Pitchfork Music festival Paris speaks the international language of indie

The music website ran a festival in the French capital – and it was a shock for those more used to mud and intoxicationIn Paris, even the abattoirs are chic. The Grande Halle de la Villette, with its geometric glass-and-iron facade, was once the most sophisticated cow-killing facility in Europe. At the end of the 19th century it would welcome 5,000 cattle at a time through its doors. Last weekend that same building played host to 20,000 hipsters for the second Pitchfork Music festival Paris. A...

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