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Bon Iver sideshows

Fri 30th Sep, 2011 in Local News

Following on from the announcement that Bon Iver will playing a very special evening set at Golden Plains the Sixxxth, Wisconsin native Justin Vernon has announced a run of sideshows for his return to our shores next March.

After hypnotizing audiences with his delicate tunes at the Sydney Festival back in 2009 Vernon will return to show off tunes from his critically acclaimed second record Bon Iver, on which he “…created a rich tapestry of widescreen, panoramic perfection.”

Bon Iver tour dates:

Saturday 3rd March – Perth International Arts Festival, Red Hill Auditorium
Tuesday 6th March – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Thursday 8th March – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Saturday 10th March – Supernatural Amphitheatre, Golden Plains
Sunday 11th March – Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Monday 12th March – Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Tuesday 13th March – Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Thursday 15th March – Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane Sold Out
Friday 16th March – Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane Sold Out
Saturday 17th March – Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane

Tickets on sale now

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sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 1st Oct, 2011

both Brisbane shows sold out in less than a day.

The Tivoli is a tiny venue compared to the rest of the venues on the tour. but to sell 3000 tickets in a city the size of brisbane without basically no advertising and within 24hrs of announcing the shows, goes some way in showing the band's popularity.

John Henry Eden

John Henry Eden said on the 2nd Oct, 2011

yeah. i've been to the sidney myer music bowl before, but only in the seated area.

i found out about the bon iver tour late and am kicking myself. i really hate myself right now. but anyway, the only tickets left are lawn ones.

i bought them. but what is it like from the lawn there? any good? for an act like bon iver i'm not so sure.

and yes. i did make an account to ask this. i have lurked here before, but only made an account now.

thanks for any input in advance!

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

I saw rhcp from the lawn, it was shit.

longorange

longorange said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

personal opinion is that it's pretty terrible. the seated area is fantastic for live shows, but the lawn is just too far away.

the sound gets so distorted, the acts look like ants they are so far away. i would recommend getting there as early as possible and getting front row if you can.

deanoss

deanoss said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

The sound right at the front is the worst actually... ive found the sound and views from the front section of the lawn at least to be pretty good... obviously you don't want to be too far back, but ive found the best spot in the GA area, if you can get it, is the part where the "tarp" effecively gets to the ground on either side of the stage. If you can drop down to the side of stage area while security isnt looking, then you'll have the best spot in the house..

Sophie Met

Sophie Met said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

what an amazing bit of news to wake up to!

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

both Brisbane shows sold out in less than a day.

The Tivoli is a tiny venue compared to the rest of the venues on the tour. but to sell 3000 tickets in a city the size of brisbane without basically no advertising and within 24hrs of announcing the shows, goes some way in showing the band's popularity.

Hoping for a 3rd show to be announced.

Christinema

Christinema said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

been patiently waiting for bon iver's return. so thankful i managed to get seated tickets to the bowl, even if it takes me three and a half hours to drive to melbourne. i'm super keen for this.

garthinho

garthinho said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

best news this year. this will be amazing.

kaydee

kaydee said on the 4th Oct, 2011

just got my opera house tickets via the insiders presale. front & centre. i am doing a happy dance at my desk right now.

grattan

grattan said on the 4th Oct, 2011

Third Brissie show added.

benwest96 said on the 4th Oct, 2011

anyone know how to access the newsletter presale for the sydney opera house shows? :)

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 4th Oct, 2011

just go on to their website and hit login in the top left hand corner. then click register now. that should give you access tomorrow morning.

and wow. 3 shows in brisbane. still expecting tickets to his sydney shows to be fairly easy to come by but wouldn't be surprised to see at least the first show selling out quickly.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 5th Oct, 2011

annoyed that the mailing list pre-sale still hasn't started.

shazie

shazie said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Yeah this is really annoying :/

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 5th Oct, 2011

when i called up this morning they said the email will come through around this time.

shazie

shazie said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Wow almost all presale tickets gone for stalls. Just wondering, would they have reserved THAT many good seats for pre-sale because all I can find is row Q for stalls and don't know whether to buy them or just wait for general sale on friday.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 5th Oct, 2011

I think row Q in the stalls is a great spot to sit in the SOH Concert Hall.

Good height and distance compared to the stage.

Maximillian Billion

Maximillian Billion said on the 5th Oct, 2011

I think row Q in the stalls is a great spot to sit in the SOH Concert Hall.

Good height and distance compared to the stage.

