To our Chicago competition group:
Because the music competition panorama continues to evolve quickly, we’ve got made the troublesome choice to not host Pitchfork Music Pageant in Chicago in 2025.
This choice was not made evenly. For 19 years, Pitchfork Music Pageant has been a celebration of music, artwork, and group—an area the place reminiscences have been made, voices have been amplified, and the shared love of music introduced us all collectively. The Pageant, whereas aligned with the style of the Pitchfork editorial staff, has all the time been a collaborative effort, taking over a lifetime of its personal as a significant pillar of the Chicago arts scene. We’re deeply grateful to the Metropolis of Chicago for being our Pageant’s house for almost twenty years, to the artists who graced our phases with unforgettable performances, and to the followers who introduced unmatched vitality 12 months after 12 months. Thanks to At Pluto and the remainder of the hardworking Pageant staff whose dedication and creativity have been the spine of each occasion, and to the broader group whose spirit and assist made the Pageant a very distinctive expertise. And thanks to Mike Reed for founding the Pageant and on your inspiring imaginative and prescient.
Pitchfork will proceed to provide occasions in 2025 and past. We sit up for persevering with to create areas the place music, tradition, and group intersect in uplifting methods—and we hope to see you there.