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Bon Iver in Concert
With his 2007 debut album, Justin Vernon demonstrated the therapeutic, soul-cleansing properties of isolating yourself from the world in a wooden shed.
Distraught over breakups with both his girlfriend and his band (DeYarmond Edison) while recovering from a bout of mononucleosis, Vernon disappeared into the woods of his native Wisconsin in the dead of winter. He emerged with For Emma, Forever Ago, a disarming set of raw folk-rock confessionals fueled by tense acoustic strums and Vernon's pained, preternaturally soulful croon. (In keeping with the album's frigid recording environment, Vernon adopted the alias Bon Iver — a variation on the French term "bon hiver," or "good winter," which he heard used as a salutation on the 1990s TV show Northern Exposure.)
The album's unvarnished approach made Vernon an anomaly in a North American indie-rock scene otherwise dominated by the maximalist likes of Arcade Fire and Animal Collective, but its intense emotional wallop reverberated far beyond the underground. After his songs permeated the mainstream through placements on shows like Grey's Anatomy and House, Vernon found himself both getting sampled on and providing backing vocals to Kanye West's 2010 magnum opus, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
That guest appearance transformed Vernon into an unlikely hot property in the hip-hop world, with the singer later turning up on tracks by Travis Scott, Vince Staples, and Lizzo, among others. Between his myriad collaborations and side groups (which include his partnership with The National's Aaron Dessner as Big Red Machine), Bon Iver albums tend to appear only every five years or so. But each one is a major event, signaling a radical change in approach. On 2011's Grammy Award–winning self-titled effort, Vernon's wounded balladry acquired a dreamy, soft-focus splendor, and 2016's 22, A Million recast that velvet-smooth voice against a mutating backdrop of burbling electronics and fractured beats.
The organization and place is amazing, the sound great also the rental chairs worked good. But I can’t believe how high the prices were on concessions. Can’t purchase anything
It was like listening to a CD play one track after another.
I had a great time at the Bon Iver concert in Nashville at Ascend Amphitheater. Tickets were easy to buy and access on my phone.
10/10 musicality, showmanship, and sound. Best concert I’ve attended hands down.
Bon Iver is one of my favorite artists, and this show did not disappoint! I loved the mixture of acoustic instruments and electronic sounds. For me it gave a sense of beautiful chaos and kept me on the edge of my seat, not knowing what would come next. I thought they adopted album versions of the songs to a live setting very well. They all seemed to be so genuinely enjoying themselves, and it was great to see the various bandmembers jumping to different instruments from time to time. I love Bon Iver because the mission seems to be about artistic expression and not necessarily writing “hits”. I felt that sense of pure expression during the show. One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to!
Heard great things about Bon Iver's live show, but came away slightly underwhelmed. Band sounded fine but seemed very disengaged. Setlist was fair and skewed towards their latest album. The venue (Pinewood Bowl) was awesome. Good acoustics and site lines.
Awesome set from Bon Iver! The venue also had really good security, was clean, and with it being a hot day they had plenty of water that wasn't extremely overpriced.
Vernon gives the audience a tour of more recent tracks. Some more unfamiliar audience members may be disappointed with a lack of older tracks (most notably Skinny Love), if one goes into the show without expectations they will be left with a beautifully haunting display of ambience and indulgence.
Too much new stuff. Skinny love wasnt played at all. Concert was over almost before the sun went down. Way to much electronic mixed in.
The people scanning in and checking bags don’t need to be so rude. Also how do you have 20 people guiding you where to park and zero people helping you exit?
Had a Great time the best Band around ,St Louis music park did a great job hosting the event only complaint I couldn’t bring my wife who has COPD because there is no area set up to drop off handicapped individuals who can’t walk very far I let them know they said they’d look into it.
The show was incredible! Life Changing. This venue is the perfect size! If I had one thing to change it would be the amount of room between the rows. If you need to get up for any reason it is very difficult to get out. Otherwise I had the perfect experience!
Bon Iver was amazing. But the sound not so much. The only problem for me was that in some songs the music turned into noise. I think because of the metal material the seating was made of. They vibrated so much that it was unbearable.
I started listening to Bon Iver in 2007, and I first saw Justin and the band live in 2013 at the most beautiful outdoor venue in the country, Red Rocks Amphitheater outside of Denver. This latest show was a completely different vibe since in subsequent years Justin's sound has changed. The setlist was all over the place, going from Blood Bank to a song that was electronic with distorted vocals to another song where it seemed like spoken word poetry. I couldn't get into it. Thirty minutes into the show I had been so excited to see I finally had to admit to myself: this is awful. The show was so far off from what I was expecting. About a decade ago BI was my absolute favorite band. Unless Justin does an anniversary tour for his first or second album, I will never bother seeing him live again. They played 5 older songs from the first 2 or 3 records.
Bon Iver does not play Skinny Love on this tour. Only did two acoustic songs and the rest were jam band/ synthesizer (think Ross on Friends with his keyboard). Not horrible music but did not play their popular songs... good luck. Beat traffic and don't stay for the encore.
First time seeing Bon Iver in concert and it did not disappoint. What rich and moving music! Also really enjoyed the opening act Bonny Lighthorseman!
This was such an amazing concert, the music was fantastic. They did a really cool mix of heavier electronic stuff and softer more acoustic songs. Definitely an artist worth seeing in person.
My boyfriend won a pair of tickets to this show in a raffle. He couldn’t make it, luckily Ticketmaster was able to transfer the tickets to me. I love Bon Iver, and have been listening to him for the better part of 10 years. This show was incredible, and the venue was pretty nice!
Recordings do this band no justice. Must see live!!!!
It’s been a dream of ours to see Bon Iver live and the experience was even better than we could have imagined! Can’t wait for the next one :)
