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- ↑ "2011 Pitchfork Music Festival – initial lineup & tickets". BrooklynVegan . March 4, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ Ward, Justin (March 4, 2011). "Pitchfork Music Festival Announces Initial 2011 Lineup". Live Music Blog. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Pitchfork Music Festival Set Times Revealed". Pitchfork . June 22, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2022.