Pitchfork announces initial fest lineup

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Animal Collective will play Pitchfork on July 15

Those who want to get a jump on buying tickets for Pitchfork Music Festival will at least know some of the acts slated to perform as they click "purchase" starting at noon today. The fest has announced the partial lineup for all three of its scheduled days, from July 15-17 in Chicago's Union Park. Here's the list:

Friday, July 15: Animal Collective, James Blake, Das Racist, Curren$y

Saturday, July 16: Fleet Foxes, The Dismemberment Plan, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Woods, Sun Airway, Kylesa

Sunday, July 17: TV on the Radio, Cut Copy, Deerhunter, Destroyer, OFWGKTA, Yuck

If you like what you see so far, you can grab single-day passes for $45 and three-day passes for $110 at 12 p.m. CST today via the fest's website.