The schedule for the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival
Every set listed in order, from the Curls on Friday afternoon to Ms. Lauryn Hill on Sunday night
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Update Mon 7/16: Earl Sweatshirt has canceled, and Tierra Whack has been added. The schedule and stage lineups for Friday have changed slightly as a result.
Friday, July 20
1:00-1:40 The Curls
Green Stage
1:45-2:25 Melkbelly
Red Stage
2:30-3:15 Lucy Dacus
Green Stage
2:45-3:30 Julie Byrne
Blue Stage
3:20-4:10 Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society
Red Stage
4:00-4:45 Open Mike Eagle
Blue Stage
4:15-5:10 Tierra Whack
Green Stage
5:15-6:00 Julien Baker
Blue Stage
5:15-6:10 Saba
Red Stage
6:15-7:15 Syd
Green Stage
6:30-7:15 Big Thief
Blue Stage
7:25-8:25 Courtney Barnett
Red Stage
7:45-8:30 Mount Kimbie
Blue Stage
8:30-9:50 Tame Impala
Green Stage
Saturday, July 21
1:00-1:40 Paul Cherry
Green Stage
1:45-2:25 Berhana
Red Stage
2:30-3:15 Zola Jesus
Green Stage
2:45-3:30 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Blue Stage
3:20-4:10 Nilüfer Yanya
Red Stage
4:00-4:45 Circuit des Yeux
Blue Stage
4:15-5:10 Moses Sumney
Green Stage
5:15-6:00 Girlpool
Blue Stage
5:15-6:10 Raphael Saadiq
Red Stage
6:15-7:15 Blood Orange
Green Stage
6:30-7:15 This Is Not This Heat
Blue Stage
7:25-8:25 The War on Drugs
Red Stage
7:45-8:30 Kelela
Blue Stage
8:30-9:50 Fleet Foxes
Green Stage
Sunday, July 22
1:00-1:40 Nnamdi Ogbonnaya
Green Stage
1:45-2:25 Irreversible Entanglements
Red Stage
2:30-3:15 Kweku Collins
Green Stage
2:45-3:30 Kelly Lee Owens
Blue Stage
3:20-4:10 Ravyn Lenae
Red Stage
4:00-4:45 Japanese Breakfast
Blue Stage
4:15-5:10 Smino
Green Stage
5:15-6:00 Alex Cameron
Blue Stage
5:15-6:10 Noname
Red Stage
6:15-7:15 Dram
Green Stage
6:30-7:15 (Sandy) Alex G
Blue Stage
7:25-8:25 Chaka Khan
Red Stage
7:45-8:30 Japandroids
Blue Stage
8:30-9:50 Ms. Lauryn Hill
Green Stage
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