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Festival Report

Our reports on festivals from around the world.

5 Highlights From Pitchfork London 2023

Weyes Blood, Fly Anakin, Ryoji Ikeda, and more.

6 Highlights From Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2023

Helado Negro, Youth Lagoon, Anjimile, and more.

7 Highlights From Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin 2023

CHAI, Water From Your Eyes, Mykki Blanco, and more.

The 18 Best Moments From Pitchfork Music Festival 2023

From Thom Yorke’s command of the crowd to Big Thief’s gorgeous finale, these are the highlights from our Chicago festival this year. 

The Best of Primavera Sound 2023: Blur, Kendrick, Rosalía, and More

The 17 best things we saw at the Barcelona festival, including Skrillex, Death Grips, Caroline Polachek, Alex G, Le Tigre, Depeche Mode, Japanese Breakfast, and more

Coachella 2023 Day 3 Recap: Frank Ocean, Björk, and More

Plus reviews of sets by Christine and the Queens, Sudan Archives, Rae Sremmurd, and Momma

The Best of Coachella 2023 Day 2: Jai Paul, Rosalía, Boygenius, and More

Charli XCX, Yaeji, and Blackpink were also highlights of the festival’s second day

The Best of Coachella 2023 Day 1: Bad Bunny, Gorillaz, Blink-182, and More

Muna (with Boygenius), Metro Boomin (with the Weeknd, Future, and more), Kaytranada, and lots more kicked off this year’s festival in the desert

6 Highlights From Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2022

Arooj Aftab, Porridge Radio, Nation of Language, and more.

6 Highlights From Pitchfork Music Festival London 2022

Cate Le Bon, They Hate Change, Lyra Pramuk, and more.

7 Highlights From Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin 2022

Black Midi, Crack Cloud, the Comet Is Coming, and more

The Best Moments From the 2022 Pitchfork Music Festival

From Mitski’s theater of emotion to the Roots’ NOLA-style party, these are the highlights from our Chicago festival this year

The Best and Worst of Coachella 2022

From Megan Thee Stallion’s ruthless new diss track to Arcade Fire’s poignant return to Shania Twain’s surprise guest appearance, here are the most memorable moments from this year’s fest.

8 Highlights from Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2021

Amaarae, Wet Leg, Sons of Kemet, L’Rain, and more

7 Highlights From Pitchfork Music Festival London 2021

Stereolab, Iceage, Moor Mother, Mykki Blanco, and more

The Most Memorable Moments of Primavera Sound 2019

Photos and reviews of sets by Rosalía, Solange, Miley Cyrus, Danny Brown, and more.

Coachella 2019 Review: A Festival Built for YouTube

Highlights included an audacious set from Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish’s refreshing weirdness, the pop dominance of Ariana Grande, and more

Five Days at Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2018

A scene report from Bastille for Pitchfork Avant-Garde and the Grande Halle de la Villette for the main event.

Afropunk 2018: The Best, Worst, and Wokest

Photos and a review of the Brooklyn fest, featuring Erykah Badu, Tyler, the Creator, Janelle Monáe, and the most stylish crowd on earth

The Best of Primavera Sound 2018

Photos and write-ups of sets by Beach House, Fever Ray, Deerhunter, Skepta, Lorde, Björk, and more

Tracking the Gender Balance of This Year’s Music Festival Lineups

We crunch the numbers to see if fests are becoming more or less diverse.

Why Beyoncé’s Coachella Performance Was One for the Ages

A review of this year’s fest, which featured an instantly legendary set from Beyoncé, along with Eminem, David Byrne, Cardi B, Brockhampton, Vince Staples, SZA, and more