Singer/songwriter Aimee Mann, R&B star Dijon and rapper Lil Yachty are among the acts that will play the revived Eaux Claires festival July 24 and 25 at Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wis.
Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday via eauxclaires.com.
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon co-founded the festival, which takes place in his hometown, with Aaron Dessner of the National in 2015. For four summers, the pair brought an eclectic mix of artists to Foster Farms, just outside Eau Claire, including Paul Simon, Wilco, Spoon, John Prine, Erykah Badu, Sturgill Simpson and Chance the Rapper as well as Bon Iver and the National.
In 2018, organizers did not release the lineup in advance. The festival lost money and, later that year, announced they were taking a year off. That turned into eight years and a move from the outskirts to the center of town.
Bon Iver is not scheduled to perform, but Vernon will take the stage with Bon Dylan, his tribute to Minnesota’s own Bob Dylan. Vernon may also join Dijon, as he sat in on his “Saturday Night Live” performance in December.
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The full lineup for July 24 includes Mann, Bizhiki, Black Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal, Bon Dylan, Hotline TNT, Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Kevin Morby, Monica Martin and the Union featuring Phil Cook.
The July 25 bill features Daniel Caesar, Dijon, Gash, Gully Boys, Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore, Larry Goldings Trio, Lil Yachty, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas and Revelation.
The festival will also offer a series of writers in residence who will present readings, discussions and collaborations from two dozen scribes, including Michael Perry, Sheila Heti, Hala Alyan and Sean Thor Conroe. In the coming months, organizers will announce “a full program of fair activities and added fun across Carson Park” as well as an additional “very special guest.”
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