Last weekend I was lucky enough to score a ticket to see the band play live. At 6am. In a graveyard.
Yes, you read that correctly. This was a unique concert that was the brainchild of Bon Iver's lead guy, Justin Vernon, and was put on by none other than my favorite radio station, KCRW.
The doors opened at midnight and although I was not among them, many people showed up the the Hollywood Forever Graveyard to camp out. There was music and entertainment throughout the night including a showing of Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket. My friend Bethany and I ended up getting up really early and showing up just in time for a blessing by some Buddhist monks. It was nearly 6 by this time, still dark and appropriately misty. It would have been creepy if there weren't a couple thousand of us all crowded together in the dark.
When Bon Iver finally got onstage, the sleepy crowd roused themselves for an awesome show. As the show progressed, the sky when from dark, to pink, to blue as the sun rose over Los Angeles. It was an odd but perfect setting for a band that sounds as good live as they do on their albums. I'll include the set list below, but make sure to comment if you were at the show. Did you camp out? What was your favorite song of the morning? Post pictures if you got them!
I loved the banjo/fiddle on "Worried Mind" performed with members of the band Megafaun, but you can't beat "Skinny Love" or "Flume" in the morning: best wake-up call ever.
Set List:
Sum
Creature Fear
Brackett, WI
Flume
Skinny Love
Babies
Blood Bank
Beach Baby
Worried Mind by Megafaun
For Emma
Re: Stacks
Wolves
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