Some really tough squeezes on the festival schedule for me. I was already annoyed at the sheer number of 'chillwave' artists on the lineup (We know where the scene is: can't we just call it 'beachwave'?), but now they are all pretty much lumped onto Sunday. As if a hangover wasn't reason enough to go the festival late on Sunday, but now I have even more reason to be going late since the only band I like of the early batch of sandcore-ers, Girls, I have already seen play a completely fulfilling show at Empty Bottle last November. Both days I'm disappointed I'm going to have to split time for so many of the bands late in the day, but I guess this is what I get for following so many Pitchfork-favored bands. One surprise is that Sleigh Bells is headlining the small stage. I was really hoping for Major Lazer. I did fall in love with Sleigh Bells at Coachella however, and am pretty sure I'll still be ending my night at the Balance stage after all, as much as I'm curious to check out a bit of Big Boi. I also think it's bull shit that Panda Bear gets such a great spot. I mean, I really like a lot of AC album material, the AC show at Pfork two years ago blew my mind, and I think Person Pitch is a work of art. But I was disappointed with AC at Coachella last year and I feel they're more likely to put on a fest-friendly set than just PB. Don't get me wrong, I find so much of AC/PB compelling that I'm curious enough to check out some of his set, but I can't help but wonder if I'm the only fan of theirs that doesn't think everything each of them shits is gold. Then again, looking again I can't really rearrange the schedule too much better. Maybe I'm just pissed I can't see all of Wolf Parade, Bear in Heaven and Panda Bear. Or maybe I'm just trying to push the AC anti-hype ;)
Anyway, without further ado, my 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival schedule (full schedule here):
a = Aluminum Stage, b = Balance Stage, c = Connector Stage
Friday July 16 (gates at 3 p.m.):
5:30 Liars (c)
6:25 Robyn (a)
7:20 Broken Social Scene (c)
8:30 Modest Mouse (a)
Saturday July 17 (gates at 12 p.m.):
1:45 Real Estate (c)
2:30 Delorean (a)
3:20 Titus Andronicus (c)
4:15 Raekwon (a)
4:45 Smith Westerns (b)
5:45 WHY? (b)
6:15 Wolf Parade (a)
6:45 Bear in Heaven (b)
7:25 Panda Bear (c)
8:30 LCD Soundsystem (a)
Sunday July 18 (gates at 12 p.m.):
2:30 Girls (a)
3:45 Local Natives (b)
4:15 Lightning Bolt (a)
4:45 Surfer Blood (b)
5:45 Here We Go Magic (b)
6:15 Major Lazer (a)
6:45 Neon Indian (b)
7:25 Big Boi (c)
7:40 Sleigh Bells (b)
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