Pitchfork Music Festival
The Pitchfork Music Festival is an annual summer music festival organized by Pitchfork Media and held in Union Park in Chicago, Illinois. Starting in 2011, the festival announced a branch staged in Paris at Grande halle de la Villette. The festival, which is normally held over three days in July, focuses primarily on artists and bands from alternative rock, hip hop, electronica, and dance music, although it has also ranged into hardcore punk, experimental rock, and jazz in its lineups. While it started as a showcase for just the "cutting edge", it later took on a broader depth and vision, keeping the cutting-edge focus but also including important artists and acts that have influenced newer performers and artists. Starting in 2020, it announced a branch staged in Berlin at Tempodrom.
In addition to music, the Pitchfork Festival also includes food, beverages, art, and gig posters from local, regional, and national vendors. The Pitchfork Festival also hosts a record fair that is organized and managed by CHIRP Radio, a Chicago community radio station.
Chicago
2020
The 2020 Pitchfork Festival was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.The artists and bands that were scheduled to perform at the 2020 festival are listed below. The headliners were scheduled to be the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Run the Jewels, and The National.
Friday: Jehnny Beth, Deafheaven, Dehd, Fennesz, Femdot, The Fiery Furnaces, Hop Along, Kaina, Angel Olsen, Sophie, Spellling, Tim Hecker & the Konoyo Ensemble, Waxahatchee, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Saturday: BadBadNotGood, Boy Scouts, Danny Brown, Cat Power, Dave, Divino Niño, Ezra Collective, Margaux, Oso Oso, Run the Jewels, Thundercat, Twin Peaks, Sharon Van Etten, Tierra Whack
Sunday: Big Thief, Phoebe Bridgers, DJ Nate, Dogleg, Dustin Laurenzi's Snaketime, Kim Gordon, The Hecks, Mariah the Scientist, Maxo Kream, The National, Caroline Polachek, Rapsody, Faye Webster, Yaeji
2019
The 2019 festival was held July 19–21 at Union Park in Chicago. The headliners were Haim, The Isley Brothers, and Robyn.Friday: Haim, Mavis Staples, Pusha T, Earl Sweatshirt, Sky Ferreira, Low, Soccer Mommy, Julia Holter, Grapetooth, Rico Nasty, Valee, Standing on the Corner, MIKE, Great Black Ensemble
Saturday: The Isley Brothers, Belle & Sebastian, Stereolab, Kurt Vile, Jeremih, Parquet Courts, Freddie Gibbs, Amber Mark, Jay Som, Cate Le Bon, Bitchin Bajas, CHAI, Ric Wilson, Lala Lala
Sunday: Robyn, Charli XCX, Whitney, Khruangbin, Clairo, Snail Mail, Neneh Cherry, Ibeyi, Amen Dunes, JPEGMafia, Flasher, Black Midi, Dreezy, Tasha
2018
The 2018 festival was held July 20–22 at Union Park in Chicago. The headliners were Tame Impala, Fleet Foxes, and Ms. Lauryn Hill.Friday: The Curls, Melkbelly, Lucy Dacus, Julie Byrne, Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society, Open Mike Eagle, Saba, Syd, Julien Baker, Tierra Whack, Big Thief, Courtney Barnett, Mount Kimbie, Tame Impala
Saturday: Paul Cherry, Berhana, Zola Jesus, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Nilüfer Yanya, Circuit des Yeux, Moses Sumney, Raphael Saadiq, Girlpool, Blood Orange, This Is Not This Heat, The War on Drugs, Kelela, Fleet Foxes
Sunday: Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Irreversible Entanglements, Kweku Collins, Kelly Lee Owens, Ravyn Lenae, Japanese Breakfast, Smino, Noname, Alex Cameron, DRAM, Alex G, Chaka Khan, Japandroids, Ms. Lauryn Hill.
