Eaux Claires

For the neighbourhood in Edmonton, Canada, see Eaux Claires, Edmonton.
Eaux Claires
GenreIndie, Rock, Art Rock
DatesJuly 6–7, 2018 (most recently)
Location(s)Foster Farms, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Years active2015-2018
FoundersAaron Dessner, Justin Vernon
Websiteeauxclaires.com
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Eaux Claires, also known as the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, was a two-day music and arts festival that took place for four years in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The festival took what was to be a year-long hiatus in 2019 but was expected to return in 2020, before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Eaux Claires was founded in 2015 by Aaron Dessner of The National and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.[2] During its first four years, the festival was held at Foster Farms in Eau Claire County.[citation needed]

Past performers include Bon Iver, The National, Paul Simon, Chance the Rapper, Lizzo, the Indigo Girls, Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, Erykah Badu, Spoon, Blind Boys of Alabama, Sturgill Simpson, Doomtree, Vince Staples, Tenement and James Blake.[3][4][5]

On December 10, 2018, the festival organizers revealed that the festival would "take a year off" for 2019, announcing a planned relaunch of the festival on a different site with a new format slated for 2020.[6] The festival did not take place in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic, and no future festival dates have been announced. [7]

  1. ^ Korstanje, Emma (12 December 2018). "Eaux Claires Festival to Take 2019 off Before 2020 Return". Paste.
  2. ^ "Eaux Claires Music Festival, Curated by Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner, Announced for Summer 2015". Billboard Magazine.
  3. ^ "Eaux Claires Music Festival 2015 Lineup: Bon Iver, The National, Spoon, and More". Spin.
  4. ^ "Eaux Claires 2016 lineup revealed: Bon Iver, James Blake, Grateful Dead superjam". Consequence of Sound. 11 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Appleton's Tenement part of Eaux Claires lineup".
  6. ^ "Justin Vernon's Eaux Claires fest canceled for 2019; back in 2020 in new location". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  7. ^ "'Weird Goodbyes': Bon Iver, the National Team up on New Single". 23 August 2022.