Schedule Announcement Week continues, as Pitchfork follows quick on the heels of Lollapalooza in spilling the beans on its 2009 bill. Word also came that Sunday is completely sold out.
The (oddly named) stages remain the same, with the two main arenas (A & C) and the shadier B stage tucked amongst the trees on the south end of Union Park.
Two questions spring to mind: Why put anyone up against the Flaming Lips? Pity the Very Best. Secondly, two of the bigger rock bands, the National and the Black Lips, going head to head seems pretty silly.
Overall, avoiding the sun by sticking to the smaller stage until evening looks like a pretty valid option this year.
Full schedule after the jump.
FRIDAY, JULY 17
8:40 (A) Built to Spill
7:20 (C) The Jesus Lizard
6:10 (A) Yo La Tengo
5:00 (C) Tortoise
SATURDAY, JULY 18
8:40 (A) The National
8:30 (B) The Black Lips
7:30 (B) Matt and Kim
7:25 (C) Beirut
6:30 (B) Lindstrøm
6:15 (A) Doom
5:30 (B) Wavves
5:15 (C) Yeasayer
4:30 (B) Ponytail
4:15 (A) Final Fantasy
3:35 (B) Bowerbirds
3:20 (C) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
2:40 (B) The Antlers
2:30 (A) Fucked Up
1:45 (C) Plants and Animals
1:45 (B) The Dutchess & The Duke
1:00 (A) Cymbals Eat Guitars
1:00 (B) Disappears
SUNDAY, JULY 19
8:40 (A) The Flaming Lips
8:30 (B) The Very Best
7:30 (B) Mew
7:25 (C) Grizzly Bear
6:30 (B) Vivian Girls
6:15 (A) M83
5:30 (B) Japandroids
5:15 (C) The Walkmen
4:30 (B) DJ/Rupture
4:15 (A) The Thermals
3:35 (B) Women
3:20 (C) Pharoahe Monch
2:40 (B) The Killer Whales
2:30 (A) Blitzen Trapper
1:45 (C) Frightened Rabbit
1:45 (B) Dianogah
1:00 (A) The Mae Shi
1:00 (B) Michael Columbia
A=Aluminum Stage, B=Balance Stage, C=Connector Stage









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