2017
The 2017 festival was held July 14–16 at Union Park in Chicago. The headliners were LCD Soundsystem, A Tribe Called Quest, and Solange. The festival marked A Tribe Called Quest's first live concert appearance in the US since the death of founding member Phife Dawg.Friday: Arca & Jesse Kanda, Danny Brown, Dawn Richard, Dirty Projectors, Frankie Cosmos, Hiss Golden Messenger, Kamaiyah, LCD Soundsystem, Madame Gandhi, Priests, Thurston Moore Group, Vince Staples, William Tyler
Saturday: A Tribe Called Quest, Angel Olsen, Arab Strap, Cherry Glazerr, The Feelies, Francis and the Lights, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Jeff Rosenstock, Madlib, Mitski, PJ Harvey, S U R V I V E, Vagabon, Weyes Blood
Sunday: American Football, The Avalanches, Colin Stetson, Derrick Carter, Hamilton Leithauser, Isaiah Rashad, Jamila Woods, Kilo Kish, NE-HI, Nicolas Jaar, Pinegrove, Ride, Solange
2016
The 2016 Pitchfork Music Festival took place on July 15–17 at Union Park in Chicago. The headliners were Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, and FKA twigs.Friday: Beach House, Broken Social Scene, Car Seat Headrest, Julia Holter, Mick Jenkins, Carly Rae Jepsen, Moses Sumney, The Range, Shamir, Twin Peaks, Whitney, Woods
Saturday: ANDERSON.Paak & the Free Nationals, BJ the Chicago Kid, Blood Orange, Brian Wilson, Circuit des Yeux, Martin Courtney, Digable Planets, Girl Band, Holly Herndon, Jenny Hval, Jlin, Kevin Morby, Royal Headache, RP Boo, Savages, Sufjan Stevens, Super Furry Animals
Sunday: Empress Of, FKA twigs, Holy Ghost!, The Hotelier, Jeremih, Kamasi Washington, LUH., Miguel, NAO, Neon Indian, Oneman, Oneohtrix Point Never, Porches, Sun Ra Arkestra, Thundercat
2015
The 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival was held on July 17–19 at Union Park in Chicago. The event's headliners were Wilco, Sleater-Kinney, and Chance the Rapper.Friday: Chvrches, Steve Gunn, Iceage, iLoveMakonnen, Tobias Jesso Jr., Mac Demarco, Ought, Panda Bear, Natalie Prass, Jessica Pratt, Ryley Walker, Wilco
Saturday: ASAP Ferg, Bully, Ex Hex, Future Brown, Future Islands, Jimmy Whispers, Vic Mensa, Mr Twin Sister, The New Pornographers, Parquet Courts, Ariel Pink, Protomartyr, Shamir, Sleater-Kinney, Towkio, Kurt Vile and the Violators
Sunday: Bitchin Bajas, Caribou, Chance the Rapper, Clark, A. G. Cook, Courtney Barnett, How to Dress Well, Jamie xx, The Julie Ruin, Madlib & Freddie Gibbs, Mourn, Perfume Genius, Run the Jewels, Single Mothers, Todd Terje & The Olsens, Viet Cong, Waxahatchee
2014
The 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival was held on July 18–20 at Union Park in Chicago. The event's headliners were Beck, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Kendrick Lamar. Three-day passes for the festival sold out by the beginning of April.Friday: Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Beck, Neneh Cherry with RocketNumberNine, Factory Floor, The Haxan Cloak, Hundred Waters, Giorgio Moroder, Isaiah Rashad, SZA, Sun Kil Moon, Sharon Van Etten
Saturday: Danny Brown, Circulatory System, Cloud Nothings, Empress of, FKA Twigs, The Julie Ruin, Ka, Kelela, Mas Ysa, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pusha T, The Range, St. Vincent, tUnE-yArDs, Twin Peaks, Wild Beasts
Sunday: DIIV, DJ Spinn, Deafheaven, Dum Dum Girls, Earl Sweatshirt, Grimes, Jon Hopkins, Hudson Mohawke, Kendrick Lamar, Majical Cloudz, Mutual Benefit, Perfect Pussy, Real Estate, Schoolboy Q, Slowdive, Speedy Ortiz
2013
The 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival was held on July 19–21 at Union Park in Chicago. The event's headliners were Björk, Belle & Sebastian, and R. Kelly.Friday: Björk, Mikal Cronin, Daughn Gibson, Joanna Newsom, Angel Olsen, Frankie Rose, Trash Talk, Mac DeMarco, Wire, Woods
Saturday:...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Belle & Sebastian, The Breeders, Ryan Hemsworth, Julia Holter, Low, Merchandise, Metz, KEN mode, Parquet Courts, Pissed Jeans, Phosphorescent, Rustie, Savages, Solange, Andy Stott, Swans, White Lung