I've sat in that row before and I enjoyed it much more than sitting in the front 2 rows. It's much easier to take in a show like that when you are back 10-15 rows.

shazie

shazie said on the 5th Oct, 2011

I think row Q in the stalls is a great spot to sit in the SOH Concert Hall.

Good height and distance compared to the stage.

Awesome, will buy tickets then. Even though I've been to the opera house quite a few times I'm never quite sure how good the seats will be (despite them ended up still being great). Thanks for the tip!

Btw, here's the link for anyone who had trouble getting the email:

http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/priority/bon_iver.aspx

shazie

shazie said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Actually just looked at the tickets are W, not Q. Do you guys reckon still decent or wait till friday? Don't want to be seated right up the front though of course :P

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 5th Oct, 2011

just got Row F tickets in the Circle for $74. very happy that me and my 11 friends got seats in the same row.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Row W is the same row as the sound desk I think. I was in that row for Regina Spektor. I thought it was fine.

Up to you whether you wait for the general onsale, but I really think that anywhere in the front section of the stalls are good seats. I personally avoid the front 8 or 10 rows just because you are too low.

shazie

shazie said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Row W is the same row as the sound desk I think. I was in that row for Regina Spektor. I thought it was fine.

Up to you whether you wait for the general onsale, but I really think that anywhere in the front section of the stalls are good seats. I personally avoid the front 8 or 10 rows just because you are too low.

Cheers, thanks for the advice, about to buy them now.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 5th Oct, 2011

If you don't like them, I take no responsibility.

shazie

shazie said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Haha yeah don't worry I won't blame you for giving your opinion

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 5th Oct, 2011

is there a bad seat in the SOH? i was about 3 seats from the back for Sufjan and i had a perfectly good time and view.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 5th Oct, 2011

When I was over for Vivid I was only one row back from the stage for Bat For Lashes and up in the circle for The Cure and both were excellent.

Though I guess The Cures more widescreen sound and the lightshow was better appreciated further back.

shazie

shazie said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Don't think so, but I got kinda burned when I bought A reserve for The Cure but it was directly one seat infront of B reserve (wasn't even on the lower circle with the other A reserve tickets =/ ). In the end it didn't matter because the cure were amazing but felt kinda jipped because of paying the higher price for what was essentially a B reserve ticket.

#firstworldproblems

Maximillian Billion

Maximillian Billion said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Don't think so, but I got kinda burned when I bought A reserve for The Cure but it was directly one seat infront of B reserve (wasn't even on the lower circle with the other A reserve tickets =/ ). In the end it didn't matter because the cure were amazing but felt kinda jipped because of paying the higher price for what was essentially a B reserve ticket.

#firstworldproblems

You should have asked for a refund. Seems logical.

shazie

shazie said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Wouldn't have wanted a refund though because there was no way I'd miss that show.

andy_chalmers_102

andy_chalmers_102 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Anyone else having trouble accessing the Opera House website? I've tried from multiple devices so I'm assuming the whole site has crashed.

shazie

shazie said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Yeah buying tickets for a couple of my mates (didn't realise they wanted to go) and it's fucked. Been loading the seating plan for about 8 minutes now.

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

this is so fucked, im trying to buy one for my dad, and i cant get on the site at all :'(

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Neither can anyone else.

I am sure the phone line is completely rammed, but you may as well try while the website isn't working.

bjw1

bjw1 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

wont load for me (been trying since about 9.05)

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

and now the whole site has crashed, yay!

andy_chalmers_102

andy_chalmers_102 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Yeah I've been trying the phone line as well and it's an absolute nightmare. I wasn't expecting this at all.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Hipster are going crazy for this

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

i got through finally :D

bjw1

bjw1 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

got through at 10.20 and it's telling me that it's all sold out.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Following the debacle this morning, good choice following my advice!

grattan

grattan said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Opera house gigs all sold out.
Tivoli gigs all sold out.

Bon Iver kinda popular, eh?

Hinee

Hinee said on the 7th Oct, 2011

requesting an hour and a half version of skinny love.

shazie

shazie said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Yeah that was a godsend!

garthinho

garthinho said on the 7th Oct, 2011

after over an hour i finally made it through. had to get 2 pairs of tickets rather than the 4 together we were hoping for.
that cheeky justin, turning us all into beggars rather than choosers!

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

I should make a group called "hipsters who don't like Bon Iver"

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Surely they will upgrade one of the Brisbane shows to the Riverstage or announce a 4th one there..

