Folks from the Chippewa Valley got a first-look at the 2026 Eaux Claires Festival official lineup yesterday evening at a familiar venue in downtown Eau Claire: The 410 Bar (410 Galloway St., Eau Claire). 

Festival organizers along with local partnerships – including Ambient Inks, Knorth Studios and Farewell Transmission Radio – curated a "ballpark-themed celebration," officiated by "umpires" Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Asher Weisberg.

Over the course of the night, Vernon and Weisberg called attendees over to The 410 Bar's main stage for a communal "pulling of the tabs." Winning attendees helped unveil artists tab by tab, while friends and fans rushed over to see which artists would be announced next.

Folks might have recognized a few local business owners, area creatives and other friends of Eaux Claires who unveiled artists' in the lineup including Whitney Stuart (Half Moon Clay), Measha Vieth (Menomonie Market Food Co-op), Ella Wesenberg (The Good Wives) and Amy O'Connor of The Firehouse – just to name a few.

"I was hoping for Lil Yachty, because he's from Atlanta and I'm from Atlanta," Stuart said following the pull tab which shed a spotlight on Yachty's presence at the Eaux Claires festival this July. "It was very exciting; I got to go up (during) an awesome round with two other awesome ladies."

The 2026 Eaux Claires Festival will take place July 24-25 in Eau Claire's own historic Carson Park (100 Carson Park Dr.).

Check out Volume One's ongoing Eaux Claires event coverage here.