Sunday: Autre Ne Veut, Blood Orange, Chairlift, DJ Rashad, Evian Christ, El-P, Foxygen, Glass Candy, Killer Mike, Lil B, M.I.A., R. Kelly, Sky Ferreira, TNGHT, Toro Y Moi, Tree, Waxahatchee, Yo La Tengo
2012
The 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival was held on July 13–15 at Union Park in Chicago. Three day passes went on sale March 9 and sold out by the end of the month. The headliners were Feist, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Vampire Weekend.Friday: ASAP Rocky, Willis Earl Beal, Big K.R.I.T., Clams Casino, Dirty Projectors, Feist, Tim Hecker, Japandroids, Lower Dens, The Olivia Tremor Control, Outer Minds, Purity Ring
Saturday: The Atlas Moth, Atlas Sound, Danny Brown, Chromatics, Cloud Nothings, Cults, Flying Lotus, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Grimes, Hot Chip, Nicolas Jaar, Liturgy, Lotus Plaza, Schoolboy Q, The Psychic Paramount, Sleigh Bells, Wild Flag, Youth Lagoon
Sunday: AraabMuzik, Beach House, Chavez, Dirty Beaches, The Field, Iceage, Kendrick Lamar, A Lull, King Krule, The Men, Milk Music, Oneohtrix Point Never, Real Estate, Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend
2011
The 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival was held on July 15–17 at Union Park. Three-day passes for the event sold out in one day.Friday: Animal Collective, Battles, James Blake, Curren$y, Das Racist, EMA, Gatekeeper, Guided by Voices, Neko Case, Thurston Moore, Tune-Yards
Saturday: Julianna Barwick, Chrissy Murderbot, Cold Cave, Destroyer, The Dismemberment Plan, DJ Shadow, Fleet Foxes, G-Side, Gang Gang Dance, No Age, Off!, Sun Airway, Twin Shadow, Wild Nothing, Woods, Zola Jesus
Sunday: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Baths, Cut Copy, Darkstar, Deerhunter, The Fresh & Onlys, Health, How to Dress Well, Kurt Vile, Kylesa, OFWGKTA, Shabazz Palaces, The Radio Dept., Toro Y Moi, TV on the Radio, Superchunk, Twin Sister, Yuck
2010
The fifth annual Pitchfork Music Festival was held on July 16–18 at Union Park. Three-day passes for the festival sold out in under a week. 2010 marked the first and only year that the festival included a stand-up comedy stage.Friday : Broken Social Scene, El-P, Liars, Modest Mouse, Robyn, The Tallest Man on Earth
Friday : Hannibal Buress, Wyatt Cenac, Eugene Mirman, Michael Showalter
Saturday: Sharon Van Etten, Bear in Heaven, Dâm-Funk, Delorean, Free Energy, Freddie Gibbs, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, LCD Soundsystem, Netherfriends, Panda Bear, Raekwon, Real Estate, The Smith Westerns, Sonny & the Sunsets, Titus Andronicus, Kurt Vile, Why?, Wolf Parade
Sunday: Allá, Beach House, Best Coast, Big Boi, CAVE, Girls, Here We Go Magic, Lightning Bolt, Local Natives, Major Lazer, Cass McCombs, Neon Indian, Pavement, St. Vincent, Sleigh Bells, Surfer Blood, Washed Out
2009
The 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival was held July 17–19, 2009. On Friday night all of the performing bands played sets consisting of songs voted for online by ticket-holders in an event Pitchfork called "Write the Night: Set Lists by Request."Friday: Built to Spill, The Jesus Lizard, Tortoise, Yo La Tengo
Saturday: The Antlers, Beirut, Black Lips, Bowerbirds, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Disappears, DOOM, The Dutchess and the Duke, Final Fantasy, Fucked Up, Lindstrøm, Matt and Kim, The National, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Plants and Animals, Ponytail, Wavves, Yeasayer
Sunday: Blitzen Trapper, DJ/Rupture, Dianogah, The Flaming Lips, Frightened Rabbit, Grizzly Bear, Japandroids, Killer Whales, M83, The Mae Shi, Mew, Michael Columbia, Pharoahe Monch, The Thermals, The Very Best, Vivian Girls, The Walkmen, Women
2008
