Photos: The People Of PitchforkLast year at Pitchfork we experienced the sweet harmonies of Fleet Foxes and (among other great sets) killer performances from tUnE-yArDs and Thurston Moore.

The Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15 to celebrate an outstanding range of music from around the globe.

2012 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP SO FAR:
- Vampire Weekend
- Feist
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Hot Chip
- AraabMUZIK
- A$AP Rocky
- The Field
- Schoolboy Q
- Kendrick Lamar
- Grimes
- Cloud Nothings
- Tim Hecker
- Willis Earl Beal

30 more acts are still to be announced. Once the full lineup is available, we’ll have it for you right here.

Photos: Flatstock 30 At The Pitchfork…Seven years in, this independently run three-day event has consistently proven to be one of the most welcoming, comfortable, reasonably priced and singular weekends of music around.

Why raise tickets if you don’t need to right? Tickets go on sale Friday, March 9 at 12Noon CST, with single-day tickets for $45 and a limited number of three-day passes for $110.

You can get ‘em here.

Pitchfork Music Festival

Vampire Weekend’s ‘Holiday’ Pops Up On VH1

First Listen: Ryan Adams Covers Vampire Weekend’s Debut Album

Free MP3 Download: Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig Covers Paul Simon’s “Papa Hobo”

Video: The Black Keys and Vampire Weekend Face Off On Colbert Report

Free MP3 Download: Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij, “Wood”

Access Additional MP3′s on MP3.com

Additional festival info can be found at pitchforkmusicfestival.com