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Pitchfork Music Festival Returns To Union Park In July With Headliners The Smile, Big Thief And Bon Iver

Tickets are on sale now, starting at $219 for a three-day ticket and $109 for a one-day ticket.

Big Thief performs during the first day of Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park on Sept. 10, 2021.
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NEAR WEST SIDE — Pitchfork Music Festival is back this summer.

The music festival will be held July 21-23 at Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St.

Tickets are on sale now here.

A three-day pass costs $219, plus a $36.43 service fee. A three-day PLUS pass — which includes access to the PLUS lounge, a dedicated entrance to the festival and other amenities — costs $419, plus a $64.78 service fee.

One-day tickets cost $109, plus a $21.40 service fee. One-day PLUS tickets are $209, plus a $36.10 service fee.

People can sign up for a payment plan for all tickets.

Children 10 and under can attend for free.

Ariel Zetina, a Chicago-based artist and resident DJ at SmartBar, is also making her Pitchfork debut.

In an Instagram post, Zetina said getting to play the festival was “surreal.”

“I’ve been going for a decade and I can’t wait to rep Chicago on-stage,” Zetina said.

The artist, who is known for drawing inspiration from techno and house music, promised a “hybrid DJ/live set.”

The full line-up is below:

July 21

  • The Smile
  • Alvvays
  • Perfume Genius
  • Leikeli47
  • Nation of Language
  • Roc Marciano & The Alchemist
  • Youth Lagoon
  • Ric Wilson
  • Grace Ives
  • Jlin
  • Axel Boman (Live)
  • Mavi
  • Sen Morimoto
  • Contour
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Fans watch Animal Collective perform during the first day of Pitchfork in 2021.

July 22

  • Big Thief
  • Weyes Blood
  • King Krule
  • Snail Mail
  • Panda Bear + Sonic Boom
  • Julia Jacklin
  • Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
  • Vagabon
  • MJ Lenderman
  • Yaya Bey
  • Black Belt Eagle Scout
  • 700 Bliss
  • Palm
  • Deeper
Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Fans at the first day of Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park on Sept. 10, 2021.

July 23

  • Bon Iver
  • Kelela
  • Koffee
  • Killer Mike
  • JPEGMafia
  • Hurray For the Riff Raff
  • Mdou Moctar
  • ILLUMINATI HOTTIES
  • Jockstrap
  • Soul Glo
  • Florist
  • Lucrecia Dalt
  • Rachika Nayar
  • Ariel Zetina

Block Club’s Jake Wittich contributed.

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