The Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 was held on July 13 to 15, 2007 at the Union Park, Chicago, United States.[1]
| Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 13–15, 2007 |
| Location(s) | Union Park, Chicago, United States |
| Website | pitchforkmusicfestival |
On Friday, all of the performing bands played all the songs from one of their classic albums as a part of Don't Look Back concert series, a collaboration between Pitchfork and British promoters All Tomorrow's Parties.[2] During her set, musician and performance artist Yoko Ono performed "Mulberry," a song about her time in the countryside after the Japanese collapse in World War II, for only the third time in her life, with Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth; Ono had previously performed the song once with her husband John Lennon and once with her son Sean Lennon.[3]
Lineup
editArtists listed from latest to earliest set times.[4]
| Friday, July 13 | Saturday, July 14 | Sunday, July 15 |
|---|---|---|
| Sonic Youth[a] GZA[b] |
Yoko Ono Clipse Iron & Wine Grizzly Bear Califone |
De La Soul Of Montreal Jamie Lidell Junior Boys The Ponys |
| Friday, July 13 | Saturday, July 14 | Sunday, July 15 |
|---|---|---|
| Slint[c] | Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues Mastodon Battles Voxtrot The Twilight Sad |
The New Pornographers Stephen Malkmus The Sea and Cake Menomena Deerhunter |
Notes
edit- ^ Sonic Youth performed a full set of their fifth studio album Daydream Nation.[5]
- ^ GZA performed a full set of his sophomore studio album Liquid Swords.[6]
- ^ Slint performed a full set of their final studio album Spiderland.[6]
References
edit- ^ O'Neal, Sean; Modell, Josh; Ryan, Kyle; Gordon, Scott (July 18, 2007). "Festival Diary: The 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 [Friday; 7/13] Rating: 8.7". Stereogum. July 14, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Leah (June 22, 2013). "The Top 10 Pitchfork Festival Moments of All Time (Ranked to Decimal-Point Perfection)". Flavorwire. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Daily recap:
- "Pitchfork Music Festival 2007: Friday". Pitchfork. July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- "Pitchfork Music Festival 2007: Saturday". Pitchfork. July 16, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- "Pitchfork Music Festival 2007: Sunday". Pitchfork. July 17, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Pitchfork Music Festival: Sonic Youth Brings Back 'Daydream Nation'". The New York Times. July 14, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sonic Youth, GZA, Slint Kick Off Pitchfork Fest". Billboard. July 14, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2022.