Pitchfork Music Fest releases schedule, adds Eugene Mirman and others to first-ever comedy stage

In a move that’s sure to make music festival-goers a bit less jaded, Pitchfork Music Fest’s jaunt on July 16 through 18 at Union Park has added a little diversity to its lineup by adding a new comedy stage on Friday only. Les Savy Fav’s bearded Tim Harrington will serve as MC to introduce The Daily Show’s Wyatt Cenac, Saturday Night Live’s Hannibal Buress, Comedians Of Comedy Tour veteran Eugene Mirman, and The State’s  Chicago Tribune humorist Michael Showalter. Saturday and Sunday have already sold out, and this pretty much assures Friday won’t be far behind.

More logistically exciting is the fact that Pitchfork has released its schedule:

FRIDAY, JULY 16

8:30 (A) Modest Mouse

8:00 (B) Eugene Mirman

7:20 (C) Broken Social Scene

7:15 (B) Michael Showalter

6:30 (B) Wyatt Cenac

6:25 (A) Robyn

5:45 (B) Hannibal Buress

5:30 (C) Liars

4:35 (A) El-P

4:00 (C) Tallest Man On Earth

3:30 (A) Sharon Van Etten

SATURDAY, JULY 17

8:30 (A)  LCD Soundsystem

7:40 (B)  Freddie Gibbs

7:25 (C) Panda Bear

6:45 (B) Bear In Heaven

6:15 (A) Wolf Parade

5:45 (B) WHY?

5:15 (C) Blues Explosion

4:45 (B) The Smith Westerns

4:15 (A) Raekwon

3:45 (B) Dâm-Funk

3:20 (C) Titus Andronicus

2:50 (B) Kurt Vile

2:30 (A) Delorean

1:55 (B) Sonny & The Sunsets

1:45 (C) Real Estate

1:00 (A) Free Energy

1:00 (B) Netherfriends

SUNDAY, JULY 18

8:30 (A)  Pavement

7:40 (B)  Sleigh Bells

7:25 (C)  Big Boi

6:45 (B)  Neon Indian

6:15 (A)  Major Lazer

5:45 (B)  Cass McCombs

5:15 (C)  St. Vincent

4:45 (B) Surfer Blood

4:15 (A) Lightning Bolt

3:45 (B)  Local Natives

3:20 (C) Beach House

2:50 (B) Washed Out

2:30 (A) Girls

1:55 (B) Best Coast

1:45 (C) Here We Go Magic

1:00 (B) Cave

1:00 (A) Allá

A=Aluminum Stage, B=Balance Stage, C=Connector Stage