A Prairie Home Companion (shows)

~ Event series

Annotation

This series is intended to contain known dates of performances, whether broadcast live or "canned" for later. Therefore, there will not be an event for every week, and in rare cases there are multiple in one week. The only info I have entered without verification is Garrison Keillor as host. He missed no shows from at least 1977 until January 15, 2011.

1974/07/06 - 1987/06/13: A Prairie Home Companion original run
1987 - 1989: "Good Evening" (without GK, not included here), the 2nd & 3rd APHC "Farewell" tours, some one-off events
1989/11/25 - 1993: "American Radio Company (of the Air)" (based in NY)
1993/10/02 - 2016/07/02: A Prairie Home Companion continues
2016/10/15: A Prairie Home Companion continues with Chris Thile (GK retires)
2017/11/25: Last (re)broadcast episode of "A Prairie Home Companion"
2017/12/02 - 2020/06/13: "Live from Here" with Chris Thile (initially called "The Minnesota Show"; now cancelled)

Shows from Feb 14 to June 13, 1987 were aired on the Disney Channel.

The official A Prairie Home Companion show archives are here (1996 forward, including some rebroadcasts of older shows).

Some information and material from the earlier websites are still available via Wayback Machine (see ended "Official Website" links).

Details of shows not covered by the official archives have been taken from the following, or from actual recordings of the shows:

APHC album liner notes
25th Anniversary timeline
40th Anniversary timeline
The Prairie Home Companion tumblr (this is still online as of 2024-11-30, but requires login to access)
Paley Center Archives
Documentation provided by the unofficial PHC Archive

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Link for later: https://access.minnesota.publicradio.org/media/programs/aphc/index.shtml

Annotation last modified on 2024-12-12 01:25 UTC.