The 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival was held July 18–20, 2008. Three-day passes for the event sold out in May. On Friday night the promotion company All Tomorrow's Parties again collaborated with Pitchfork to present a "Don't Look Back" stage, on which all of the evening's bands performed one of their classic albums in its entirety.Friday: Mission of Burma, Public Enemy, Sebadoh
Saturday:
!!!,
Animal Collective,
Atlas Sound,
Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestar,
Caribou,
Elf Power,
Extra Golden,
Jarvis Cocker,
Dizzee Rascal,
Fleet Foxes,
Fuck Buttons,
A Hawk and a Hacksaw,
The Hold Steady,
Icy Demons,
Jay Reatard,
No Age,
The Ruby Suns,
Titus Andronicus,
Vampire Weekend
Sunday:
The Apples in Stereo,
Bon Iver,
Boris,
Cut Copy,
Dinosaur Jr.,
Dirty Projectors,
The Dodos,
Ghostface and Raekwon,
Health,
High Places,
King Khan and the Shrines,
Les Savy Fav,
M. Ward,
Mahjongg,
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International,
Spiritualized,
Spoon,
Times New Viking
2007
The 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival was held on July 13–15, 2007, again in Union Park. The festival was sold out with 48,000 visitors.On the festival's opening night all of the performing bands played all the songs from one of their classic albums. These three sets were part of a collaboration with British promoters All Tomorrow's Parties as part of their "Don't Look Back" series.
During the 2007 festival, musician and performance artist Yoko Ono performed "Mulberries," a song about her time in the countryside after the Japanese collapse in World War II, for only the third time in her life, with Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth; Ono had previously performed the song once with her husband John Lennon and once with her son Sean Lennon.
Friday: GZA, Slint, Sonic Youth
Saturday :
Battles,
Califone,
Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues Band,
Clipse,
Grizzly Bear,
Iron & Wine,
Mastodon,
Yoko Ono,
The Twilight Sad,
Voxtrot
Saturday :
Beach House,
Girl Talk,
Dan Deacon,
Fujiya & Miyagi,
Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound,
Oxford Collapse,
Professor Murder,
William Parker Quartet
Sunday :
De La Soul,
Deerhunter,
Junior Boys,
Jamie Lidell,
Stephen Malkmus,
Menomena,
The New Pornographers,
of Montreal,
The Ponys,
The Sea and Cake
Sunday :
Brightblack Morning Light,
Cadence Weapon,
The Cool Kids,
Craig Taborn's Junk Magic,
The Field,
Fred Lonberg-Holm's Lightbox Orchestra,
Klaxons,
Nomo
2006
The 2006 Pitchfork Music Festival was the first festival organized and run entirely by Pitchfork Media. This was also the only year that the Pitchfork and Intonation Music Festivals were held in the same year. The 2006 Pitchfork festival drew more than 35,000 visitors to listen to 41 bands on July 29 and 30.Saturday: 8 Bold Souls, Art Brut, Band of Horses, Tyondai Braxton, Chicago Underground Duo, Chin Up Chin Up, Matthew Dear, Destroyer, Flosstradamus, The Futureheads, Ghislain Poirier, Hot Machines, Man Man, The Mountain Goats, Silver Jews, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Walkmen
Sunday: Aesop Rock, Ada, Bonde do Role, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Devendra Banhart, Danielson Famile, Diplo, Glenn Kotche, Jeff Parker/Nels Cline Quartet, Jens Lekman, Liars, Mission of Burma, The National, Os Mutantes, Spoon, Tapes 'n Tapes, Tarantula A.D. aka Priestbird, Yo La Tengo
2005 Intonation Music Festival
In 2005 Pitchfork Media was hired by a music promotion company called Skyline Chicago to curate the Intonation Festival at Union Park in Chicago. While this was not technically the "Pitchfork Music Festival," because of Pitchfork Media's prominent role in the event as well as its future success in staging similar festivals at the same location, many Chicagoans and music fans consider the 2005 event to be for all intents and purposes the first Pitchfork festival and refer to it by that name.The event's featured performers included Tortoise, The Wrens, The Decemberists, The Go! Team, Les Savy Fav, Broken Social Scene, Andrew Bird, and The Hold Steady.
