Pitchfork Music Festival 2008 Explained

Music Festival Name:	Pitchfork Music Festival 2008
Location:	Union Park, Chicago, United States
Dates:	July 18–20, 2008

The Pitchfork Music Festival 2008 was held on July 18 to 20, 2008 at the Union Park, Chicago, United States.^[1]

In that year, Pitchfork partnered up with promotion companies All Tomorrow's Parties to present a Don't Look Back stage, on which all of the bands performed one of their classic albums in its entirety on Friday.^[2]

Lineup

Artists listed from latest to earliest set times.^[3]

Aluminum Stage! Friday, July 18! Saturday, July 19! Sunday, July 20

Public Enemy

Animal Collective The Hold Steady Vampire Weekend Fleet Foxes Jay Reatard

Spoon Spiritualized The Dodos The Apples in Stereo Dirty Projectors

Connector Stage! Friday, July 18! Saturday, July 19! Sunday, July 20

Sebadoh Mission of Burma

Jarvis Cocker !!! Dizzee Rascal Caribou Titus Andronicus

Dinosaur Jr. M. Ward Les Savy Fav Boris Times New Viking

Balance Stage! Saturday, July 19! Sunday, July 20

No Age Atlas Sound Extra Golden Elf Power The Ruby Suns Fuck Buttons Icy Demons A Hawk and a Hacksaw Boban i Marko Marković Orkestar

Cut Copy Bradford Cox/King Khan/Jay Reatard Impromptu Jam Session Bon Iver Ghostface Killah & Raekwon Occidental Brothers Dance Band International King Khan and the Shrines HEALTH High Places Mahjongg

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival – full lineup announce. BrooklynVegan. April 25, 2008. July 27, 2022.
2. Web site: Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Mission Of Burma And Sebadoh Look Back. Stereogum. Brandon. Stosuy. July 19, 2008. July 27, 2022.
3. Daily recap:
   • Web site: Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Friday. Pitchfork. July 22, 2008. July 27, 2022.
   • Web site: Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Saturday . Pitchfork. July 22, 2008. July 27, 2022.
   • Web site: Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Sunday. Pitchfork. July 22, 2008. July 27, 2022.