Pitchfork Music Festival began in 2006 and Ice Cream Man has been a part of it from the beginning. Started by Pitchfork Media, the Chicago fest is one of the smaller festivals Ice Cream Man stops by, but also one of the favorite.
Annually, the fest draws upwards of 50,000 visitors over the course of three days and features a slew of indie bands, with a mix of up and coming and well-established bands.
2010 Line Up:
Friday, July 16th:Modest Mouse, Eugene Mirman, Broken Social Scene, Michael Showalter, Wyatt Cenac, Robyn, Hannibal Buress, Liars, El-P, The Tallest Man on Earth, Sharon Van Etten,
Saturday, July 17th: LCD Soundsystem, Freddie Gibbs, Panda Bear, Bear in Heaven, Wolf Parade, WHY?, The Jon Spencer, Blues Explosion, The Smith Westerns, Raekwon, Dâm-Funk, Titus Andronicus, Kurt Vile, Delorean, Sonny & the Sunsets, Real Estate, Netherfriends, Free Energy,
Sunday, July 18th: Pavement,
Reviews:
Road Trippin’ with Ice Cream Man at Pitchfork:
Bitchpork 2010 (White Mystery, Islands)
Pitchfork 2010 (Kurt Vile, Sharon Van Etten)
Pitchfork 2009 Episode 1 (Vivian Girls & The Antlers)
Pitchfork 2009 Episode 2 (Flaming Lips, Plants & Animals & Times New Viking)
