The annual Pitchfork music festival in Chicago, Illinois, will not return next year after nearly two decades.
The online music magazine confirmed that there will not be another Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago in a released statement. online on Mondays.
“For 19 years, the Pitchfork Music Festival has been a celebration of music, art, and community: a space where memories were made, voices were amplified, and a shared love of music brought us all together,” Pitchfork wrote.
“We are deeply grateful to the city of Chicago for being the home of our Festival for nearly two decades, to the artists who graced our stages with unforgettable performances, and to the fans who brought unmatched energy year after year.”
The news came months after employees at Pitchfork’s parent company, Condé Nast, threatened to walk out if negotiators didn’t reach an agreement on the union’s first contract.
Pitchfork announced that it will not host its annual music festival in Chicago, Illinois, next year.
Around 60,000 music fans attended the Pitchfork music festival in Chicago
Factors that led to the end of Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival involved a lack of sponsorships, insurance costs and its competition with other summer events, said Councilman Walter Burnett. ABC7.
Several Instagram and X users were furious over the decision to end the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.
A user tweeted: ‘Did I miss something? Can someone explain to me what happened in less than 10 words?
Festival fans were equally upset that Pitchfork’s statement gave no details about why the Chicago event was ending.
‘You all missed a great opportunity to do one more in Chicago and turn it into a big 20th anniversary party. But you?’, an X user wrote.
Others called the end of Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival the ‘end of an era‘ but we were not surprised to learn that the event would no longer be in Illinois.
“There are a lot of good memories there. Although each year has been a little worse than the last,” said one X user. tweeted.
‘Anyway, congratulations, you guys have totally ruined the site AND the festival now. Truly spectacular work.’
‘Really disappointing decision. Hopefully the founder can start something new and authentic and leave @CondeNast behind,” another person. wrote.
Factors that led to the end of Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival included a lack of sponsorships, insurance costs, and competition with other summer events.
Several social media users were angry at the news of the decision to end the festival in Chicago.
Despite the grim news of the cancellation, Pitchfork confirmed that it would continue to host other events in ‘2025 and beyond’, but did not specify what events those were.
This year’s Pitchfork music festivals in London, Paris and Mexico City were a success.
Despite this success, Pitchfork has not announced whether it will continue hosting music festivals in those locations next year.
As of November 12, Pitchfork has not announced plans to host any events in 2025.
The online music magazine started its annual Pitchfork music festival in Illinois in 2006.
More than 35,000 festival-goers attended the event, which took place July 29 and 30 in Chicago’s Union Park.
The festivals have featured artists from various musical genres, including Kendrick Lamar, Bon Iver and R Kelly.
“Pitchfork Music Festival is the only festival in the US market that is owned and operated by a media entity.” Emily Feldman – Global Senior Director of Brand Marketing and Partnerships at Pitchfork, Teen Vogue and Them – said in 2022.
“We’ve been successful in leveraging this to create programs that incorporate on-site partner experiences that are amplified through partner narrative content on Pitchfork.com, the festival livestream, and on social media.”
Feldman added that the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago had only four sponsors in 2021, a significant drop from its 12 sponsors in 2022.
The publication has not mentioned the status of the Pitchfork Music festivals in London, Paris and Mexico City.
In addition to the dwindling number of sponsors, there were rumors that only 70 percent of tickets were sold for this year’s festival, according to time is up.
The headline acts of 2024 were Alanis Morissette, Black Pumas and Jamie xx.
Other musicians appearing at this year’s Chicago festival include Carly Rae Jepsen, De La Soul and Grandmaster Flash.
Jennifer Fitzgibbon, a long-time Pitchfork Music Festival attendee, revealed that she loved how the event brought everyone to the Chicago area while speaking with ABC7 this week.
“We’re known for being a music city here, and if we started not having festivals, I think people would wonder why we live in the city if we can’t have and cultivate diverse culture and talent.” “Coming in,” he said.
Daily Mail has contacted Condé Nast for comment.
