Pitchfork Festival 2018: Your Guide To The Best Acts To Vibe With Over The Weekend

Pitchfork Music Festival 2018 – Chicago: Your Guide to the Best Acts to Vibe With Over the Weekend

It’s that time of year again! Pitchfork Music Festival is upon us and it is taking over Chicago’s Union Park with some of the most notable and rising acts across a broad range of genres. Kicking off today and running through Sunday, July 22, there are more than 40 artists scheduled to play on the 3-day bill. That is a lot of bands and lots of tough decisions for festival-goers to make. Luckily, we have compiled a list our favorite acts attendees should def make the time to see and vibe with for a stellar Pitchfork experience. Check out the list below and some of our notable can’t miss choices!

Just because you don’t have the luxury to be attending Pitchfork Music Festival doesn’t mean you can’t get in on the fun. Pitchfork will be steaming select live acts on Pitchfork.com and YouTube.com.

Keep up with our Pitchfork Music Experience on our Instagram and stay tuned for our festival recap!


FRIDAY, July 20
The Curls: 1 p.m. Green Stage

Julie Bryne: 2:45 p.m. Blue Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Open Mike Eagle: 4 p.m. Blue Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Saba: 5:15 p.m. Red Stage

Syd: 6:15 p.m. Green Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Courtney Barnett: 7:25 p.m. Red Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Tame Impala: 8:30 p.m. Green Stage (CAN’T MISS!)


SATURDAY, July 21

Paul Cherry: 1 p.m. Green Stage

Zola Jesus: 2:30 p.m. Green Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Circuit Des Yeux: 4 p.m. Blue Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Girlpool: 5:15 p.m. Blue Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Blood Orange: 6:15 p.m. Green Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Kelela: 7:45 p.m. Blue Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Fleet Foxes: 8:30 p.m. Green Stage (CAN’T MISS!)


SUNDAY, July 22

Nnamdi Ogbonnaya: 1 p.m. Green Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Kweku Collins: 2:30 p.m. Green Stage

Ravyn Lenae: 3:30 p.m. Red Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Smino: 4:15 p.m. Green Stage

Noname: 5:15 p.m. Red Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

DRAM: 6:15 p.m. Green Stage

Chaka Khan: 7:25 p.m. Red Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Ms. Lauryn Hill: 8:30 p.m. Green Stage (CAN’T MISS!)

Words: Annayelli Flores
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