Soulful, intimate and gracious, Bon Iver is the project of Wisconsin-based indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. His debut album For Emma, Forever Ago has been hailed as a striking debut and unassuming masterpiece by critics and fans alike.

Vernon spent three winter months alone in a remote Wisconsin hunting cabin recording For Emma, Forever Ago after the tumultuous breakup of his long-time band. This time alone fed a bold, uninhibited new musical focus and by spring he had written a series of thickly-layered songs draped in lush orchestral chords, with only an aged acoustic guitar and the occasional bass drum providing the graceful structure.

His shimmering voice shifts smoothly from a spectral falsetto to deeply soulful, grainy tones, layered over and under his spare, atmospheric instrumentation.

Please note there is no support act for this event.

Bon Iver is also playing at The Famous Spiegeltent in the Samsung Mobile Festival Garden.

PHOTO: TIM lYTVINENKO

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WHAT THE PRESS SAID

"his voice amplifies the unusual beauty of his songs... more"- Harp Magazine

"Bon Iver, alias 27-year-old Justin Vernon, made For Emma, Forever Ago, Observer Music Monthly's album of the year. We travelled to Wisconsin to hear how he did it, and witness an exclusive acoustic performance of Flume ... more" - Observer (UK)

"A minimalist masterpiece … more" - The Sunday Times

"A vessel of real beauty … more" - The Crack

"His three-man band, set up in the remaining corners of the stage, creates a rich, textured sound, with all of them stepping up to play steering, thudding drums at times … more" - Hounslow Chronicle

“Hailed as ‘irresistible’ by the New York Times and awarded the highly auspicious ‘Recommended’ tag by the influential Pitchfork collective, Bon Iver’s ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ is an astonishingly striking debut release ...more" - Only Melbourne

“Vernon takes the singer-songwriter genre and warps it to fit his own unique musical sensibility. Opener ‘Flume’ is one of the best showcases for Vernon’s shape shifting voice, as he moves from his lovely falsetto to a croon and back again with limitless ease. Vernon moves into the sublime category though when he leaps out from your speakers and drags you into his headspace and turmoil via his innate skills in phrasing and layering ...more” - Exclaim

“Bon Iver’s snow-blanketed harmonies live across the seasons. Still, there is a reverence for sabbatical, solitude and the winding down of time ...more” -Examiner

“Whether at a warble, a whisper or a croon, Vernon’s strikingly soulful singing adds an expressive realism to his songs. Charged with honesty (if not technical prowess), his voice amplifies the unusual beauty of his songs ...more” -Harpmagazine

"The sheer power of the songs takes on a new dimension when placed in a live arena and it's to the band's credit they can reinvent them in such a way that they have the ability to surprise and enthral you in new and unexpected ways... more" - Click Music

"For Emma, Forever Ago" is one of the best albums of 2008. The simplicity of the record makes it beautiful and makes Bon Iver easy to listen to at anytime or anyplace...more" - The Hub

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COMMENTS

Olivia Bolton 19/12/08

PLEAAAASSSSSSSSSSEE PUT ON ANOTHER SHOW FOR THOSE OF US STUPID ENOUGH TO WAIT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE! YOU WILL FILL THREE MORE HOUSES! YOURS HUMBLEY, OLIVIA

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Mat Lee 02/01/09

how much???

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Big Em 03/01/09

i totally agree with Olivia...PLEASSSSSE put on another Bon Iver show, it will totally get maxed out!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!! I was out of the country when the tix went on sale and now my heart hurts coz i missed out :(

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Kim 07/01/09

I Agree! I'm absolutely devastated to have missed out when I looked for tickets WEEKS ago!

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tim 10/01/09

please please please please put on another show. if not for me for the children?

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Kim 13/01/09

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!

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Minerva 16/01/09

Hey fans, I bet you any money that if you camp out at Tix for next to Nix you will get seats (in Martin Place, I think you can only buy two tickets at a time). Go the night before to be sure you are first in line though. Last year, was it last year? forgotten now, anyhow I camped out for Lou Reed tickets by going the night before. Worth the tiny inconvenience although you do have to have a catch-up nap before you head out that night.

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Breno 19/01/09

all ages show?? pleeease :(

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