Pitchfork Music Festival Adds Joanna Newsom, The Breeders, Swans, TNGHT, Rustie, El-P, Killer Mike & More to 2013 Lineup

THE 2013 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP, JOINING HEADLINERS R. KELLY, BJÖRK and BELLE & SEBASTIAN:

JOANNA NEWSOM, THE BREEDERS play Last Splash, SWANS, RUSTIE, EL-P,

CHAIRLIFT, KILLER MIKE, TNGHT, SKY FERREIRA,

…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD, MAC DEMARCO,

FOXYGEN, ANGEL OLSEN, TRASH TALK, and TREE

JULY 19-21 AT CHICAGO’S UNION PARK

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

The Pitchfork Music Festival, happening Friday, July 19-Sunday, July 21 at Chicago’s Union Park, is excited to expand on the 2013 lineup. On Friday, in addition to Björk, the festival welcomes

Joanna Newsom, Angel Olsen, and Trash Talk. Saturday will see performances by The Breeders playing Last Splash, Rustie, Swans, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, and Mac DeMarco, in addition to previously announced headliner Belle & Sebastian. And joining R. Kelly on Sunday will be Chairlift, TNGHT, Sky Ferreira, Killer Mike, El-P, Foxygen and Tree. There are still over two dozen more artists to announce in the coming weeks.

Three-day passes are currently on sale for $120 and single day tickets are available for $50 each. Three-day passes sell out very quickly so don’t delay! As previously mentioned, for the full price three-day pass, the festival is offering a special layaway program that allows fans to purchase the pass in three installments.

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THE 2013 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP:

Friday

Björk

Joanna Newsom

Angel Olsen

Trash Talk

Saturday

Belle & Sebastian

The Breeders play Last Splash

Rustie

Swans

…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

Mac DeMarco

Sunday

R. Kelly

Chairlift

TNGHT

Sky Ferreira

Killer Mike

El-P

Foxygen

Tree

In its eighth year, the independently run, three-day event continues to be one of the most inviting, reasonably priced and exciting weekends of music around, offering a cutting edge and thoughtfully curated lineup.

In addition to its musical offerings, the Pitchfork Music Festival also features a wide array of other activities. The fest not only supports local businesses and economy with its 50 individual vendors and specialty fairs, but also promotes the Chicago arts community as a whole to its 50,000 attendees of all ages from all over the world.

Pitchfork is the essential guide to independent music and beyond. With more than four million unique readers and 40 million page views per month, the site has earned an extremely loyal following and a reputation as being one of the world’s most trusted music publications.