Graeme Thomson

Compellingly personal arena experience: Bon Iver, at Ovo Hydro, reviewed

Justin Vernon refused to put on a show – and the night was all the more memorable for it

The ingenious geometric lighting rig provided the sense of a show. The six musicians focus on making the music. Bon Iver at Ovo Hydro. Image: Euan Robertson

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