Taking to Instagram, Pitchfork announced on the 31^st May that British jazz quintet Ezra Collective will be opening the festival at the iconic Albert Hall on the 7^th November. Listen to their track with Loyle Carter “What Am I to Do?” below:

In addition, Japanese Ichiko Aboba and Cameroonian-American multi-instrumentalist Vagabon will now be supporting Weyes Blood for the closing show on the 13^th November at the Eventim Apollo.

Japanese pop band CHAI will also be performing at the renovated warehouse club Village Underground on the 10^th November. American poet and singer-songwriter Kara Jackson will be performing at Kings Place the following evening. Watch the video for CHAI’s song “Donuts Mind If I Do” below:

This year’s event will be run from the 7^th – 13^th November in various venues across the city including The Barbican, EartH, Hackney Church, KOKO, and The Roundhouse. In April, Pitchfork announced the first wave of artists performing at the festival including Crumb, Ryoji Ikeda, Porridge Radio, Sorry, Wednesday, MAVI & MIKE, Sleater-Kinney, U.S. Girls, Yaeji, yuné pinku, Youth Wagoon, and a headlining set from Weyes Blood closing the festival.

Tickets to the festival are sold individually for each event. For more information and to purchase tickets see here.

As well as in London, Pitchfork Music Festival will be hosted in Berlin and Paris this year. The Berlin edition of the festival will be held from the 1^st – 5^th November and take place in venues such as Zenner, Betonhalle at silent green, Kulturquartier, Astra Kulturhaus, and Festsaal Kreuzberg. The line-up includes sets from CHAI, Dudu Tassa and Jonny Greenwood, MAVI, MIKE, yunè pinku, Porridge Radio, and Annahstasia. For the complete line-up see the poster below.

Pitchfork Music Festival will then take place in Paris a day after the Berlin festival comes to a close and run from the 6^th – 12^th November. Held in venues such as Trabendo, Eglise Saint-Eustache, La Place, Petit Bain, the line-up will include Crumb, Dream Wife, Ichiko Aboba, Kara Jackson, Weyes Blood, and Youth Lagoon. For the complete line-up see the poster below.

This is the third year the Pitchfork Music Festival has been held in London. In previous years George Clanton, Injury Reserve, Faye Webster, Animal Collective, Courtney Barnett, Cate Le Bon, Stereolab, Black Midi, and Metronomy have played to audiences around London courtesy of the festival.

Standout acts on the line-up include Crumb, Ryoji Ikeda, Porridge Radio, Sorry, Wednesday, MAVI & MIKE, Sleater-Kinney, U.S. Girls, Yaeji, yuné pinku, Youth Wagoon, and a headlining set from Weyes Blood closing the festival. For a full list of artists see the poster below:

So far it has been announced that the experimental Japanese sound artist Ryoji Ikeda will be performing at The Barbican on the 8^th November. The Brooklyn-based psychedelic band Crumb will be playing Hackney Church on the 9^th November. On the same evening, the American rappers MAVI & MIKE will be teaming up to headline Earth Hall.

Riot Grrl heroes Sleater-Kinney will be joined by U.S. Girls to play the Roundhouse on the 10^th November. Alabaster DePlume will be playing Koko whilst Dudu Tassa pairs up with Jonny Greenwood at Hackney Church on the 10^th November.

On the 11^th November, the festival will take over multiple venues around Dalston. Artists involved include Porridge Radio, Sorry, Wednesday, Just Mustard, and many more. Meanwhile, electronic house artist Yaeji will be joined by Jessy Lanza, yuné pinku, Debby Friday, and blackwinterwells at the Roundhouse.

Idaho dream pop artist Youth Lagoon is set to play the Earth Theatre on the 12^th November. Closing the festival on the 13^th November will be the whimsical baroque pop artist Weyes Blood at Eventim Apollo.

Tickets for the Yaeji and Weyes Blood events are on sale now. All other events go on sale this Friday 28^th April at 10 a.m. Click here for tickets and for a complete list of artists and venues.

This will be the third year the festival has been held in London. Last year acts such as George Clanton, Injury Reserve, Faye Webster, Animal Collective, Courtney Barnett, and Cate Le Bon played to audiences around London as part of the festival.

The Pitchfork Music Festival will also be held in Paris and Berlin this year. Though the lineup has yet to be announced it’s confirmed that Weyes Blood will be headlining both festivals.

