Bon Iver - Announces European Tour and Single
11 June 08
Bon Iver and his band are to return to Europe for a headlining tour this Autumn.
The tour starts with the biggest London show to date at Shepherd's Bush Empire - a perfect opportunity for anyone who missed out on tickets to the rapturously received shows in the past month. The band then play several regional UK dates, including a set at Dorset's End Of The Road festival, before visiting a total of nine european countries with fifteen shows between them.
September will also see the release of 'For Emma' as a seven inch vinyl and download single, backed with the song 'Wisconsin', which was previously only available digitally. The single will be available from September the 15th.
Reception for the album 'For Emma Forever Ago' has been fantastic - see below for a taste of the universal praise.
"Wisconsin's Justin Vernon blazes a trail out of the wilderness with one of 2008's landmark records." Mojo (5/5, Album of the Month)
"A classic debut album." Uncut (5/5, Album of the Month)
"A minimalist masterpiece." The Sunday Times (5/5, CD of the Week)
"One of the year's best." The Independent (5/5)
"A near perfect debut album." Time Out (5/6, Critic's Choice)
Also worth a peek is the Metacritic page which collates reviews worldwide to create an average score, which in this case is a remarkable 89/100.
Tour dates in full:
11th Sep - UK - London - Shepherds Bush Empire
12th Sep - UK - Bristol - Trinity Hall
13th Sep - UK - Dorset - End of the Road Festival
15th Sep - UK - Manchester - Academy 2
16th Sep - UK - Gateshead - The Sage
17th Sep - UK - Edinburgh - Queens Hall
19th Sep - Holland - Amsterdam - Paradiso
20th Sep - Denmark - Arhus - Vox Hall
21st Sep - Norway - Oslo - John Dee
23rd Sep - Sweden - Stockholm - Berns
24th Sep - Sweden Gothenburg - Pusterviksbaren
25th Sep - Demark - Copenhagen - Vega Small Hall
26th Sep - German - Hamburg - Theater @ Reeperbahn
28th Sep - Germany - Berlin - Postbahnhof
29th Sep - Germany - Munich - Ampere
30th Sep - Germany - Koln - Gebaude 9
2nd Oct - France - Paris - Maroquinerie
3rd Oct - Belgium - Brussels - Botanique Orangerie
4th Oct - Netherlands - Groningen - Take Root
5th Oct - France - Tourcoing - Grand Mix
7th Oct - Ireland - Dublin - Tripod