To our Chicago competition neighborhood:
Because the music competition panorama continues to evolve quickly, we’ve got made the tough choice to not host Pitchfork Music Competition in Chicago in 2025.
This choice was not made flippantly. For 19 years, Pitchfork Music Competition has been a celebration of music, artwork, and neighborhood—an area the place recollections had been made, voices had been amplified, and the shared love of music introduced us all collectively. The Competition, whereas aligned with the style of the Pitchfork editorial workforce, has all the time been a collaborative effort, taking up 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 Competition’s residence for practically twenty years, to the artists who graced our levels with unforgettable performances, and to the followers who introduced unmatched vitality yr after yr. Thanks to At Pluto and the remainder of the hardworking Competition workforce whose dedication and creativity had been the spine of each occasion, and to the broader neighborhood whose spirit and help made the Competition a really distinctive expertise. And thanks to Mike Reed for founding the Competition and to 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 neighborhood intersect in uplifting methods—and we hope to see you there.
