In the present day, Bon Iver carried out at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and her new operating mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in Justin Vernon’s hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. They performed “Towers,” “666 ʇ,” and “Flume.” Most notably, Bon Iver ended the set with a canopy of “The Battle Cry of Freedom,” a patriotic music written by George Frederick Root in assist of the Union and abolitionism in the course of the Civil Struggle. Watch that second under.
“We’re gonna shut out right here with a pleasant, outdated, patriotic music that’s been rolling round in my head these previous months,” Vernon mentioned earlier than taking part in “The Battle Cry of Freedom.” “I like this melody and I like y’all. I respect you. We’re right here for the proper causes and everyone knows what we’re right here for, so we’re going to do our factor, make this music, and make method for the people who we have to hear from.”
When sharing the information that Bon Iver would carry out at Harris’ Eau Claire rally, the band stated, “It’s time to rally round the proper candidate for President. One who will struggle for girls’s and trans rights, and govern with dignity and respect.”
In the present day’s rally efficiency was the most recent in Bon Iver’s lengthy historical past of political engagement, each regionally and nationally. Earlier this yr, the band pledged their support for Democrat Nick Butler’s marketing campaign for native Wisconsin authorities. Vernon was additionally a vocal advocate of Bernie Sanders within the 2016 and 2020 elections and performed at a number of rallies and fundraisers. He additionally promotes nonpartisan voter registration drives when potential, together with on the Eaux Claires Music Pageant he co-founded with the National’s Aaron Dessner.
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