Taylor Swift live updates: Seeing her sing Bon Iver collab on Eras Tour was ‘out of body’ experience frontman says

Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon was blown away after Taylor Swift performed their song on her Eras Tour.

Vernon reflected on the enchanting experience during his appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Wednesday.

When the show host asked Vernon, 43, how he felt watching the Swifties sing along to their music, the songwriter replied, “Out of body. Out of body.”

Vernon said that it was a “pretty powerful” sight to behold when the pop star sang their collaboration for fans.

“To hear how that sounded — it was amazing,” he said.

Justin Vernon in "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
Bon Iver singer Justin Vernon recalled watching Taylor Swift sing their song during her Eras Tour on Wednesday’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images

Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour in 2024.
Swift (seen here on her Eras tour in 2024) performed their song “Exile” while fans in the crowd sang Vernon’s verse.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

The folk band was featured on Swift’s song “Exile” from her 2020 “Folklore” album as well as the title track from her other 2020 album, “Evermore.”

Vernon did note that it was unfortunate that he never got to join her on stage for the tour.

“Sadly we didn’t ever get a chance to sing it with her on her tour,” he said, adding, “She got to come sing it with us but I saw those clips and I’m like, ‘Gosh, they [fans at the concert] sound better than one of me can sound.’”

The “Cruel Summer” singer, 35, famously performed “Exile” solo during her Eras Tour show in Poland last year — with concertgoers stepping in to sing Vernon’s verse.

Swift was also featured in the tracks “Birch” and “Renegade” in the 2021 album “How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last” by Vernon’s other band, band Big Red Machine.

 

 

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