The Story of Pitchfork Music Festival 2019 in photos
22 July 2019, 12:05
Photography by
Kirstie Shanley
For its fourteenth edition, Pitchfork Music Festival brings together Rico Nasty, The Isley Brothers, Charli XCX, Haim, Stereolab and many more for three days of music at Chicago's Union Park.
For its fourteenth edition, Pitchfork Music Festival brings together Rico Nasty, The Isley Brothers, Charli XCX, Haim, Stereolab and many more for three days of music at Chicago’s Union Park.
![The Line of Best Fit Rico Nasty 03 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Rico_Nasty_03_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993755&s=87e2df56da094a9dff7d268beb01258e)
![The Line of Best Fit Black Midii 02 at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Black_Midii_02_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993759&s=ebeb644dc883aaedf294886a083b0cd5)
![The Line of Best Fit Sky Ferreira by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Sky_Ferreira_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993760&s=01750135f52a6e50d85926e413e9475f)
![The Line of Best Fit Chai 01 at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Chai_01_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993762&s=2404df70c36f978c63da03c39c3bad71)
![The Line of Best Fit crowd 02 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_crowd_02_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993763&s=c4e4057ec78fef88c94a04ea6e6f275f)
![The Line of Best Fit Haim by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Haim_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993765&s=13bec2756c7f4291a40e0c2d4815dd23)
![The Line of Best Fit Pusha T 02 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Pusha_T_02_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993767&s=43b572ec70379e3439d2bff990ee65d5)
![The Line of Best Fit Mavis Staples by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Mavis_Staples_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993768&s=9b5df8a7dd16afa8118cbb1c2ec6a175)
![The Line of Best Fit Isley Brothers 02 at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Isley_Brothers_02_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993769&s=8c2587daae7bfbeba162a5fbe0cecc5e)
![The Line of Best Fit Low 04 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Low_04_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993770&s=a63c7485a3016de4edad83f5485cfd43)
![The Line of Best Fit Charli XCX at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Charli_XCX_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993771&s=7a9ca1a0d12a5521cad24e2130560b1f)
![The Line of Best Fit Cate le Bon at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Cate_le_Bon_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993777&s=36ae0df2d38cfb74052207e63277ee4d)
![The Line of Best Fit Chai 02 at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Chai_02_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993778&s=8bee9e391c0c0a000b3587d177cfb515)
![The Line of Best Fit Soccer Mommy by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Soccer_Mommy_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993780&s=d65de1f757b449f05ea6046abc4ac911)
![The Line of Best Fit Belle and Sebastian 03 at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Belle_and_Sebastian_03_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993783&s=2d0c5702191c1fbfa771b12fe963f55a)
![The Line of Best Fit Julia Holter by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Julia_Holter_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993785&s=57a6399ebccee6946132d59efceda774)
![The Line of Best Fit Isley Brothers 01 at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Isley_Brothers_01_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993786&s=e1c40cbb6a78aa63fcd7d94d60ea32a9)
![The Line of Best Fit Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley Black Midi 01](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Black_Midi_01.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993788&s=b2519b0dd6c1207e7ab9fddc67871440)
![The Line of Best Fit crowd 03 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_crowd_03_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993789&s=c4989f94cc7c721b37190ac7e7831eb4)
![The Line of Best Fit Low 03 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Low_03_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993791&s=712a597e9431a93c2d7c7196bf67a899)
![The Line of Best Fit Low 02 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Low_02_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993798&s=bbe1fc362f9974812ceb7fd8ad0869bd)
![The Line of Best Fit Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley Clairo](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Clairo.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993799&s=09f8030b0276a9cd37b57966ae77bf62)
![The Line of Best Fit Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley Ibeyi](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Ibeyi.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993803&s=6364fc4cd331eabe086cd5e734aa2b4c)
![The Line of Best Fit MIKE by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_MIKE_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993805&s=04c64c194d66e8cb14168a0765f7c1cb)
![The Line of Best Fit Haim 03 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Haim_03_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993807&s=2c85fcf1babf0f3a8b057b51b816fcda)
![The Line of Best Fit Valee 01 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Valee_01_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993812&s=4a792cbd5c41b473f49611fe6032d31e)
![The Line of Best Fit crowd 04 by Kirstie Shanley Pitchfork Music Festival](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_crowd_04_by_Kirstie_Shanley_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993814&s=07adf54268999a07cda9db3394e7349f)
![The Line of Best Fit Stereolab 02 at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Stereolab_02_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993817&s=f76e9893c4826737678e22d043d2ba27)
![The Line of Best Fit Robyn at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Robyn_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993818&s=88d9a0a23962dfcaa349b58c894d173e)
![The Line of Best Fit Neneh Cherry at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Neneh_Cherry_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993820&s=6fac64f5bab7178906eedd1c3a651baf)
![The Line of Best Fit Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley crowd 06](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley_crowd_06.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993823&s=b36fefab3d1918262e59ff2b240ce17f)
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![The Line of Best Fit Belle and Sebastian 04 at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Belle_and_Sebastian_04_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993830&s=d2838523ea669cbb7cbfd9b916510e45)
![The Line of Best Fit Belle and Sebastian 02 at Pitchfork Music Festival by Kirstie Shanley](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/the-story-of-pitchfork-music-festival-2019/The_Line_of_Best_Fit_Belle_and_Sebastian_02_at_Pitchfork_Music_Festival_by_Kirstie_Shanley.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647993831&s=23fe5582dc277de4cdf9f765c4f5929c)
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