.vimrc: getting E474: Invalid argument: listchars=tab: no matter what I do

I am getting an error with vim when loading it with a custom .vimrc file. Error: ``` E474: Invalid argument: listchars=tab: ``` I have tried many thing including putting these lines in my file: ``` scriptencoding utf-8 set encoding=utf-8 set fileencoding=utf-8 set bomb ``` So far with many hours of research I just can't find a fix, I know it is something to do with UTF-8 encoding but gain, I can't seem to find something helpful. Here is my .vimrc file ``` scriptencoding utf-8 set encoding=utf-8 set fileencoding=utf-8 set bomb echo "My vimrc Loaded" set nocompatible " be iMproved filetype off " required! set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/vundle/ call vundle#rc() " let Vundle manage Vundle " required! Bundle 'gmarik/vundle' Bundle 'tpope/vim-fugitive' Bundle 'Lokaltog/vim-easymotion' Bundle 'rstacruz/sparkup', {'rtp': 'vim/'} Bundle 'tpope/vim-rails.git' Bundle 'L9' Bundle 'FuzzyFinder' Bundle 'git://git.wincent.com/command-t.git' Bundle 'nerdtree' Bundle 'ctrlp.vim' Bundle 'syntastic' color darkspectrum set tabstop=4 set shiftwidth=4 set autoindent "set smartindent "set expandtab set hlsearch "set showcmd set number set list set listchars=tab:| autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree let NERDTreeShowHidden=1 filetype plugin indent on " required! ``` Also, here is my locale in case you need it: ``` LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE= LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ALL= ```