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UPDATE: Keep on growing, it does. Today, the Pygmalion Music Festival have confirmed additions of Of Montreal, Janelle Monae, Cut Chemist, Plastician, Turbo Fruits, Darren Hanlon, Chicago indie psych outfit Light Pollution, Why I Like Robins, New Ruins, 217 Mafia DJs: Mertz, Belly, Positive Vibr8tions, Community College, Revolt Revolt, The Poison Control Center, DISCOTECH DJs: Famicom, Space Police, White Rabbit. And yet, according to their Facebook page, this may not even be the final round of acts anounced for this year’s Fest. So better keep an eye on 2010.pygmalionmusicfestival.com for anymore additions.

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Tickets for the 5th annual Pygmalion Music Festival set for September 16 – 19 in Champaign-Urbana are going fast. Festival passes are sold out as is the headlining performance from Iron and Wine.

If you still want to catch a few of the acts such as RJD2, Lucero, YACHT, The Antlers, Japandroids, Headlights, Wavves, Autolux and Low in some of Champaign-Urbana’s more intimate venues, then act now. Only a small number of single show tickets are still available.

You can find an updated schedule – changes include addition of Saturday’s day parties and adjustments due to cancellation of Solid Gold – after the jump:

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Looking for a music festival that features big names but hate fighting massive crowds of hippies, frat dudes and hipsters in the summer heat? Then Champaign-Urbana’s Pygmalion Music Festival might be right up your alley.

Entering it’s fifth year, the Pygmalion Music Festival goes down September 16 – 19, 2009 in Champaign-Urbana, IL.

This year’s edition of the festival features big names and up-and-coming acts including Iron and Wine, Low, Lucero, RJD2, The Books, The Antlers, YACHT, Wavves, Headlights, Japandroids, Autolux, BLK JKS, My Brightest Diamond and many more.

The Pygmalion Music Festival is less like other major Illinois festivals such as Lollapalooza and Pitchfork and more like Austin’s annual spring event South By Southwest as the event takes place over four days in 15 different venues in two of Champaign-Urbana’s most vibrant neighborhoods.

The full schedule and ticket information is available right now at 2009.pygmalionmusicfestival.com.