Pitchfork Fest Adds BSS, Panda Bear, EL-P, Girls

PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL ADDS BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, PANDA BEAR
EL-P, THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, GIRLS, AND MORE TO 2010 FESTIVAL

Broken Social Scene

The 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival is set to go down at Chicago’s Union Park on July 16–18. The second batch of bands slated to perform have been announced. This year’s festival welcomes the return of Canadian super-collective Broken Social Scene, who will be fresh off the release of their newest full-length due out in April, Forgiveness Rock Record. They will be joining Modest Mouse on Friday’s bill, along with indie hip hop pioneer El-P. Saturday welcomes the sun-drenched sounds of Animal Collective member Panda Bear, the always raucous Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Brooklyn art-rockers Bear in Heaven, noisy New Jersey collective Titus Andronicus, Gary, Indiana’s emcee Freddie Gibbs, space-funk torch-bearer Dam-Funk, and Chicago glam-rockers The Smith Westerns, while Sunday will sport the talents of San Francisco heart-breakers Girls and local psych outfits Cave and Allá. More bands will be added as the festival date approaches

Single-day passes are on sale now for all three days at pitchforkmusicfestival.com.

The 2010 Pitchfork Festival Lineup so far:

Friday
Modest Mouse
Broken Social Scene
El-P

Saturday
LCD Soundsystem
Panda Bear
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Raekwon
Titus Andronicus
Bear in Heaven
Freddie Gibbs
The Smith Westerns
Dâm-Funk

Sunday
Pavement
St. Vincent
Lightning Bolt
Girls
Cass McCombs
Here We Go Magic
Sleigh Bells
Cave
Alla

For more on Pitchfork Music Festival see our 2009 coverage here.