Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 | |
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Dates | July 17–19, 2015 |
Location(s) | Union Park, Chicago, United States |
Website | pitchforkmusicfestival |
The Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 was held on July 17 to 19, 2015 at the Union Park, Chicago, United States. [1] The festival was headlined by Wilco, Sleater-Kinney and Chance the Rapper. [2]
Headline performers are listed in boldface. Artists listed from latest to earliest set times. [3]
Friday, July 17 | Saturday, July 18 | Sunday, July 19 |
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Wilco Panda Bear iLoveMakonnen | Sleater-Kinney The New Pornographers Kurt Vile and the Violators Future Brown Jimmy Whispers | Chance the Rapper Caribou Courtney Barnett Waxahatchee Bitchin Bajas |
Friday, July 17 | Saturday, July 18 | Sunday, July 19 |
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Chvrches Mac DeMarco Natalie Prass | Future Islands Parquet Courts Ex Hex Protomartyr | Run the Jewels Jamie xx Madlib & Freddie Gibbs Viet Cong |
Friday, July 17 | Saturday, July 18 | Sunday, July 19 |
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Ought Iceage Tobias Jesso Jr. Steve Gunn Jessica Pratt Ryley Walker | Vic Mensa Towkio [lower-alpha 1] Shamir ASAP Ferg Ariel Pink Mr Twin Sister Bully | Todd Terje & The Olsens A. G. Cook Clark How to Dress Well Perfume Genius The Julie Ruin Mourn Single Mothers |
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