When Meat Loaf Declared That “Objects in the Rear-View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are,” the Object He Was Talking About Was Bon Iver, Who Will Be in Everyone’s Rear-View Mirror This Summer

For a man so synonymous with winter -- from his perpetually frozen nostril icicles to his chosen chilly Francophone stage name, Bon Iver -- Justin Vernon couldn’t work better than when playing under summer’s setting sun for a mellowed festival throng. He knows it too, as his 2009 May-August live schedule is chock full of outdoor dates EVERYWHERE. Blink once and catch him sampling England’s mammoth gatherings. Blink twice and the bearded wunderkind is playing a Euro destination like Germany or Norway, Sweden or Belgium. Blink thrice and he’s bustin’ acoustic moves to an appreciative American crowd. The man and his band give and give and only ask for polite applause in return. That’s what we call “dedication” in the biz, folks (like I’d know anything about that…). The least you could do is respond in kind by going to see Bon Iver this summer. The fun begins tonight in Dennis, MA with a couple of shows at its Cape Cinema venue before Vernon and co. venture overseas, then back to the U.S., then back across the Atlantic once again, then home for a rest and one October date in Austin.

Shiver me timbers and me frosted tips:
05.11.09 - Dennis, MA - Cape Cinema
05.12.09 - Dennis, MA - Cape Cinema
05.15.09 - Minehead, England - All Tomorrow's Parties, Butlins Holiday Centre
05.18.09 - Brighton, England - Brighton Festival, Dome #
05.19.09 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Zakk
05.20.09 - Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefaehrlich
05.23.09 - Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
06.06.09 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay $
06.07.09 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $
06.08.09 - Orlando, FL - Plaza $
06.09.09 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution $
06.10.09 - St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theater $
06.13.09 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival 2009
06.30.09 - London, England - Hyde Park, Serpentine Sessions
07.09.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Twilight Concert Series %
07.11.09 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
07.14.09 - Santa Barbara, CA - The Grenada Theatre ^
07.16.09 - Fresno, CA - Tower Theatre ^
07.18.09 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery ^
07.25.09 - Dorset, England - Camp Bestival
08.07.09 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza, Grant Park
08.12.09 - Oslo, Norway - OYA Festival 2009
08.14.09 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08.15.09 - Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop
08.16.09 - Leicester, England - Summer Sundae
08.20.09 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08.21.09 - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands 2009
08.22.09 - Powys, Wales - Green Man Festival, Glanusk Park
10.03.09 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival

# The Acorn

$ Elvis Perkins in Dearland

% Jenny Lewis

^ Justin Vernon with The Indigo Girls

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