Christinema

Christinema said on the 8th Oct, 2011

i called the arts centre to check on my tickets today and apparently he's close to selling out the sidney myer music bowl. i asked what the capacity was and they said it depends on the show, but for this one it should be around 10,000.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 8th Oct, 2011

Full capacity of the bowl is 24,000

Quicky

Quicky said on the 10th Oct, 2011

Circle Box B? If so glad I'm sitting with someone from FL :P

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 10th Oct, 2011

no no. Ciricle as in the second level of seating just behind the Stalls.

John Henry Eden

John Henry Eden said on the 11th Oct, 2011

should do another gig at palais >.>

Quicky

Quicky said on the 12th Oct, 2011

Ah right nevermind.

grattan

grattan said on the 1st Nov, 2011

Adelaide gig sold out!

Quicky

Quicky said on the 1st Nov, 2011

Wow, how many shows has he sold out now?

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 1st Nov, 2011

3 in sydney
3 in brisbane
1 in adelaide now.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 2nd Nov, 2011

Chance of an extra Sydney show?

Quicky

Quicky said on the 3rd Nov, 2011

Aren't you going to all 3 available shows already?

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 4th Nov, 2011

I'm finding it a tad amusing that Davey has 21 dates listed in his gig guide, and of the 4 that are definites, one is the Vengaboys...

Quicky

Quicky said on the 4th Nov, 2011

No Soundwave for Davey?

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 4th Nov, 2011

not to mention several sold out dates lol.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 4th Nov, 2011

Not bolded = I haven't bought tickets

I'm not paying $170 for that

???

Also tyler, I can tell how much you actually secretly do want to go to the Vengaboys, and it's ok, no one important will judge you. It will probably be the best $40 you spend in your life

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 4th Nov, 2011

assuming you live in sydney

Foo Fighters has sold out unless you want to sit in the back row. all 3 night of Bon Iver have sold out.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 4th Nov, 2011

There is always eBay, gumtree, facebook, fasterlouder and inthemix for sale forums...

Quicky

Quicky said on the 6th Nov, 2011

Ah I want to go to Foo Fighters.

jhf92

jhf92 said on the 10th Nov, 2011

Apparently Bon Iver Scalped Tickets Are Going For $400 Plus in the US.

Quicky

Quicky said on the 10th Nov, 2011

Wow! I'm shocked. That's kind of amazing in terms of popularity at where is in his career but I hate people scalping them for that price.

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 10th Nov, 2011

If people are scalping Bon Iver tickets at that price I'm sure The Cure's US Reflections shows are going to be double or even triple that.

Quicky

Quicky said on the 10th Nov, 2011

Very, very true.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 11th Nov, 2011

That's nuts, but doesn't really surprise. When he was here last time his shows in the Spiegeltent were going for around $600 on ebay, and scalping in the US is RIDICULOUS. I paid a little over face value for Paul McCartney and Britney Spears (EAD all of you) after hours of eBay/craiglist trawling when I was there, but there were loads of tickets going for $1000s, many over 4-5 times face value, especially in the close seats

grattan

grattan said on the 15th Dec, 2011

inertiamusic - Every single Australian show for @BonIver is now.... SOLD OUT! Wow.

And support announced - Sally Seltmann in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Quicky

Quicky said on the 17th Dec, 2011

Ah would love to see Sally again sometime. She was awesome when I saw her at Woodford. Disappointing about there is never any support acts at the Opera House but you usually get a great show!

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 18th Dec, 2011

Chris Cornell had supports at SOH

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 18th Dec, 2011

shazie

shazie said on the 18th Dec, 2011

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 18th Dec, 2011

So did Gurrumul.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 18th Dec, 2011

Egg is in alignment with Quicky's face.

iNegro

iNegro said on the 18th Dec, 2011

I'm still pegging my hopes on a St. Vincent support at the Opera House. Lines up perfectly, + they're collaborators.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 19th Dec, 2011

iNegro dreams big. It's these types of big dreamers who make the world go round, guys, even when they're completely off the mark.

iNegro

iNegro said on the 19th Dec, 2011

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Juche_Tower.jpg/220px-Juche_Tower.jpg

:')

bobshled

bobshled said on the 6th Jan, 2012

If anyone has any ideas on where I may be able to find a cheap couple of Opera House tickets, please let me know. Ebay is going for about $250/ticket at the moment, which is absolutely ridiculous.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 6th Jan, 2012

^^ What he said

Quicky

Quicky said on the 7th Jan, 2012

Try the Last.FM Event pages

http://www.last.fm/event/2072648+Bon+Iver+at+Opera+House+on+11+March+2012

http://www.last.fm/event/2072722+Bon+Iver+at+Opera+House+on+12+March+2012

http://www.last.fm/event/2072723+Bon+Iver+at+Opera+House+on+13+March+2012

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 7th Jan, 2012

if you get to march and still can't get any tickets. turn up to the Opera House and try your luck with unclaimed tickets. i had a few friends who got into sufjan by just asking at the box office on the day.