Paris
2019
The 2019 Paris festival was held on October 31, November 1–2. The headliners are Skepta, The 1975, Chromatics, Belle and Sebastian, Mura Masa, Hamza and Charli XCX.Grande Halle
Thursday: Ezra Collective, Mura Masa, Hamza, Skepta
Friday: Desire, Primal Scream, Chromatics, Belle and Sebastian
Saturday: Jamila Woods, Charli XCX, The 1975, SebastiAn
Nef
Thursday: Kojaque, slowthai, Flohio, Ateyaba, Zola
Friday: Barrie, Nilüfer Yanya, Weyes Blood, John Talabot
Saturday: Caroline Polachek, Aurora, Agar Agar, 2ManyDj's
Petite Halle
Thursday: sean, Master Peace, Retro X, Yussef Dayes
Friday: Loving, Sons of Raphael, Squid, Sheer Mag, CHAI
Saturday: Mk.gee, Aeris Roves, KadhyaK, Kedr Livanskiy
Studio
Thursday: duendita, Charlotte Dos Santos, Rachel Chinouriri, Kojey Radical, The Comet Is Coming
Friday: Briston Maroney, Nelson Beer, Jackie Mendoza, Orville Peck, Helado Negro
Saturday: Korantemaa, Jessica Pratt, BEA1991, oklou, Ela Minus
2018
The 2018 Paris festival was held on November 1–3. The headliners were Bon Iver, Kaytranada and Mac DeMarco. Pitchfork also hosted Avant-Garde, a block party held on October 30 and 31.Thursday: New Optimism, Cola Boyy, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Yellow Days, John Maus, Étienne Daho, The Voidz, Mac DeMarco
Friday: Boy Pablo, Tirzah, Dream Wife, Lewis OfMan, Car Seat Headrest, Chromeo, Bagarre, Chvrches, Blood Orange, Kaytranada
Saturday: Michael Rault, Muddy Monk, Snail Mail, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Bon Iver, Jeremy Underground, DJ Koze, Peggy Gou, Avalon Emerson, Daniel Avery
Avant-Garde
Cafe de la Danse
Tuesday: Lauren Auder, IDER, Let's Eat Grandma
Wednesday: Naaz, Kelsey Lu, Cautious Clay
Badaboum
Tuesday: Kiran Kai, Rimon, JPEGMafia, Jimothy Lacoste
Wednesday: Etta Bond, Biig Piig, Kojey Radical, Slowthai
Reservoir
Tuesday: Weakened Friends, Holiday Sidewinder, Alaskalaska
Wednesday: Black Midi, Mint Field, Sasami
La Chapelle des Lombards
Tuesday: Sam Evian, Jack Grace, Stella Donnelly
Wednesday: Helena Deland, Gold Star, Honey Harper
Pan Pier
Tuesday: Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Mellah, Westerman, Apollo Noir
Wednesday: Palm, Anemone, O-Olivier Marguerit, Trevor Powers
Supersonic
Tuesday: Hop Along, Starchild and the new Romantics, Crumb
Wednesday: Madison McFerrin, Hatchie, Yuno
PopUp!
