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HAIM closes out the first night of one of the hottest Pitchforks on record. According to the band, it was their first time headlining a music festival.
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To the delight of the crowd, the band covered two Paula Cole songs, including "I Don't Want to Wait," of Dawson’s Creek fame.
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Danielle and Este Haim onstage
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Alana Haim shreds on guitar.
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“I usually have all the words and right now I have none. I’m in a fucking bra top in front of a bunch of people in Chicago,” Este Haim said.
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Chicago R&B icon Mavis Staples stirred up an enthusiastic crowd, covering Talking Heads's "Slippery People" and Buffalo Springfield’s "For What It’s Worth." Of the current political moment, she said, "Things have got to change. We've got Orange Face up in the White House. I used to like oranges."
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Staples fist-bumps longtime guitarist and bandleader Rick Holmstrom.
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Before night fell, Pusha T performed "Grindin'" in the heat.
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Earl Sweatshirt performs on the Red Stage, donning a T-shirt quoting Nelson Mandela's 1994 inaugural address.
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As temperatures neared triple digits in the sun, fans flocked to hydration stations in Union Park.
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Rico Nasty didn't let the heat stop her from performing her hit "Cold."
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After a shaky start, Sky Ferreira debuted an all-new song at the festival, "Descending."
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Valee comes onstage clutching a small dog, a reference to the cover of his EP Runnin' Rich.
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