So barring any surprises with the trial that I appear to be conducting in the days leading up to this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, I will be attending my first ever Pitchfork Fest this year.

I was already pretty excited by the lineup, but after seeing the final schedule of bands (see below), I’m even more excited because there are zero major set conflicts. (For me, at least.) That’s pretty amazing considering that there are only 3 stages.

So without further ado, here’s the schedule. My picks in bold.

2009 Pitchfork Music Festival Schedule
A = Aluminum Stage, B = Balance Stage, C = Connector Stage

Friday, July 17
5pm: (C) Tortoise
6:10: (A) Yo La Tengo
7:20: (C) The Jesus Lizard
8:40: (A) Built to Spill

Saturday, July 18
1:00 (A) Cymbals Eat Guitars
1:00 (B) Disappears
1:45 (C) Plants and Animals
1:45 (B) The Dutchess & the Duke
2:30 (A) Fucked Up
2:40 (B) The Antlers
3:20 (C) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
3:35 (B) Bowerbirds
4:15 (A) Final Fantasy
4:30 (B) Ponytail
5:15 (C) Yeasayer
5:30 (B) Wavves
6:15 (A) Doom
6:30 (B) Lindstrøm
7:25 (C) Beirut
7:30 (B) Matt and Kim
8:30 (B) The Black Lips
8:40 (A) The National

Sunday, July 19
1:00 (A) The Mae Shi
1:00 (B) Michael Columbia
1:45 (C) Frightened Rabbit
1:45 (B) Dianogah
2:30 (A) Blitzen Trapper
2:40 (B) Killer Whales
3:20 (C) Pharoahe Monch
3:35 (B) Women
4:15 (A) The Thermals
4:30 (B) DJ/Rupture
5:15 (C) The Walkmen
5:30 (B) Japandroids
6:15 (A) M83
6:30 (B) Vivian Girls
7:25 (C) Grizzly Bear
7:30 (B) Mew
8:30 (B) The Very Best
8:40 (A) The Flaming Lips

Oh, and by the way, 3-day, 2-day and Sunday-only tickets are all SOLD OUT. There are still some single-day tickets available for Friday and Saturday, though, but you may want to get on that ASAP. Buy ‘em here.