Bon Iver took the stage in London at OVO Enviornment Wembley on Wednesday night time (Oct. 26), and he shocked the group when he had Taylor Swift be part of him onstage to carry out their track “exile” for the primary time.
The observe was featured on Swift’s 2020 album, Folklore, which Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and The Nationwide‘s Aaron Dessner each contributed too. Dessner was additionally onstage throughout the “exile” efficiency.
Dessner not too long ago collaborated with Swift on the 3am Version of her freshly launched tenth studio album, Midnights. Of the seven further songs to the unique 13 tracks, Dessner co-wrote and co-produced “The Nice Warfare,” “Excessive Infidelity,” “Would’ve, Might’ve, Ought to’ve” and “Hits Completely different.”
“Probably the most gifted individual on the earth, Taylor Swift,” Vernon advised the OVO Enviornment Wembley crowd following the efficiency, to which Swift sweetly replied, “Probably the most gifted individual on the earth, Justin Vernon. Additionally, essentially the most gifted individual on the earth, Aaron Dessner.”
“Alright, good night time everyone,” Vernon joked as Swift left the stage. “We don’t know what to do now.”
Launched as a shock on July 24, 2020, Folklore represented a shock pivot in direction of indie-folk that proved a essential and industrial blockbuster for Swift, incomes the album of the yr Grammy and topping the Billboard 200 albums chart for eight nonconsecutive weeks.
Swift adopted up with Folklore‘s folky sister album, Evermore, in December of the identical yr. The album spent 4 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200.
Watch the “exile” efficiency in London, captured by a fan and uploaded to Twitter, beneath.
