Pitchfork Chicago, IL

The Pitchfork Music Festival is an annual summer music festival organized by Pitchfork Media and held in Union Park in Chicago, IL. The festival, which is normally held over three days in July, focuses primarily on artists and bands from alternative rock, rap & hip-hop, electronica, and dance music, although it has also included acts from hardcore punk, experimental/avant-garde rock and jazz in its lineups.

In addition to music, the Pitchfork Festival also includes food, beverages, art, and gig posters from local, regional, and national vendors. The Pitchfork Festival also hosts a record fair that is organized and managed by CHIRP Radio, a Chicago community radio station.

Notable headliners of the Pitchfork Music Festival have included Beck, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Chance the Rapper, A Tribe Called Quest, Tame Impala, Solange, Björk, Wilco, Kendrick Lamar, Brian Wilson, Yoko Ono, and Public Enemy.