Pitchfork Festival 2018 in 50 photos

23 July 2018, 09:22 Photography by Kirstie Shanley

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For three days, Union Park in Chicago, Illinois played host to Pitchfork Festival, showcasing the best in new music as well as throwing in a few old stalwarts for good measure. Kirstie Shanley was there, camera in hand, to bring you this report in 50 photos.

Berhana Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Berhana

Big Thief Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Big Thief

Blood Orange Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Blood Orange

Chaka Khan Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Chaka Khan

Courtney Barnett Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Coutney Barnett

Courtney Barnett 2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Courtney Barnett

Courtney Barnett 3 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Courtney Barnett

Crowd Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Crowd Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Crowd 2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Crowd 3 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Crowd 4 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Crowd 5 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Crowd for Courtney Barnett Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Crowd for Kelela Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Crowd for Tame Impala Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Crowd for Tame Impala 2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley

Dram Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Dram

Girlpool Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Girlpool

Irreversible Entanglements Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Irreversible Entanglements

Japanese Breakfast Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Japanese Breakfast

Japanese Breakfast 2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Japanese Breakfast

Julien Baker Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Julien Baker

Julien Baker 2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Julien Baker

Julie Byrne Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Julie Byrne

Julie Byrne 2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Julie Byrne

Julie Byrne 3 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Julie Byrne

Kaitlin Aurelia Smith Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Kaitlin Aurelia Smith

Kelela Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Kelela

Kelela 2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Kelela

Kelela 3 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Kelela

Kelly Lee Owens Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Kelly Lee Owens

Kweku Collins Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Kweku Collins

Lucy Dacus Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Lucy Dacus

Moses Sumney Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Moses Sumney

Ms Lauryn Hill Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Lauryn Hill

Nilufer Yanya Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Nilüfer Yanya

Nilufer Yanya 2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Nilüfer Yanya

Nnamdi Ogbonnaya Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Nnamdi Ogbonnaya

Noname Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Noname

Ravyn Lenae Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 22 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Ravyn Lenae

Syd Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Syd

Tame Impala Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Tame Impala

Tame Impala 2 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Tame Impala

Tame Impala 3 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Tame Impala

The Curls Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — The Curls

This is Not This Heat Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — This is not this Heat

Tierra Whack Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 20 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Tierra Whack

Zola Jesus Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 21 07 18 Photo by Kirstie Shanley — Zola Jesus

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