The London festival is a spin-off of Pitchfork’s Summer Music Festival which has been held annually in Chicago since 2005. This year the festival will be held from 21^st – 23^rd July with acts such as The Smile, Alvvays, Perfume Genius, Big Thief, Weyes Blood, King Krule, Bon Iver, Kelela, and JPEGMAFIA gracing the stage at Union Park.

This tour supports Glass’ debut album, PREY//IV. Her music involves essences of noise-pop, jagged electro shapes, and rubbery rhythms bouncing under gleaming synths. Glass’ personal mission under PREY//IV will be sharing her vital music with anyone with whom it will provide a necessary refuge.

Her debut album consists of singular and electrifying elements of raw emotion that are undeniably hers, which indicates a result of a life lived wielding the necessary sharp objects to survive the awakening of trauma and abuse. Producer and musician, Jupiter io and Glass collaborated together on all the song processes in the album. I get messages from people all the time about what’s happened to me, and there’s always this cliché of the victim overcoming and becoming the survivor. It’s one-dimensional. Idealistic endings don’t represent reality. There are lots of different ways that people live their lives, and mine is one of them.” Glass concludes.

During the time between Glass’ self-titled 2017 EP and PREY//IV, the singer dedicated her time to the continuation of the healing process following the abusive treatment that was forced upon her and survived as one-half of Crystal Castles, a now-defunct electro-punk group. Glass was best known as lead singer in the band. The release of her self-titled album showcased her sharp, often political lyrics and her intense industrial-inspired sound.

Upon those four years of developing the concept of PREY//IV, Glass and her partner Jupiter io worked on writing and recording the album from their basement. The album title itself, not only describes Glass’ own personal experiences but the constant issues women statistically face in society on a regular basis. Her song in the album, “Baby Teeth” addresses turning the abuse and violence based on one’s inward experience. Her main purpose for this album provides and encourages healing to those who relate to her experience.

Pitchfork describes the movement of her sound with the interaction of the dancefloor in “Baby Teeth,” evoking the “dark thump” of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and “Pinned Beneath Limbs” giving a SOPHIE-esque deep cut via the industrial punk’s tremor of a Posh Isolation record.

Traumabond UK Leg Tour Dates:

04/26/2023 – Belgrave Music Hall – Leeds, UK

04/28 – Stag & Dagger – Edinburgh, UK

04/30 – Stag & Dagger – Glasgow, UK

05/02 – Concorde2 – Brighton, UK

05/03 – Moth Club – London, UK

05/04 – The White Hotel – Manchester, UK

It is shaping up to be quite the musical treasure hunt about town, venues such as Fabric, The Shacklewell Arms, The Roundhouse, Village Underground and Islington Assembly Hall (among others) will be hosting the various acts from across the globe.

Already lined up are the psychedelic American powerhouses Animal Collective. Courtney Barnett will also be bringing her extensive songbook up to London as well as Jenny Hval, Big Joanie, Injury Reserve and bar italia.  Off the back of her beautiful album Pompeii, Cate Le Bon will join the fun too to round off a tastefully eclectic mix of modern artists. Have a look at the promotional trailer for November’s Festival down below:

The Editor-in-Chief of Pitchfork, Puja Patel stated; “Following the celebratory return of Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago last year, along with the sold out debut of Pitchfork London and the success of Pitchfork Paris, it feels exhilarating to launch our first-ever festival in Berlin – a city that has long served as a global focal point of culture and creativity. It’s heartwarming to see Pitchfork resonate with music fans around the world and grow our community in new cities.”

Tickets will go on sale on the 1^st of July 2022 at 10am and can be pre-ordered at the official website.

Last years the festival was received with adulation as once again a head-spinning curation of musical talent was laid out for the punters. With names like Black Midi, Lex Armor, Iceage, Moses Boyd, Emma Jean Thackray and Stereolab to name just a few.

A review of the event stated here; “While Pitchfork festival is a markedly different affair to the green-field sing-alongs of the summer, its London festival manages to retain the atmosphere of discovery and excitement in the capital’s rainy streets. The passion in each act shone through; from Thackray’s exacting conducting to Iceage’s sweaty and intense energy, you could feel it radiating off every stage.”

“Pitchfork clearly focused not on which bands would attract the most punters, but on which bands would genuinely excite and enthral its audience of dedicated musos. The festival is run by fans, for fans, and that’s what is so exciting about being there.”