Bon Iver has announced three get out the vote concerts in the lead-up to the 2020 Presidential Election.
Set for early October, the trio of shows take place in Justin Vernon’s home state of Wisconsin. Specifically, he’ll play La Crosse on October 5th; Wausau on October 7th; and Appleton on October 8th.
These gigs are part of the larger 46 for 46 concert series, whose mission is to elect a Democrat as the 46th president. In order to engage resident voters, the series will throw 46 concerts featuring local talent over the course of 46 weeks leading up to Election Day in November.
“Instead of it being a tour and bringing artists from different places to a place to promote a single message, it’s asking artists to go back home and promote a message that they know better than we do,” 46 for 46 co-founder Kyle Frenette told Pollstar. Frenette previously managed Bon Iver and also once ran for Congress in Wisconsin.
“This campaign is built around voter engagement and just increasing civic engagement overall,” he added. “The fundraising piece is important, but it is secondary.”
Tickets for Bon Iver’s 46 for 46 shows will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 21st on Ticketmaster. Once they sell out there, you can try your luck here. For Bon Iver, the new concerts come amidst an extensive 2020 tour that will see him promote his i,i album all across the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North America.
Earlier this month, Bon Iver performed at a Bernie Sanders rally in Iowa.
We're proud to announce that we'll be trekking across Wisconsin this October as a part of the @46for46 campaign, helping to elect the 46th POTUS and promote civic action through music!
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— Bon Iver (@boniver) February 17, 2020
They say Wisconsin could decide it all in 2020. We don't take that lightly, so we're asking fans to pledge to vote in order to gain access to presale tickets for all three shows starting on Wednesday, February 19 at 10:00 AM CST. Instructions to follow at that time.
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— Bon Iver (@boniver) February 17, 2020
Remaining tickets for all shows will be available to the general public on Friday, February 21 at 10:00 AM CST.
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— Bon Iver (@boniver) February 17, 2020
Bon Iver 2020 Tour Dates:
03/06 – Phoenix, AZ @ M3F Fest
04/15 – Lisbon, PT @ Altice Arena *
04/16 – Madrid, ES @ WiZink Center *
04/17 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi *
04/20 – Berlin, DE @ Mercdes-Benz Arena *
04/23 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis *
04/24 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome *
04/26 – London, UK @ SSE Arena Wembley *
04/27 – Birmingham, UK @ Arena Birmingham *
04/29 – Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena *
04/30 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Arena *
05/01 – Glasgow, UK @ SSE Hydro *
05/03 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena *
06/05 – Auckland, NZ @ Trusts Arena
06/07 – Wellington, NZ @ TSB Arena
06/12 – Hobart, AU @ Dark Mofo Festival
06/13 – Hobart, AU @ Dark Mofo Festival
06/16 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
06/18 – Adelaide, AU @ AEC Theatre
06/20 – Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage
06/23 – Sydney, AU @ First State Super Theatre
06/24 – Sydney, AU @ First State Super Theatre
06/27 – Perth, AE @ RAC Arena
07/28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors
07/29 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Mainstage Theater
08/02 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/12 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/14 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
10/05 – La Crosse, WI @ La Crosse Center ^
10/07 – Wausau, WI @ Grand Theater ^
10/08 – Appleton, WI @ Fox Cities PAC ^
10/30 – Moscow, RU @ Adrenaline Stadium
11/02 – Riga, LV @ Arena Riga
11/03 – Vilnius, LT @ Compensa Concert Hall
11/05 – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar
11/07 – Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Arena
11/09 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Forum
11/10 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
11/11 – Vienna, AT @ Stadthalle
11/14 – Zurich, CH @ Halle 622
11/15 – Paris, FR @ La Villette
* = w/ Big 37d03d Machine
^ = 46 for 46 concert
Bon Iver Announces Get Out the Vote Concerts in Wisconsin
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