Friday, July 21, will mark the festival debut of The Smile, the recently formed Radiohead off-shoot who followed up their first album last year with extensive headlining tours. The band will take the stage the first night of Pitchfork Music Festival this summer, who announced their full lineup today which also includes Big Thief and Bon Iver as headliners for the next two nights.
Additional highlights for the Union Park event include Alvvays, Perfume Genius, Weyes Blood, King Krule, Kelela, Koffee, Leikeli47, Nation of Language, Youth Lagoon, Grace Ives, Snail Mail, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Julia Jacklin, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Vagabon, MJ Lenderman, Yaya Bey, Killer Mike, JPEGMAFIA, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Mdou Moctar, illuminati hotties, Jockstrap, Soul Glo, Florist, and more.
“We’re excited to be back at Union Park with a lineup of artists responsible for some of the very best music of the past year…alongside a few special moments with indie icons,” Pitchfork Editor in Chief Puja Patel shared in a press release, also noting that this will be Big Thief’s first headlining set for the fest. Tickets for the event are on sale now here.
