2012 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL

ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP, FEATURING:

VAMPIRE WEEKEND, FEIST, GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR,HOT CHIP, ARAABMUZIK, A$AP ROCKY, THE FIELD, LITURGY, KENDRICK LAMAR, GRIMES, CLOUD NOTHINGS, TIM HECKER, and WILLIS EARL BEAL.

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 9 AT 12 PM CST

The 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15! Seven years in, this independently run three-day event has consistently proven to be one of the most welcoming, comfortable, reasonably priced and rewarding weekends of music around.

A tremendously focused and thoughtfully curated event, the Pitchfork Music Festival has historically introduced emerging bands while also honoring a great number of already beloved and internationally renowned acts. This year continues with that high standard and welcomes Vampire Weekend, Feist, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hot Chip, AraabMUZIK, A$AP Rocky, The Field, Liturgy, Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Cloud Nothings, Tim Hecker, and Willis Earl Beal! But this is only the beginning! There are more than 30 acts to still be announced.

Additionally, we are excited to announce that the Pitchfork Music Festival will not be raising ticket prices in 2012! Our goal has always been to create an affordable atmosphere with music at its focus, and do so in a way that is sustainable and exciting. So why raise ticket prices if you don’t need to, right? Tickets for the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival go on sale Friday, March 9 at 12 PM CST, with single-day tickets for $45 and a limited number of three-day passes for $110! Based on years past, three-day passes will sell out very quickly. Tickets will be available on the festival website, http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com.

In addition to its musical offerings, the Pitchfork Music Festival also features a wide array of other activities for its 50,000 attendees of all ages from 45 states and 26 countries to easily enjoy. With 50 individual vendors, as well as specialty fairs, the fest not only supports local businesses and economy, but also promotes the Chicago arts community as a whole.

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 the world's most trusted music publication. 

Visit www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com for more information.

Vampire Weekend

Feist

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Hot Chip

AraabMUZIK

A$AP Rocky

The Field

Liturgy

Kendrick Lamar

Grimes

Cloud Nothings

Tim Hecker

Willis Earl Beal