To our Chicago pageant group:
Because the music pageant panorama continues to evolve quickly, we have now made the tough determination to not host Pitchfork Music Pageant in Chicago in 2025.
This determination was not made calmly. For 19 years, Pitchfork Music Pageant has been a celebration of music, artwork, and group—an area the place reminiscences had been made, voices had been amplified, and the shared love of music introduced us all collectively. The Pageant, whereas aligned with the style of the Pitchfork editorial staff, has all the time been a collaborative effort, taking over a lifetime of its personal as an important pillar of the Chicago arts scene. We’re deeply grateful to the Metropolis of Chicago for being our Pageant’s residence for practically 20 years, to the artists who graced our levels with unforgettable performances, and to the followers who introduced unmatched power 12 months after 12 months. Thanks to At Pluto and the remainder of the hardworking Pageant staff whose dedication and creativity had been the spine of each occasion, and to the broader group whose spirit and help made the Pageant a very distinctive expertise. And thanks to Mike Reed for founding the Pageant and on your inspiring imaginative and prescient.
Pitchfork will proceed to provide occasions in 2025 and past. We look ahead to persevering with to create areas the place music, tradition, and group intersect in uplifting methods—and we hope to see you there.
