferg
5:45, blue stage
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| The New Pornographers
6:15, green stage
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| Shamir
6:45, blue stage
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| Future Islands
7:25, red stage
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| Sophie
7:45, blue stage
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| Sleater-Kinney
8:30, green stage
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| Vic Mensa
8:45, blue stage
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Sunday |
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| Single Mothers
1:00, blue stage
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| Bitchin Bajas
1:00, green stage
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| Viet Cong
1:45, red stage
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| Mourn
1:55, blue stage
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| Waxahatchee
2:30, green stage
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| The Julie Ruin
2:50, blue stage
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| Madlib & Freddie Gibbs
3:20, red stage
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| Perfume Genius
3:45, blue stage
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| Courtney Barnett
4:15, green stage
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| How to Dress Well
4:45, blue stage
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| Jamie xx
5:15, red stage
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| Clark
5:45, blue stage
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| Caribou
6:15, green stage
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| A. G. Cook
6:45, blue stage
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| Run The Jewels
7:25, red stage
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| Todd Terje & The Olsens
7:45, blue stage
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| Chance the Rapper
8:30, green stage
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