Bon Iver’s eclectic Eaux Claires Festival will return after an eight-year lay-off this summer with a star-studded lineup topped by Bob Dylan, Dijon, Daniel Caesar and Lil Yachty. Setting up shop in its new home of Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wis., the two-day (July 24-25) festival curated by Bon Iver mastermind Justin Vernon will also feature Aimee Mann playing her beloved 2000 album Bachelor No. 2 (“How Am I Different,” “Deathly,” “Nothing Is Good Enough”), as well as sets from Hotline TNT, Kevin Morby, Gash, Gully Boys, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas and many more.
In addition to the music, this year’s event will feature the inaugural class of Writers in Residence, with the scribes doing readings, discussions and collaborations between some of the literary world’s most intriguing figures, including: Michael Perry, Sheila Heti, Hala Alyan, Sean Thor Conroe, Kyle Seibel, Amanda Petrusich, Jon Mueller, Nicholas Gulig, Harold Rogers, Mike Nagel, Benjamin Percy, Nishant Jain and many others.
The full roster of programming will be revealed in a few weeks, with the debut of Eaux Claires Days promising special shows and events around town during the days and nights around the weekend. Eau Claire locals have the first chance to score tickets for the festival now, with special access codes available in-person at a number of local restaurants and small businesses in the area; click here to see the list.
Specially priced tickets for the fest will be available in a fan pre-sale beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Friday (Feb. 13), with all remaining tickets going on sale at noon tomorrow; click here for more ticketing information.
The festival was originally co-founded by Vernon and The National guitarist Aaron Dessner and ran from 2015-2018 and featured a mix of classic rock, indie, country and R&B/hip-hop acts including Paul Simon, Chance the Rapper, Lizzo, Wilco, Erykah Badu, The National, PUssy Riot, Kevin Morby, Spoon, James Blake, Sturgill Simpson, Vince Staples and others.
Check out the full lineup for this year Eaux Claires Festival below.
