Eaux Claires
| Eaux Claires | |
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| Genre | Indie, Rock, Art Rock |
| Dates | June 16–17, 2017 (currently) |
| Location(s) | Foster Farms, Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| Years active | 2015-present |
| Founded by | Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon |
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Eaux Claires, also known as the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, is an annual two-day music and arts festival that takes place in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The festival was founded in 2015 by Aaron Dessner of The National and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver in order to shine a spotlight on the region and the provide an outlet for musicians of all genres to gather and perform in a space both designed and populated by artists of other mediums. The festival is currently held at Foster Farms in Chippewa County. Artists that have performed in past years include Bon Iver, The National, Sufjan Stevens, Erykah Badu, Spoon, Blind Boys of Alabama, Sturgill Simpson, Doomtree, Vince Staples, and James Blake. Originally in July, for subsequent years the festival moved to August in 2016 and then June for the 2017 edition.
Having met in 2008, Vernon and Dessner developed a common vision of an artist-friendly music festival in the spirit of Music NOW and Boston calling, where the festival was more "an experience and a village" than just a place to see bands perform, avoiding “all the things I hate at festivals: really loud music all the time, no breaks, bad food, all that kind of thing.". In 2014 the creative team announced the new festival named Eaux Claires, and in Feb 2015 it was announced via mailers sent to ticket buyers that the inaugural lineup would include the first Bon Iver performance since 2012.
For the inaugural year The National closed out the main stage Friday evening followed by late night sets at the uphill stage including Lizzo and Marijuana Deathsquads. The second night was anchored by Sufjan followed by Bon Iver, who closed the festival playing songs from both of his albums along with many guest artists. The festival leveraged much of the regional infrastructure in place for the Country Jam music festival, including the Foster Farms location and the Whispering Pines campground, with school buses used as shuttles between the two, while expanding the venue to include art domes and smaller stages in an uphill field previously unused by prior festivals.
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