James Blake and Bon Iver to collaborate

A post on James Blake’s twitter account yesterday that read “24th August 2011 – James Blake & Bon Iver ‘Fall Creek Boys Choir’”(Fall Creek being of course the name of the Wisconsin town where Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has his own studio) has sparked excitement amongst fans now waiting for a collaboration between the two. With specific details still thin on the ground the nature of their collaboration is unknown as is any possible release date but the two artists are both touring the UK this Autumn/Winter.

James Blake’s dates are as follows:

November
25 – University, Leeds
26 – Warehouse Project, Manchester
29 – Anson Rooms, Bristol
30 – The Forum, London

Bon Iver will play:

October
19 – Apollo, Manchester
22 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
23 – Hammersmith Apollo, London
24 – Hammersmith Apollo, London

November
9 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
10 – O2 Academy, Leeds
11 – Colston Hall, Bristol