Events

Event	Artists	Location	Date
A Prairie Home Companion (first live broadcast)	Garrison Keillor (host) Vern Sutton (guest performer) Dakota Dave Hull (guest performer) Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor) (guest performer) (show 4 more)	Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-07-06
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Butch Thompson (guest performer) Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson (support act) Sundowner String Band (guest performer) Keith Gunderson (guest performer)	Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-07-13
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Doug Dickover (guest performer)	Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-07-27
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Butch Thompson (guest performer) Soupy Schindler (guest performer) Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson (support act) Papa John Kolstad (folk-blues guitarist & singer) (guest performer)	Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-08-10
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Soupy Schindler (guest performer)	Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-08-17
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-08-24
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Peter Ostroushko (guest performer) Soupy Schindler (guest performer) Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson (support act)	Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-09-14
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Martin, Bogan & Armstrong (guest performer)	Variety Hall Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-10-19
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Cal Hand (guest performer) Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson (guest performer)	Variety Hall Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-11-02
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Butch Thompson (guest performer) Judy Larson (guest performer) Cal Hand (guest performer) (show 2 more)	Variety Hall Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-12-14
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Charlie Maguire (guest performer)	Variety Hall Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1974-12-21
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Craig Ruble (guest performer) Stephen Gammell (guest performer) Cal Hand (guest performer) (show 2 more)		1975-02-01
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	Saint John’s University in Collegeville Township, Minnesota, United States	1975-02-22
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	Variety Hall Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1975-03-15
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Peter Ostroushko (guest performer) Bill Hinkley (guest performer) Cal Hand (guest performer) Soupy Schindler (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1975-04-19
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act)		1975-05-06
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Robin & Linda Williams (guest performer) Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson (support act)	Variety Hall Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1975-10-04
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Minnesota Scandinavian Ensemble (guest performer)	Variety Hall Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1975-10-25
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	Fargo, North Dakota, United States	1975-11-17
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Craig Ruble (guest performer) Stephen Gammell (guest performer) Buzz Kemper (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1975-12-13
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Peter Ostroushko (guest performer) Jeffrey Van (guitarist and composer from Minnesota) (guest performer) Thelma Buckner and The Minnesota Gospel Twins (guest performer) Cal Hand (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1975-12-20
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Peter Ostroushko (guest performer) Jim Tordoff (on A Prairie Home Companion in the 70s) (guest performer) Jeff Tordoff (on A Prairie Home Companion in the 70s) (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-01-03
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-01-10
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-02-07
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-04-03
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-04-10
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Bob Douglas (mandolin, spoons, guitar player) (support act) Pop Wagner (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-04-17
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-04-24
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-05-01
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Bill Hinkley (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-05-08
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act)	Grand Marais Playhouse in Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States	1976-05-29
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act) Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson (support act) Rudy Darling (support act)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center Sculpture Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-06-05
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Butch Thompson (support act)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-06-12
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Vern Sutton (guest performer) William Huckaby (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center Sculpture Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-07-17
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-10-02
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The American-Swedish Spelmans Trio (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1976-10-16
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act)	Variety Hall Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1977-01-01
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act)	Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	1977-01-10
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)		1977-05-21
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Mike Craver (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center Sculpture Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1977-07-12
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1978-03-04
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Dakota Dave Hull (guest performer) Sean Blackburn (guest performer)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1978-03-18
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1978-04-15
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States	1978-06-10
A Prairie Home Companion	Bill Staines (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center Sculpture Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1978-06-17
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Red Clay Ramblers (guest performer)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center Sculpture Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1978-07-01
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	1978-07-29
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	Lake Harriet Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	1978-08-05
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Jim Craig (guest performer)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1978-11-04
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1978-12-09
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Butch Thompson (guest performer) Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson (guest performer)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1979-01-27
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Butch Thompson (guest performer) Claudia Schmidt (folk artist and composer) (guest performer) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act) (show 2 more)	Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	1979-02-17
A Prairie Home Companion	Bill Staines (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host)	University of Wisconsin, River Falls in River Falls, Wisconsin, United States	1979-04-27
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act) The Talk of the Town (barbershop quartet) (guest performer)	Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota, United States	1979-06-08
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center Sculpture Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1979-06-16
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center Sculpture Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1979-07-14
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Butch Thompson (guest performer) Vern Sutton (guest performer) The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (house band on A Prairie Home Companion until 1980) (support act) (show 3 more)	Lake Harriet Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	1979-08-04
