New Yorkers Vampire Weekend are the latest band to be added to the bill of this year's ATP vs Pitchfork weekender, due to 'go off' from May 9-11.
The band - whose self-titled LP (review) is out now - join an already pretty-special bill (full list follows at article end). Reporting the addition, ATP's website states:
"We are very pleased to announce that the hotly tipped VAMPIRE WEEKEND are the latest band to join the list of artists picked by Pitchfork for this festival. Consider this our valentine's gift to you. There are three more bands to be announced soon and this will complete the lineup."
Who will these three be? Jonathan Richman? Maybe? Neutral Milk Hotel? Any rumours DiS doesn't know about? Do tell...
That full Pitchfork bill (the Explosions in the Sky-curated line-up can be found here):
CHOSEN BY ATP
WEEN
SEBADOH
FUCK BUTTONS
PISSED JEANS
APSE
THE BLACK ANGELS
SHIT AND SHINE
MEAT PUPPETS
DEERHUNTER
WOODEN SHJIPS
MARISSA NADLER
REDD KROSS
EVEN
BLACK MOUNTAIN
HARMONIA
CAR SICK CARS
HOWLIN' RAIN
BORN RUFFIANS
CHOSEN BY PITCHFORK
DIRTY PROJECTORS
OF MONTREAL
CARIBOU
MAN MAN
GLASS CANDY
LOS CAMPESINOS!
NO AGE
LES SAVY FAV
HOT CHIP
BLACK LIPS
THE HOLD STEADY
YEASAYER
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS
JENS LEKMAN
THE CLIENTELE
VAMPIRE WEEKEND
DiScuss: Neat, eh? DiS is getting proper excited now...