The Lipster

Bon Iver is the brainchild of Justin Vernon, a deliberate misspelling of 'bon hiver', the French for 'good winter'.

His debut, a collection of hushed, intricate folk titled For Emma, Forever Ago was released in May of 2008 through 4AD.

Upcoming events

• Thu 11 Sep at London Shepherds Bush Empire
• Fri 12 Sep at Bristol Trinity
• Mon 15 Sep at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH)
• Tue 16 Sep at Gateshead The Sage
• Wed 17 Sep at Edinburgh Queen's Hall
• Tue 07 Oct at Dublin Tripod

Releases

• For Emma, Forever Ago - album, out 12/05/2008 on 4AD. (post review)

Past events

• Wed 04 Jun at London St Giles in the Fields Church. (post review)
• Tue 20 May at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• Mon 19 May at London The Social. (post review)
• Fri 16 May at London Forum. (post review)
• Thu 15 May at Brighton The Old Market. (post review)
• Wed 14 May at Sheffield Leadmill. (post review)
• Tue 13 May at Manchester Ritz Ballroom. (post review)
• Mon 12 May at Glasgow ABC. (post review)
• ATP Vs Pitchfork Saturday, Sat 10 May at Camber Sands Pontins. (post review)

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