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1979-11-17
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Butch Thompson (guest performer) Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson (guest performer)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1979-12-29
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Vern Sutton (guest performer) Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor) (guest performer)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1980-02-02
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Mike Seeger (guest performer)		1980-03-20
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1980-05-03
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Adam Granger (guest performer)		1980-05-10
A Prairie Home Companion	Greg Brown (American folk singer) (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1980-05-31
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Jean Redpath (guest performer) Claudia Schmidt (folk artist and composer) (guest performer) Lisa Null (guest performer) (show 3 more)	Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	1980-06-14
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act)	MATC Auditorium in Madison, Wisconsin, United States	1980-09-13
A Prairie Home Companion (won a Peabody award)	Greg Brown (American folk singer) (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host) Dave Moore (US blues guitarist, accordion, harmonica & songwriter) (guest performer) Robin & Linda Williams (guest performer) (show 3 more)	Stephens Auditorium in Ames (Ames, Iowa), Iowa, United States	1980-10-11
A Prairie Home Companion	Richard Dworsky (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host)		1980-11-03
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Fred Newman (actor, composer and sound-effects artist) (guest performer)		1980-12-20
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Peter Ostroushko (guest performer) Tom Lieberman (support act) Pop Wagner (guest performer) (show 3 more)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-01-03
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Pop Wagner (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act) Bosom Buddies (guest performer) (show 3 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-02-21
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Brian O'Connell (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act) Charlie DeVore (jazz trumpeter, historian) (guest performer)		1981-03-14
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act)	Eastern High School in Lansing, Michigan, United States	1981-05-09
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Vern Sutton (guest performer) Roy Blount, Jr. (US actor and writer) (guest performer) Dakota Dave Hull (support act) (show 5 more)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center Sculpture Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-05-30
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-06-13
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Bessie Jones (guest performer) “Spider” John Koerner (guest performer) Frankie & Douglas Quimby (guest performer) (show 3 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-07-11
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act) Charlie DeVore (jazz trumpeter, historian) (guest performer)	Landmark Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-07-30
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act)		1981-08-01
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Chuck Mitchell (former husband of Joni) (guest performer) Tom Keith (radio actor) (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act) (show 2 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-08-08
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Claudia Schmidt (folk artist and composer) (guest performer) Lillebjørn Nilsen (guest performer) Steinar Ofsdal (guest performer) (show 4 more)	St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center Sculpture Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-09-05
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Sally Rogers (folk music and children’s music) (guest performer) Glenn Ohrlin (guest performer) Jimmy Driftwood (guest performer) (show 3 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-09-26
A Prairie Home Companion	Mick Moloney & Friends (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host) Priscilla Herdman (guest performer) Bob Carlin (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act)	Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States	1981-10-13
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) The Seldom Scene (guest performer) Robin & Linda Williams (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act)	Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C., United States	1981-10-16
A Prairie Home Companion	Bill Staines (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host) Vern Sutton (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act) (show 2 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-10-31
A Prairie Home Companion	Greg Brown (American folk singer) (guest performer) John McCutcheon (singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist) (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host) Janette Carter (guest performer) (show 4 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-11-14
A Prairie Home Companion (5th Mouth Off)	Garrison Keillor (host) Mike Seeger (guest performer) The Red Clay Ramblers (guest performer) Mark Pilon (guest performer) (show 11 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1981-11-21
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Claudia Schmidt (folk artist and composer) (guest performer) Vern Sutton (guest performer) Tom Lieberman (support act) (show 2 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1982-01-02
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Peter Ostroushko (guest performer) Dakota Dave Hull (guest performer) Stoney Lonesome (guest performer) (show 4 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1982-01-16
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Trapezoid (guest performer) Sally Rogers (folk music and children’s music) (guest performer) Joel Mabus (guest performer) (show 2 more)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1982-02-13
A Prairie Home Companion	The Tannahill Weavers (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host) Mary McCaslin (folksinger) (guest performer) Jim Ringer (guest performer) Lilianne Labbé and Don Hinkley (guest performer)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1982-02-20
A Prairie Home Companion	Chet Atkins (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host)	Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1982-05-15
A Prairie Home Companion	The Odessa Balalaikas (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host) Robin & Linda Williams (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act)	Bovard Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States	1982-06-11
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1982-09-18
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Kate MacKenzie (guest performer) Studs Terkel (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act) (show 2 more)	Studebaker Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States	1982-10-09
A Prairie Home Companion	Odetta (American singer Odetta Holmes) (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host) Stoney Lonesome (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act)	J. W. Sexton High School in Lansing, Michigan, United States	1982-10-16
A Prairie Home Companion	Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1982-11-20
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1983-01-15
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host) Jethro Burns (guest performer)	World Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	1983-01-22
A Prairie Home Companion	Garrison Keillor (host)	The Town Hall (New York City) in New York, New York, United States	1983-05-13
A Prairie Home Companion	Klezmer Conservatory Band (guest performer) Garrison Keillor (host) Roy Blount, Jr. (US actor and writer) (guest performer) Stoney Lonesome (guest performer) The Butch Thompson Trio (house band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1980) (support act)	Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States	1983-05-21

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held in:	United States

founders:	Garrison Keillor

subseries:	A Prairie Home Companion: Joke Shows A Prairie Home Companion: Talent From Towns Under 2000 Guy Noir, Private Eye The Lives of the Cowboys The News From Lake Wobegon
recorded music series:	A Prairie Home Companion (albums) A Prairie Home Companion (broadcasts)

official homepages:	http://phc.mpr.org/ [info] (ended) http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/ [info] (ended) http://prairiehome.org/ [info]
Wikidata:	Q2890517 [info]
fan pages:	http://www.creamcityrealestate.com/phc/ [info] https://aphcarchive.com/index.cfm [info] https://lakewobegon.fandom.com/wiki/Lake_Wobegon_Wiki [info]

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