The Pitchfork Competition won’t happen in Chicago in 2025, apparently ending a 19-year run within the metropolis. Organizers mentioned they made “the tough resolution to not host” the occasion subsequent summer season “because the music competition panorama continues to evolve quickly,” however will goal to stage different occasions elsewhere.
“This resolution was not made calmly,” reads a put up on the competition’s Instagram. “For 19 years, Pitchfork Music Competition has been a celebration of music, artwork and neighborhood – an area the place reminiscences had been made, voices had been amplified and the shared love of music introduced us all collectively. The Competition, whereas aligned with the style of the Pitchfork editorial group, has at all times been a collaborative effort taking over 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 Competition’s residence for almost twenty 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. A lot of the location’s former writers not too long ago launched a brand new platform, Listening to Issues.
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