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We should have known something was up when fall came and went without any lineup news, but now it\u2019s official: Eaux Claires is taking 2019 off.<\/p>\n

The Eau Claire-based music festival, which was founded by Bon Iver\u2019s Justin Vernon and The National\u2019s Aaron Dessner, announced on its website<\/a> Monday that it intends to reboot itself. Part of this means taking next year off.<\/p>\n

In a statement that compared the experience to \u201csomething like going through four years of high school,\u201d the Eaux Claires organizers asked for fans\u2019 patience:<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter our Senior year, we find ourselves wanting to move out, change things, and take stock of who we\u2019ve become. In order to manage this transition, we are going to take a year off. While it will be hard for us to break the chain of momentum and the positive impact the festival has had on our community, we have fresh, clear ideas of how to make it even better.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of these ideas is to move the festival site<\/a> from Foster Farms, the Union, Wisc. location that was Eaux Claires\u2019 home for the last four years. Organizers now want to centralize everything in downtown Eau Claire, at sites like Phoenix Park and the new Pablo Center and Haymarket Plaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to celebrate EVEN MORE about this REAL TOWN we call home by extolling and imagining things we haven\u2019t seen or experienced to date.\u201d<\/p>\n

This comes after a 2018 incarnation that, in keeping with high school metaphors, saw many fans wishing to stuff the organizers inside of a locker. The lineup was kept secret<\/a> until the day the gates opened, and it lacked the star power of the previous three years. Accordingly, Eaux Claires\u2019 fourth year saw its lowest attendance yet, likely spurning the desire to change.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Justin Vernon will be using his gap year to take Bon Iver on the road<\/a>, with his band\u2019s only scheduled U.S. date currently being his Summerfest debut<\/a>. Like-minded indie darlings Lord Huron and Julien Baker will open, so think of this as the 2019 Eaux Claires Road Show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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