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Looks like the folks in Animal Collective don’t hold grudges against media outlets that give them negative reviews–they’re at the top of an early partial list of performers at the Pitchfork Music Festival, which returns July 18-20. The rest of the lineup combines head-slappingly obvious choices (Vampire Weekend, No Age) with left-field radness (Extra Golden, Spiritualized) in the special way that’s the Pitchfork fest’s trademark.
The first acts to be announced for the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival include:The Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow’s Parties present “Don’t Look Back” featuring PUBLIC ENEMY performing “It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back”ANIMAL COLLECTIVESPIRITUALIZED!!!M. WARDBORISVAMPIRE WEEKENDDIZZEE RASCALNO AGEATLAS SOUNDFLEET FOXESEXTRA GOLDENEL GUINCHOplus more than two dozen others TBATickets will be available via pitchforkmusicfestival.com beginning Wednesday, March 12 at noon Central. Tickets are $30 per day, with a limited number of two- and three-day passes priced at $50 and $65 respectively.