Tuesday: Khadyak, Grand Pax, Jockstrap
Wednesday: Suzi Wu, Buzzy Lee, Anaïs
2017
The 2017 Paris festival was held on November 2–4. The headliners were The National, Jungle and Run the Jewels. Pitchfork also hosted Avant-Garde, a block party held on October 31 and November 1.Thursday: Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra, Moses Sumney, This Is the Kit, Chassol, Rone, Ride, Kevin Morby, The National
Friday: HMLTD, Cigarettes After Sex, Tommy Genesis, Sylvan Esso, Andy Shauf, Isaac Delusion, Rejjie Snow, Kamasi Washington, Polo & Pan, Jungle
Saturday: Sigrid, Songe, Tom Misch, Loyle Carner, Jacques, BadBadNotGood, Princess Nokia, Run the Jewels, The Blaze, Bicep, The Black Madonna, Talaboman
;Avant-Garde
Mécanique Ondulatoire
Tuesday: NOLIFE, Sorry, Bryan's Magic Treats
Wednesday: Bad Nerves, The Pale White, Priests
Café de la Danse
Tuesday: Isaac Gracie, Alex G, Big Thief
Wednesday: Rostam, Nick Hakim, Noga Erez
Badaboum
Tuesday: Mavi Phoenix, Obongjayar, A2, Benny Mails
Wednesday: Sälen, Oklou, Jamila Woods, Hundred Waters
La Loge
Tuesday: Korey Dane, Leif Vollebekk, Julie Byrne
Wednesday: Matt Maltese, Angelo De Augustine, Wovoka Gentle
Pop Up Du Label
Tuesday: K Á R Y Y N, Lido Pimienta, Tennyson
Wednesday: Soleil Vert, Pauli, Oko Ebombo
Pan Piper
Tuesday: Ary, SuperParka, Malca, You Man
Wednesday: Ama Lou, Triplego, Hare Squead, Ray BLK
Supersonic
Tuesday: Puma Blue, Yellow Days, Pinegrove
Wednesday: Silly Boy Blue, Yowl, Vagabon
2016
The 2016 Paris festival was held on October 27–29. The headliners were Nick Murphy FKA Chet Faker, Moderat and M.I.A.Thursday: Aldous RH, Lucy Dacus, Parquet Courts, Suuns, Floating Points, DJ Shadow, Mount Kimbie, Nick Murphy FKA Chet Faker
Friday: C Duncan, Porches, Brandt Brauer Frick, Flavien Berger, Explosions in the Sky, Bat for Lashes, Todd Terje & the Olsens, Moderat
Saturday: Joey Purp, Bonzai, Whitney, Shame, Minor Victories, Warpaint, Abra, M.I.A., Acid Arab, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Daphni, Tale Of Us
;Avant-Garde
Café de la Danse
Tuesday: Krrum, Loyle Carner, Frances
Wednesday: Robbing Millions, Adia Victoria, Thom Sonny Green
Badaboum
Tuesday: Nilüfer Yanya, Mabel, Fickle Friends
Wednesday: Skott, Jordan Rakei, Requin Chagrin
Mécanique Ondulatoire
Tuesday: Get Inuit, Hoops, Anteros
Wednesday: Lucy Dacus, Communions, Cherry Glazerr
Supersonic
Tuesday: Klangstof, Smerz, Alex Cameron
Wednesday: Fhin, Dark0, Kenton Slash Demon
Pop-Up du Label
Tuesday: Alfie Connor, Connie Constance, Cleopold
Wednesday: Pi Ja Ma, Beaty Heart, Isaac Gracie
La Loge
Tuesday: Faroe, Cameron A G, Okay Kaya
Wednesday: Alyss, Anna of the North, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Café de la Presse
Tuesday: Manast LL', Kweku Collins, Jones
Wednesday: Salute, Tirzah, Tommy Genesis
;Pitchfork & RBMA After Parties
Thursday: Malibu, River Tiber, Jessy Lanza, Clams Casino, Ryan Hemsworth
Friday: Lamusa, Dollkraut DJ, Jacques, Pangaea, Bambounou
2015
The 2015 Paris festival was held on October 29–31. The headliners were Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, Beach House and Ratatat.Thursday: Hælos, Kirin J. Callinan, Destroyer, Ariel Pink, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Deerhunter, Beach House
Friday: Dornik, Rome Fortune, Health, Rhye, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Battles, Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, Four Tet
