Pitchfork Music Festival 2012

[suprefan]

Its a monsoon here. Waiting in the press area. Its POURING.

[nosurprises12]

Its a monsoon here. Waiting in the press area. Its POURING.

Weather is actually decent for a change.

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Keep those cameras dry, supre!

[suprefan]

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Keep those cameras dry, supre!

decent temperature wise, the rain thing is something you can't predict here.

[suprefan]

moar rain today! But alll sun tomorrow, yay

[concertgoer]

So Hot Chip yesterday was pretty much the best thing ever

[malcolmjamalawesome]

Hot Chip was unbelievable. Nicolas Jaar was unbelievably dull.

[suprefan]

Hot Chip was unbelievable. Nicolas Jaar was unbelievably dull.

Dont hate on the sax!

[stinkbutt]

How were Godspeed, Liturgy and Danny Brown?

[nosurprises12]

Ty Segall on at 1:20 PST.

[cansei de ser sexme]

Wonder if anyone is recording these. I wanna see the Chavez set but I dont have time today.

[cansei de ser sexme]

Fuck ty segall sounds really good. I need to see them soon.

[ShyGuy75]

How were Godspeed, Liturgy and Danny Brown?

godspeed sounded great. crowd thankfully was thinnish and respectful due to most of the crowd going to watch some other trash. had tons of room in front of the sb.

we went in around 6pm to get food and see godspeed. got tickets outside for $20. felt like they doubled the capacity, and if you have ever been to this festival in the past, you can imagine how crowded this felt. i almost tripped over a mustache twice. lines to get food were about 30 minutes long and a few vendors had already run out of food. good times all around. /ihatepitchforkrant

[Ellsworth]

Was it just me or was the sound pretty quiet?

[ChiTownHeat]

felt like they doubled the capacity, and if you have ever been to this festival in the past, you can imagine how crowded this felt. i almost tripped over a mustache twice. lines to get food were about 30 minutes long and a few vendors had already run out of food. good times all around. /ihatepitchforkrant

Saturday was by far the most jammed. Friday was empty due to the rain (Greg Kot said there were 5,000 no shows out of 18,000 tickets sold). I don't think they changed the number of tickets sold this year relative to previous years, it was just crammed at the mainstage on Saturday due to Wild Flag/Sleigh Bells/Hot Chip and then Godspeed (although lots of folks came over to Grimes since Pitchfork is full of Skrillex fans /sarcasm - she mentioned she's on tour with him at the start).

[zircona1]

How were Godspeed, Liturgy and Danny Brown?

Godspeed was fantastic, they sounded great.

Danny Brown was a fucking party.

Didn't see Liturgy.

[Fourthisto]

Its a monsoon here. Waiting in the press area. Its POURING.

You could have said this Saturday afternoon, too - that Lotus Plaza set was a wet one. Looking forward to seeing your pics... you definitely have one of me, and I'm pretty sure I've got one of you too. (if the camera ever dries off I'll upload some)

[suprefan]

You could have said this Saturday afternoon, too - that Lotus Plaza set was a wet one. Looking forward to seeing your pics... you definitely have one of me, and I'm pretty sure I've got one of you too. (if the camera ever dries off I'll upload some)

Were you one of the hipsters not in the best of moods when it was raining?



And Yes, Saturday was much worse than Friday regarding the rain.


A couple galleries up actually.

http://beatsperminute.com/live/festi...rk-chicago-il/

http://beatsperminute.com/live/festi...rk-chicago-il/

[Fourthisto]

Were you one of the hipsters not in the best of moods when it was raining?

Ha! No, I was in a great mood - Lotus Plaza in a downpour was very enjoyable to me for some reason. Seemed to match the songs' mood. Couldn't help but smile like an idiot the whole damn time. Especially the older song they played, was it "Quicksand" ? Regardless, I remember waving at you and saying "Hey Chris!" but wasn't sure if you heard me or not. On the way out you snapped a picture of my poncho-covered Girlfriend and I.

What was your favorite set? I thought Dirty Projectors and even Vampire Weekend sounded the best... kind of surprised at the latter, since they have been out of the circuit for a bit.


PS: Great pictures! Bringing back fun memories.

[zircona1]

The rain didn't bother me, I brought a poncho, and after the Austin City Limits '09 rain-and-mud fest, I can tolerate a little rain.

[suprefan]

So this was you, Fourthisto?

The rain didn't bother me, I brought a poncho, and after the Austin City Limits '09 rain-and-mud fest, I can tolerate a little rain.

Try doing it with a bunch of camera gear you dont want to get wet.

[zircona1]

Try doing it with a bunch of camera gear you dont want to get wet.

Just out of curiosity, were you at ACL '09?

[Fourthisto]

So this was you, Fourthisto?

Yep! We were soaked and loving it!

[suprefan]

Just out of curiosity, were you at ACL '09?

I was at All Points West 2009, so dont even try to fucking say I don't know how it is to deal with rain. But just saying, attend the festival as part of the media and let me know how you feel when your gear is wrapped up in a plastic bag and youre trying to do your fucking job.

[Grant]

i told my friend the other day that photographers are usually the douchiest people ever.

[zircona1]

I was at All Points West 2009, so dont even try to fucking say I don't know how it is to deal with rain. But just saying, attend the festival as part of the media and let me know how you feel when your gear is wrapped up in a plastic bag and youre trying to do your fucking job.

I wasn't trying to be presumptuous, Saturday of ACL that year was brutal for anyone who had a camera.

[nathanfairchild]

I was at All Points West 2009, so dont even try to fucking say I don't know how it is to deal with rain. But just saying, attend the festival as part of the media and let me know how you feel when your gear is wrapped up in a plastic bag and youre trying to do your fucking job.

who exactly do you work for?

[suprefan]

who exactly do you work for?

Yo momma.



Day 3 recap is up finally. I do not know when the other 200+ photos I submitted will get posted, but Ill link that when its up.

http://beatsperminute.com/live/festi...rk-chicago-il/

[slurpee]

Only made it to Saturday of Pitchfork this year. As more and more festivals are in Chicago I might becoming desensitized to excitement? Black Flag was great as usual. Sleigh Bells decently average. Hot Chip fairly average set...was hoping to hear Motion Sickness from the new album.

Anyone make it to the Flying Lotus after party that was busted before he went on? I was there for a few...cool spot.

[bmack86]

How many times have you seen Black Flag? Was Greg Ginn there?

[suprefan]

Only made it to Saturday of Pitchfork this year. As more and more festivals are in Chicago I might becoming desensitized to excitement? Black Flag was great as usual. Sleigh Bells decently average. Hot Chip fairly average set...was hoping to hear Motion Sickness from the new album.

Anyone make it to the Flying Lotus after party that was busted before he went on? I was there for a few...cool spot.

Cause Black Flag always plays.........