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Bon Iver @ Anthem

Bon Iver is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon.

Vernon released Bon Iver’s debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, independently in July 2007. The majority of that album was recorded while Vernon spent three months isolated in a cabin in northwestern Wisconsin. The band later won in 2012 the Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album for their self-titled album Bon Iver. They released their third album 22, A Million to critical acclaim in 2016,[4] which was followed by their fourth album i,i in 2019.

Thursday, October 17th, 2019
6:30 PM

The Anthem
901 Washington Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024

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