Pitchfork Music Festival 2024 has officially wrapped! Here’s a look at some of the best sets of the weekend.
Friday, July 19, 2024
Black Pumas’ Soulful, Communal Celebration
Black Pumas’ set reached its zenith early on, during “Know You Better,” when frontman Eric Burton leapt off the stage and into the crowd. Dancing, snapping selfies, and hugging fans, Burton turned the soulful concert into a communal celebration. “Look, I don’t even need security,” he joked. “Someone tickled me, though.”
–Boutayna Chokrane
Jeff Rosenstock Brings His DIY Punk to the Blue Stage
As fame creeps up on Jeff Rosenstock, he refuses to trade in his morals; between Hellmode songs about self-doubt and climate change, the DIY punk stalwart thanked festival workers for taking good care of artists in one breath and shamed corporations for privatizing water in another. His fans kept it real, too: After helping Rosenstock crowdsurf while playing saxophone, they lifted an older woman in the moshpit and crowsurfed her to the front. The set had a massive turnout, making Jeff Rosenstock and his band the latest act to join the storied list of artists getting too big to play the Blue Stage.
–Nina Corcoran
Rosali’s Nonchalant Folk-Rock
Dressed in an all-black outfit and oversized sunglasses to match, Rosali performed onstage with the effortless stance of your coolest friend nursing a hangover—while still looking suave, of course. The North Carolina singer-songwriter led her band through the warm Americana, classic rock guitar solos, and lackadaisical 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 bandmates spun folk-rock made for back porch beers and lazy afternoons, she sang coolly, “Baby, I don’t give a shit.” We know, and her nonchalance is infectious.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
