Pitchfork Music Festival 2024 is officially over! Check out some of the best sets of the weekend.
Friday July 19, 2024
Psychic, Community Celebration of the Black Pumas
The Black Pumas' set reached its zenith early on during “Know You Better,” when frontman Eric Burton jumped off the stage and into the crowd. Dancing, taking selfies and hugging fans, Burton turned the entertaining concert into a communal celebration. “Look, I don't even need insurance,” he joked. “Someone tickled me, though.”
– Butaina Tsokrane
Jeff Rosenstock brings his DIY Punk to the Blue Stage
As fame rises to Jeff Rosenstock, he refuses to trade his morals. between Hellmode songs about self-doubt and climate change, the DIY punk stalwart thanked festival workers for taking good care of the artists on the one hand and shamed the companies that privatized the water on the other. His fans also kept it real: After helping Rosenstock crowdsurf while he played saxophone, they picked up an elderly woman in the moshpit and crowsurfed her to the front. The set was a huge turnout, making Jeff Rosenstock and his band the latest act to make the list of artists who got too old to play the Blue Stage.
– Nina Corcoran
Rosali's Nonchalant Folk-Rock
Dressed in an all-black outfit and oversized sunglasses to match, Rosali took the stage with the effortless attitude of your coolest hangover friend—while, of course, still looking suave. The North Carolina singer-songwriter led her band through the sultry Americana, classic guitar solos and brooding folk strums of her new album. Bite Down, giving the music an extra edge with witty retorts and cheeky one-liners. As Rosali and her mates belted out folk-rock made for back-porch beers and lazy afternoons, she coolly sang, “Baby, I don't give a shit.” We know, and her indifference is contagious.
