Bon Iver joined Vice President Kamala Harris for a efficiency at her presidential rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Wednesday (August seventh).
Throughout the hometown look, Justin Vernon and co. performed a four-song set that included “Towers, “666 ʇ,” and “Flume.” He wrapped his efficiency with “The Battle Cry of Freedom,” an an abolition-era people track, which Vernon mentioned has been “rolling round my head these final months. I really like this melody.
“We’re right here for the fitting causes and everyone knows what we’re right here for,” Vernon continued. “We’re gonna do our factor, make this music, and make approach for the folks we have to hear from.”
Watch the complete rally beneath. Bon Iver’s efficiency begins across the 17:30 mark.
Along with Bon Iver, Harris has secured rally appearances from Megan Thee Stallion and Quavo. Her marketing campaign additionally instantly embraced the endorsement of Charli XCX and has gotten permission from Beyoncé to make use of “Freedom” as her walk-out track.
This isn’t Bon Iver’s first time acting on behalf of a presidential candidate. They beforehand performed throughout a number of of Bernie Sanders’ rallies and fundraisers when he ran in 2016 and 2020. The group’s most up-to-date album, i,i, was launched in 2019.
The afternoon rally was the Democratic presidential nominee’s second occasion together with her newly introduced operating mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Harris and Walz are slated to go to a number of extra battleground states within the subsequent a number of days, together with Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada.
Bon Iver simply carried out moments in the past on the Kamala Harris / Tim Walz marketing campaign rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
The marketing campaign additionally simply introduced they raised over $36 million because the Tim Walz decide. pic.twitter.com/v7waYjhtFL
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) August 7, 2024
.@BonIver, you made my child Hope’s day.
(Which suggests you made mine too.) pic.twitter.com/9gMy9qGc2F
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) August 7, 2024
