This past weekend, the Pitchfork Music Festival returned to Chicago’s Union Park after taking 2020 off due to COVID. In addition to its stacked lineup—including Phoebe Bridgers, Erykah Badu, St. Vincent, Animal Collective, Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Danny Brown, and Caroline Polachek, among many others—and the general sense of joy still palpable from the return to live music in the city (handled, uh, a little better than its Grant Park sibling, which attracted more gossip than usual this summer), the fest featured surprise guests (well, maybe there were a few spoilers) as well as a handful of big-name acts debuting new tracks for the first time.
Check out our photo coverage of some of the event’s highlights below.
Animal Collective
Big Thief
Big Thief
black midi
Dogleg
Dehd
Ela Minus
The Fiery Furnaces
Hop Along
Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers
Amaarae
Angel Olsen
Angel Olsen
Faye Webster
Waxahatchee
Kim Gordon
Angel Olsen & Sharon Van Etten
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
Caroline Polachek
Caroline Polachek
Danny Brown
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Flying Lotus
Thundercat
