The Pitchfork Pageant won’t happen in Chicago in 2025, apparently ending a 19-year run within the metropolis. Organizers mentioned they made “the troublesome resolution to not host” the occasion subsequent summer season “because the music pageant panorama continues to evolve quickly,” however will goal to stage different occasions elsewhere.
“This resolution was not made flippantly,” reads a publish on the pageant’s Instagram. “For 19 years, Pitchfork Music Pageant has been a celebration of music, artwork and group – an area the place reminiscences have been made, voices have been amplified and the shared love of music introduced us all collectively. The Pageant, whereas aligned with the style of the Pitchfork editorial workforce, has all the time been a collaborative effort taking up a lifetime of its personal as a significant pillar of the Chicago arts scene. We’re deeply grateful to the Metropolis of Chicago for being our Pageant’s house for almost 20 years, to the artists who graced our levels with unforgettable performances, and to the followers who introduced unmatched power yr after yr.”
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The 2024 version in Union Park was headlined by Alanis Morissette, Black Pumas and Carly Rae Jepsen, with further appearances by Jamie xx, Brittany Howard and Jai Paul.
Pitchfork, which is owned by Conde Nast, underwent important layoffs earlier this yr, together with editor-in-chief Puja Patel. Plenty of the positioning’s former writers lately launched a brand new platform, Listening to Issues.
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