Pitchfork Festival: Pavement, M. Mouse, LCD

PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PAVEMENT, MODEST MOUSE, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, ST. VINCENT, RAEKWON, CASS MCCOMBS AND MORE TO PERFORM AT JULY TICKETS ON SALE TODAY AT NOON C.S.T

By Blurt Staff

As previously reported, the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival will be held at Chicago's Union Park on July 16 - 18. Tickets are on sale today at 12 PM C.S.T.

Headliners for Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be, respectively, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem and Pavement, while other performers inked for the event thus far include Raekwon, Here We Go Magic, St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt, Cass McCombs and Sleigh Bells.

Now, before you say to yourself, "Gee, that's the weakest Pitchfork roster to date, compared to previous years," well, you may be right, but don't forget that we're in a recession and some artists aren't touring as extensively this year while others may have exorbitant booking fees. Besides, more bands will be announced in the coming weeks in case you're counting your own pennies and trying to decide which festivals to hit this year.

Speaking of which, vote in the BLURT poll for most-anticipated 2010 festivals. You can go to the left hand side of the homepage to vote, or view the current results here.

Tickets are on sale today at 12 PM CST at www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com. Single-day tickets can be purchased for $40 and three-day passes for $90. This year, Friday will feature more bands, providing festival-goers with a longer day of music. There will be no two-day passes for sale.

The 2010 Pitchfork Festival Lineup so far:

Friday

Modest Mouse

Saturday

LCD Soundsystem

Raekwon

Sunday

Pavement

St. Vincent

Lightning Bolt

Cass McCombs

Here We Go Magic

Sleigh Bells