Bon Iver to perform at Kamala Harris rally this week

nme.com:

Bon Iver have been confirmed to perform at a rally as part of Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential election campaign this week.Per a Billboard report, Kamala Harris’ August 7 rally in Wisconsin will feature Bon Iver.

The Justin Vernon-led band have yet to publicly voice their support for Harris’ bid to run for President, but are presumed to be voting for the current Vice President given their confirmed attendance at her upcoming rally.Kamala Harris’ team said of Bon Iver’s performance in a statement to Variety: “Bon Iver [are] taking part because they know Vice President Harris’ values are Wisconsin values.

Lead singer Justin Vernon will be joined by bandmates Sean Carey and Michael Lewis to celebrate the state two of them call home and where Bon Iver [were] founded.”The statement continued: “Bon Iver [have] constantly uplifted their hometown: they consistently debuted new music at the Eaux Claires Music Festival and have regularly invested in and uplifted the local economy.

The band [have] also regularly done Get Out The Vote events in Wisconsin. In 2022, they launched a non-partisan effort For Wisconsin to encourage people to bridge their differences and engage in the political process — and over the past month alone they have used their platform to uplift multiple pro-democracy and civil right organizations.”Bon Iver are now the latest act to throw their support behind Kamala Harris.