Screw the Pitchfork Festival, THIS is the one I want to go to

Posted on June 13, 2006 by | 16 Comments

Touch and Go’s 25th Anniversary celebration is going to blow away any of the other festivals in Chicago this summer. Check this out:

Touch and Go Records 25th Anniversary Celebration at the 10th Annual Hideout Block Party. September 8-10, 2006. 25 Touch and Go bands, past and present over 2.5 days – and more!

Confirmed bands so far (23 of the 25 bands):

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The Black Heart Procession
Calexico
CocoRosie
Didjits (all original members)
Enon
The Ex
Girls Against Boys (all original members)
Killdozer (all original members)
Ted Leo + Pharmacists
Man… Or Astroman? (all original members)
Negative Approach (featuring John Brannon and OP Moore)
The New Year
Pegboy
Pinback
Quasi
Scratch Acid (all original members)
Seam
Shellac
The Shipping News
Supersystem
Three Mile Pilot
Uzeda

Tickets Go on Sale Friday June 16th at 10 AM Central Time:
Buy your tickets at Ticketweb.com
3-day passes – $35
*The first 10 3-day passes sold will be $10 each
*The first 250 3-day passes sold will be $25 each

Dates and Set Times:
Friday September 8th 5pm-10pm (gates open at 4pm)
Saturday September 9th Noon-10pm (gates open at 11am)
Sunday September 10th Noon-10pm (gates open at 11am)

All profits from ticket sales will be donated to the following Chicago organizations: Tuesday’s Child, Literacy Works, and the Thomas Drummond Elementary School.

If I can swing it Tankboy, you better a save a couch for me to sleep on.

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16 responses to “Screw the Pitchfork Festival, THIS is the one I want to go to”

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    i’ll still take pitchfork over this.

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    Mi couch es su couch!

  3. Bill V | June 13, 2006 at 10:56 am |

    I’m set for all 4 Chicago festivals, each will be good in it’s own way. I think I’m looking forward to Pitchfork the most.

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