Pitchfork

The Pitchfork Music Festival, taking place July 29 and 30 in Chicago's Union Park, isn't only going to be two days of happy people getting drunk and rocking out. It's also going to be an historic event.

We are honored and delighted to announce that Brazilian Tropicália gods Os Mutantes, reunited and performing live for the first time since 1973, will play the second day of the Pitchfork Music Festival. The psych-rock pioneers have scheduled just a handful of shows this summer, and we have been lucky enough to score their only American festival appearance. As Os Mutantes themselves once said, everything is possible--including getting to see a group of living legends play on the same bill as members of the younger musical generation they helped inspire, all for a ridiculously low ticket price.

Here's how the Pitchfork Music Festival schedule looks now:

Saturday, July 29

Main stage:

• Silver Jews
• The Futureheads
• Ted Leo/Pharmacists
• Art Brut
• Destroyer
• Mountain Goats
• Band of Horses
• Man Man
• Hot Machines

Biz3 stage:

• Dominik Eulberg *
• Matmos
• Ada *
• Ghislain Poirier
• 8 Bold Souls

* sponsored by Summer Dance

Sunday, July 30

Main stage:

• Os Mutantes
• Spoon
• Yo La Tengo
• Devendra Banhart
• Mission of Burma
• Aesop Rock
• The National
• Jens Lekman
• Tapes 'n Tapes
• Chin Up Chin Up

Biz3 stage:

• Diplo
• Tarantula A.D.
• Tyondai Braxton
• Bonde Do Role

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for many more additions, including many more to the Biz3 stage-- featuring the best in hip-hop, jazz, electronic, and experimental music. We will also announce some exciting new additions to the festivities, including a pre-party and more extracurricular activities that will join the WLUW record fair and DEPART-ment craft and clothing fair on site at Union Park during the festival.

We know you're probably sick of hearing about how fast tickets are selling, but we really, truly aren't lying to you. Our limited amount of $30 two-day passes, as well as our $20 one-day passes, won't be around as long as you might think. So order your tickets now, or else risk having to wait another three decades to see Os Mutantes play again.

Be sure to check out the Pitchfork Music Festival website, recently relaunched with help from the design firm Someoddpilot. There, you'll find information about the bands, as well as lodging, location, onsite activities, vendors, sponsors, directions, and more.

We can't stress enough how awesome this festival is going to be. Cheap tickets. Affordable food and drinks. 39 bands. Os Mutantes! Really, what more could you want?

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