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 Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 announces headliners

Posted by Loren on February 16, 2014

Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 announces headliners
Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 announces headliners

This year's Pitchfork Music Festival, to be held at Union Park in Chicago from July 18-20, has announced its headliners for the event, including Beck, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Kendrick Lamar. Other notables acts include The Julie Ruin, Pusha T, Sun Kil Moon, and more. Check out a full list of bands announced so far after the jump.

Friday

Beck

Giorgio Moroder

Sun Kil Moon

Factory Floor

Death Grips

Haxan Cloak

Sharon Van Etten

Saturday

Neutral Milk Hotel

TuneYards

Mas Ysa

Pusha T

The Range

Ka

Circulatory System

The Julie Ruin

Wild Beasts

Sunday

Kendrick Lamar

Grimes

Slowdive

DIIV

Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 announces headliners
Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 announces headliners

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