Supa Dog Touring and Handsome Tours are proud to announce that BON IVER will return to New Zealand and Australia in June 2020 with a spectacular arena show in support of their latest, highly-acclaimed album i, i.
Led by Justin Vernon, the tour represents Bon Iver’s first visit down under in eight years, featuring two New Zealand shows before carrying onto Australia for 6 more dates. Featuring a full band and immersive new production, these shows will be their most ambitious shows to date – unlike anything fans have seen before.
Supa Dog Touring & Handsome Tours present
BON IVER
Plus special guests
Friday 5th June | TRUSTS ARENA | Auckland
Sunday 7th June | TSB ARENA | Wellington
Saturday 13th June | DARK MOFO | Hobart
Tuesday 16th June | ROD LAVER ARENA | Melbourne
Thursday 18th June | AEC THEATRE | Adelaide
Saturday 20th June | RIVERSTAGE | Brisbane
Tuesday 23rd June | FIRST STATE SUPER THEATRE | Sydney
Saturday 27th June | RAC ARENA | Perth
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Pre-sale begins: Tuesday 3rd Dec 2019, 10am NZDT
Pre-sale ends: Thursday 5th Dec 2019, 10am NZDT
Tickets On Sale: Thursday 5th December 2019, 11am NZDT
About i,i:
In August this year, Bon Iver released their fourth studio album i,i, garnering an ecstatic response. Singles from the album went straight onto global streaming and radio playlists whilst Justin Vernon and the band opened up more than ever before with in-depth interviews from Pitchfork, Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Q and Uncut.
Recorded mostly at Sonic Ranch in Texas, i,i finds Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon in a calmed creative state that he channels into the heart of each of the album’s 13 songs. The core band for the i,i sessions included Sean Carey, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Mike Lewis, Matt McCaughan, and Justin Vernon with Rob Moose and Jenn Wasner, plus contributions from James Blake, Brad and Phil Cook, Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Bruce Hornsby, Channy Leaneagh, Naeem Juwan, Velvet Negroni, Marta Salogni, Francis Starlite, Moses Sumney, TU Dance, and many others. i,i completes a cycle: from the winter of For Emma, Forever Ago came the frenetic spring of Bon Iver, and the unhinged summer of 22, A Million. The northern hemisphere’s autumn marked Bon Iver’s most expansive, joyful and generous album yet.
“Listen closely and you can hear the language of pop being redrafted in real time” – 5/5 The Observer
“Indispensable” – Sunday Times ‘Album of the Week’
“Bon Iver has pieced together this fourth album in an impossibly intelligent way” – 5/5 NME
“Bon Iver have bestowed experience to craft an emotional tour-de-force that displays an unparalleled understanding of the power of music” – 5/5 DIY
“Hearing is believing in an artistry for this or any age” – 5/5 The Sun
“Brimming with ideas, textures and the creative heft of its contributing cast” – 8/10 Clash
“[Justin Vernon] sounds human and vulnerable — and more appealing for that reason” – 4/5 Evening Standard ‘Album of the Week’
“Vernon is one of the sonic architects of our times” – 4/5 The Telegraph
“i,i cements Vernon as a serious-minded songwriter who conveys deep feeling through poetic imagery and stark melody” – 4/5 The Times
“Perhaps the most complete Bon Iver album to date” – The Line Of Best Fit
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