First question: Has it really been eight years since the Justin Vernon/Aaron Dessner-curated Eaux Claires festival graced Eau Claire, Wisconsin? Yep, it has! The last homegrown and idiosyncratic Eaux Claires was way back in 2018! Second question: Is it true that Eaux Claires is making a glorious return this summer, on July 24-25? Yep, it is! And the now solely Bon Iver-curated fest just announced its lineup!
Aimee Mann, Lil Yachty, Bon Dylan (Bon Iver playing Bob Dylan songs, we assume?), Hotline TNT, and Monica Martin are just a few of the acts set for Eaux Claires 2026. The fest will take place at its new home in Carson Park in Eau Claire. Here’s the poster. (Oh, and Mann will play her 2000 album Bachelor No. 2 Or, The Last Remains Of The Dodo in its entirety!)
The lineup was first revealed Wednesday night at an announcement party in Eau Claire. In that spirit, locals can purchase tickets today at 9 a.m. via access codes located at various Eau Claire businesses. (Find more information HERE.) For the rest of us, a presale will kick off Friday, February 13 at 9 a.m. All remaining tickets will go on sale that day at 11 a.m. (Find more information HERE.)
And there’s more! An accompanying “Eaux Claires Days” will feature “special shows and welcome events into town during the days and nights surrounding the weekend.” And the fest itself will come complete with a Writers in Residence program “presenting readings, discussions and collaborations from some of the most intriguing names in the literary world: Michael Perry, Sheila Heti, Hala Alyan, Sean Thor Conroe, Kyle Seibel, Amanda Petrusich, Jon Mueller, Nicholas Gulig, Harold Rogers, Mike Nagel, Benjamin Percy, Nishant Jain, Mustafa, Safia Elhillo, Patrycja Humienik, Brent Schoonover, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Brenda Cárdenas, Katie Ka Vang, Adam Voith, Avery Gregurich and Donika Kelly.”
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