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The Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 was held on July 18 to 19, 2014 at the Union Park, Chicago, United States. [1] The festival was headlined by Beck , Kendrick Lamar and Neutral Milk Hotel . [ 2 ] English rock band Slowdive made their first concert in North America in over twenty years. [ 3 ]
The Chicago Sun-Times reported on April 6 that the festival would not be continuing for what would have been its third year. "'We looked at what was happening this summer, and the festival crowds of Chicago are being well served at this point,' Intonation spokesman David Singer said, citing competition from the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park on July 13–15, Eric Clapton's Crossroads ...
The Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 was held on July 16 to 18, 2010 at the Union Park, Chicago, United States. The festival was headlined by Modest Mouse , LCD Soundsystem and Pavement . [2]
The idea of having a free music festival in Chicago was suggested to defuse political tension. [who?] Over the next week, the Youth International Party took shape. Its members, known as "Yippies" politicized hippie ideology and used street theater and other tactics to critique the culture of the United States and induce change. [10]
The Pitchfork Music Festival 2019 was held on July 19 to 21, 2019 at the Union Park, Chicago, United States. The festival was headlined by Haim , the Isley Brothers and Robyn . [2]
The Pitchfork Music Festival 2017 was held on July 14 to 16, 2017 at the Union Park, Chicago, United States. The festival was headlined by LCD Soundsystem , Solange and A Tribe Called Quest . [2] The festival marked A Tribe Called Quest's first full live concert since the death of founding member Phife Dawg .
North Coast's first festival occurred on September 3–5, 2010 at Union Park in Chicago.The first iteration of the festival received generally positive reviews from the Chicago press including UrChicago which said "this weekend has definitely been one of the highlights of the year.
Riot Fest was established in Chicago in 2005 by Mike Petryshyn and Sean McKeough, the latter who also co-produced Chicago's Motoblot annual motorcycle rally. [4] Riot Fest spent seven years as a multi-venue festival, using the Metro, Subterranean, Double Door, Cobra Lounge and the Congress Theater to present bands over a three-day weekend.