Pitchfork Music Festival: Up Close (PHOTOS)

Pitchfork Music Festival takes place in Chicago every summer and is known for having an array of musical guests. Here is a look at some of these performances close up.
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Pitchfork Music Festival takes place in Chicago every summer and is known for having an array of musical guests -- some larger and more established acts like Beck or Neutral Milk Hotel, some more newer hype bands such as punk outfit Perfect Pussy, or the long awaited reunion of the incredible English shoegaze band Slowdive. Here is a look at some of these performances close up.

All words and photographs by Lindsey Best.

Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 1:

Beck

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Giorgio Moroder

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Sun Kil Moon

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SZA

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Sharon Van Etten

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Neneh Cherry

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Factory Four

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Hundred Waters

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Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 2:

St. Vincent

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Kelela

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Tune Yards

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The Range

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Empress Of

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Wild Beasts

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Circulatory System

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Twin Peaks

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Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 3:

Grimes

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Slowdive

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Real Estate

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Jon Hopkins

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Dum Dum Girls

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Deafheaven

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Perfect Pussy

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DIIV

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FKA Twigs

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Speedy Ortiz

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