Pitchfork Fest 2023 day 3 pics (Bon Iver, Killer Mike, Soul Glo, JPEGMAFIA, Kelela, more)

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Pitchfork Fest 2023 day 3 pics (Bon Iver, Killer Mike, Soul Glo, JPEGMAFIA, Kelela, more)

Though the set was sleepy at times — “I know you’re tired,” Vernon even admitted, baiting the audience to stick with him through his musical kaleidoscope — it was also haunting and an example of the true breadth of music that can be achieved without limitation.

Bon Iver relied heavily on “I, I” and 2016’s “22, A Million” for the bulk of the setlist, Vernon donning a solid pair of headphones like he was in the studio, perfecting the tiny nuances of each song. The grouping of musicians behind him added polished layers to bring it all together, while an overactive fog machine also helped set the mood for the sad songs, drifting out into the horizon to meet a thick cloud of vape haze.

Yet, it was the quintessential 2007 track “Skinny Love” that had everyone in a tizzy, provoking a hearty sing-a-ong of the “My my my, my my my, my my” verse, and then prompting much of the crowd to leave thereafter. “Play it again,” a few screamed. [Chicago Sun Times]

Bon Iver closed out the night at the 2023 edition of Pitchfork Festival, which wrapped up on Sunday (7/23) at Chicago’s Union Park. The day also featured sets from Killer Mike, Kelela, JPEGMAFIA, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Mdou Moctar, Soul Glo, Koffee, illuminati hotties, Jockstrap, Florist, Lucrecia Dalt, and Rachika Naya. Check out pictures by James Richards IV below.

Catch up on the rest of our coverage of Pitchfork 2023 with pictures from Friday HERE and Saturday HERE.

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