Saturday: Hinds, Curtis Harding, Nao, Father John Misty, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Run the Jewels, Spiritualized, Ratatat, Hudson Mohawke, John Talabot b2b Roman Flügel, Laurent Garnier
;Opening Night
Café de la Danse: Børns, Empress Of, LA Priest
Badaboum: SG Lewis, Moses Sumney, Mura Masa, DJ Allie Teilz
Mécanique Ondulatoire: Mild High Club, Bully, Speedy Ortiz
;RBMA presents Pitchfork After Party #1 at Trabendo
Thursday: Rustie, Nosaj Thing, two, Gilligan Moss, Jade Statues, John Pope, Keight
Friday: Omar S, Galcher Lustwerk, Andre Bratten, Cosmo, k2k
2014
The 2014 Paris festival was held on October 30–31 and November 1. The headliners were Belle & Sebastian, Caribou and James Blake.Thursday: Ought, How to Dress Well, The Notwist, The War on Drugs, Mogwai, Jon Hopkins, James Blake
Friday: Perfect Pussy, D.D Dumbo, Son Lux, Future Islands, MØ, Chvrches, St. Vincent, Belle & Sebastian
Saturday: Jessy Lanza, Charlotte OC, Tobias Jesso Jr., Kwamie Liv, Movement, Foxygen, tUnE-yArDs, José González, Jungle, Caribou, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Kaytranada
;Opening Party
Wednesday: Kindness, Kelela, All We Are, Shura
;After Party
Thursday: Joy Orbison, Martyn, Ryan Elliott, Felix
Friday: Lunice, Fatima Al Qadiri, Sophie, Tourist, Douchka
2013
The 2013 Paris festival was held on October 31 and November 1–2. The headliners were The Knife, Hot Chip and Disclosure.Thursday: Only Real, Iceage, Blood Orange, No Age, Mac DeMarco, Savages, Mount Kimbie, Darkside, The Haxan Cloak, The Knife
Friday: Petit Fantôme, Deafheaven, Jagwar Ma, Warpaint, Colin Stetson, Junip, Ariel Pink, Connan Mockasin, Danny Brown, Disclosure
Saturday: Empress Of, Pegase, Majical Cloudz, Sky Ferreira, Youth Lagoon, Baths, Omar Souleyman, Yo La Tengo, Panda Bear, Hot Chip, Glass Candy, Todd Terje, A-Trak
;Opening Night
Wednesday: Julianna Barwick, The Dodos, Jackson Scott, Forest Swords
;After Party
Thursday: John Talabot, Pional, Genius of Time, Evans
Friday: Jon Hopkins, Jacques Greene, Evian Christ, Kuage, Sundae
2012
The 2012 Paris festival was held on November 1–3. The headliners were M83, Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear.Thursday: How to Dress Well, AlunaGeorge, DIIV, Factory Floor, Japandroids, Chairlift, John Talabot, Sébastien Tellier, James Blake, M83
Friday: Outfit, Ratking, Jessie Ware, Wild Nothing, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Walkmen, Chromatics, Robyn, Fuck Buttons, Animal Collective
Saturday: Isaac Delusion, Cloud Nothings, Purity Ring, Twin Shadow, Liars, Death Grips, Breton, Grizzly Bear, Disclosure, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Rustie, Simian Mobile Disco, Julio Bashmore
2011
The 2011 Paris festival was held on October 28–29. The headliners were Bon Iver and Aphex Twin.Friday: Team Ghost, Fucked Up, Real Estate, Washed Out, Wild Beasts, Mondkopf, Aphex Twin, Pantha du Prince, Cut Copy, Four Tet, Erol Alkan
Saturday: Rosebuds, Kathleen Edwards, Stornoway, Jens Lekman, Lykke Li, Bon Iver
Berlin
2020
The inaugural edition of Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin will be held on May 8–9, 2020. The headliners are Lianne La Havas and Modeselektor.Friday: Lianne La Havas, Soap&Skin, Brandt Brauer Frick, Nadine Shah, Nick Hakim, Celeste, Ilgen-Nur, Oum Shatt, duendita, Okay Kaya
Saturday: Modeselektor, HVOB, Tim Hecker, John Talabot, Kelly Lee Owens, DJ Spinn B2B RP Boo, rRoxymore, Peaking Lights, BLVTH, Lary