Highroad001

Highroad001 said on the 7th Jan, 2012

anyone know how easy it would be to sneak from the lawn to the stalls at sidney myer music bowl?

i know this might be looked down upon, but i've seen heard the quality in the lawn area is horrible

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 8th Jan, 2012

But you have seen heard?

grattan

grattan said on the 9th Feb, 2012

http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Picture-33.png

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 9th Feb, 2012

It's so they can broadcast the sound in 3D.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 4th Mar, 2012

If you don't already have a ticket to one of these shows you should beg,borrow or steal to get your hands on one.

Dude fucking killed it in Perth last night.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 4th Mar, 2012

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bon-Iver-2xTix-Sydney-Opera-House-Monday-12-March-Great-Seats-/260966299789?pt=AU_Tickets&hash=item3cc2cdb88d - two tickets for $510

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-X-Bon-Iver-Ticket-Sydney-Opera-House-/120868001745?pt=AU_Tickets&hash=item1c244b57d1 - one ticket for $200

will the sydney show be without a support act? if so, hope that means a longer set from the band.

grattan

grattan said on the 5th Mar, 2012

For fans of huge saxophones:

On tour in Australia as part of the incredible BON IVER ensemble, avant-garde musician and saxophone maestro Colin Stetson takes time out from his Australian tour schedule to perform his critically acclaimed and ground breaking solo show for one night only in Melbourne at the Toff in Town. Expect nothing less than a sonic, conceptual, compositional and technical tour de force.

To say Colin Stetson has come into his own would be an understatement.February 2011 saw the release of Colin's highly acclaimed solo album New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges, broadly received as a sonic, conceptual, compositional and technical tour de force.Thanks to his trajectory as a session and guest player with a diverse crop of iconoclastic pop/rock practitioners �*– Tom Waits, Laurie Anderson, TV On The Radio, Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Antibalas and many more – as well as his own tenure in bands like Sway Machinery and Bell Orchestra, Stetson was poised to bridge the gap between contemporary rock and more rarified currents of avant jazz. With the Judges album, he did just that, garnering high praise from the both the jazz and pop/rock worlds.

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/158047_308890932508201_2135727602_n.jpg

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 5th Mar, 2012

When will he be doing his DJ set?

knate said on the 5th Mar, 2012

going to melbourne now on thursday, pretty pumped

0o_o0 said on the 5th Mar, 2012

anyone know how easy it would be to sneak from the lawn to the stalls at sidney myer music bowl?

i know this might be looked down upon, but i've seen heard the quality in the lawn area is horrible

you would have buckleys of sneaking in. if you know a group of people in seats you could arrange for one of them to bring out the rest of the seated groups tix or wristbands for your use.

personally i think the lawn has the better atmosphere but getting a decent spot with good sound and a clear view is a dogfight. the sound is just as good at the front centre of the lawn as it anywhere else but up the back its pretty poor, like any big venue.

Nowonderimconfused

Nowonderimconfused said on the 6th Mar, 2012

thanks for this grattan! saw him play with my brightest diamond at vivid in 2010, absolutely epic.

Nowonderimconfused

Nowonderimconfused said on the 8th Mar, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oluoaalg9cy
so this happened last night at the toff. fucking wow.

Jestarrr

Jestarrr said on the 9th Mar, 2012

Wow.

They finished with Wolves tonight. Word's don't suit how amazing that moment was after seeing that Glastonbury video of the same thing.
For Emma, Skinny Love and Wolves. Couldn't have ended in any better way. And they even skipped the fake encore.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 9th Mar, 2012

update on the SOH Bon Iver page. the show is set to be a "1 hour and 45 minute performance, no interval" i'm guessing most of the tour has been like that so far?

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 9th Mar, 2012

I'd be suprised if it wound up going for the full hour and forty-five minutes.

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