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Bright Eyes
2 days ago
Bright Eyes' 2025 North American tour starts next month! Support from Cursive, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Christopher Owens, and Quasi on select dates. Grab your tickets and we'll see you soon! https://bnds.us/k2a1wf
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A Christmas Album - Red
$21.23
Cassadaga - Yellow
$32.99
Noise Floor rarities: 1998-2005 Champ...
$29.99
Noise Floor: A Companion - Gold
$16.61
Cassadaga: A Companion - Gold
$13.64
The People's Key: A Companion - Gold
$19.53
LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, K...
$16.91
LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, K...
$27.57
Digital Ash In A Digital Urn: A Compa...
$18.38
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
$19.99
Digital Ash In A Digital Urn
$24.98
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Compa...
$19.53
A Collection of Songs Written and Rec...
$22.06
Letting Off The Happiness: A Companio...
$23.99
Down in the Weeds, Where the World On...
$11.47
LIFTED or The Story is in The Soil, K...
$59.98
Letting Off The Happiness
$32.89
A Collection Of Songs Written and Rec...
$39.98
The People's Key
$25.77
When The President Talks To God (One ...
$23.99
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Bright Eyes's tour

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Bright Eyes at San Antonio, TX in Aztec Theatre 2023
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Fan Reviews

Amanda
May 15th 2023
I had the best time and Conor giving his mom flowers was the sweetest!!!
Tulsa, OK@
Cain's Ballroom
Cj
May 11th 2023
Incredible show, they played so many old classics it felt like a throwback show, this tour is for the fans! The last one was for the album, and that was awesome too, but this lil 9 date tour is more low-key but all about digging into the deep cuts
Milwaukee, WI@
Pabst Theater
jonathan
November 11th 2022
First time at history and it was great, very clean and spacious. Bright eyes was incredible and I loved every moment of it.
Toronto, ON@
HISTORY
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About Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes is the main project of American singer-songwriter/guitarist Conor Oberst. Bright Eyes also features multi-instrumentalist/producer Mike Mogis, keyboard player Nate Walcott and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha, Nebraska's indie music scene. Conor Oberst has been recording music since the age of 13. He released his first two albums at the age of 14 with a band called Commander Venus. After the break-up of this band in 1997, Conor's main focus became Bright Eyes, and in 1998 he released the first Bright Eyes album, A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997(a collection of 20 stockpiled songs) on the independent label saddle creek Records, which he had co-formed earlier in collaboration with fellow local Omaha musicians.

Saddle Creek also put forth Letting Off the Happiness in November 1998, a ten track piece that boasted a much more focused and clear sound than the previous album. According to the Saddle Creek press release, it features members of Lullaby for the Working Class, Neutral Milk Hotel, and of Montreal. It was predominantly recorded in the Oberst family basement in Omaha on an analog eight track reel to reel; with some work also done at keyboardist Andy Lemaster's Athens, GA studio. Although almost all of the tracks feature a full band, June on the West Coast is performed with only acoustic guitar and vocals. Padraic My Prince gives a dramatic fictional account of the death of Oberst's baby brother, used as an analogy for being dumped.

In 2000 Bright Eyes released Fevers and Mirrors, a demonstration of the immense improvement in production quality and musical vision of the band. New instruments such as flute, piano, and accordion were introduced into the song arrangements. After An Attempt to Tip the Scales, a mock radio interview takes place. The mock radio interview features Todd Fink of The Faint doing an impression of Conor Oberst while reading a script that Oberst wrote. The man interviewing is Matt Silcock, a former member of Lullaby for the Working Class. In this interview, the fake Oberst intentionally presents a strange, contradictory explanation of his attitude towards his music. The interview acknowledges criticisms of his lyrics as overblown and insincere, which had begun to appear as the popularity of the band increased, but responds by stating that the lyrics are meant for personal interpretation. In a 'real' interview with KittyMagik.com, Oberst stated about the mock one: "It was a way to make fun of ourselves because the record is such a downer. I mean, that's one part of who I am, but I also like laughing and fucking around".

2002 saw the release of Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, and since then Oberst has released an almost constant stream of new material on collaborative EPs, split singles, tribute albums, and charity records. He ventured into the studio with Nebraska folk-pop outfit Tilly and the Wall, co-producing their debut album Wild Like Children and released it on his newly established record label, Team Love.

January 2005 saw the release of two albums: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, which is a country-tinged mélange of Conor’s finest acoustic songs, featuring guest vocal appearances from Emmylou Harris and Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, which is a more produced, band-centric album featuring cameo appearances by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
One single from each album, Take It Easy (Love Nothing) from Digital Ash and Lua from I'm Wide Awake took the top two slots on Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, the first time for any artist since 1997.
As had become expected of Bright Eyes recordings, the albums feature an array of talented comrades including bandmembers of Rilo Kiley, Tilly and the Wall, Cursive, Now It's Overhead, The Good Life, Azure Ray, The Faint, The Bruces, Neva Dinova, The Postal Service and Audrye Sessions.

In October 2006, Bright Eyes released a compilation of rare tracks called Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005.

Bright Eyes released a new studio album called Cassadaga on April 9, 2007, preceded by an EP entitled Four Winds on March 6, 2007.
A further 25-30 tracks have been recorded in Portland, Oregon and New York City, with another session planned in Omaha, Nebraska. Some of these tracks have already been performed at live shows.

- - - - -
TRIVIA
A few of Oberst's songs find their roots in classic literature, such as Tereza and Tomas (an obvious reference to Milan Kundera's Unbearable Lightness of Being) and Neely O'Hara (Valley of the Dolls).

List of bands compromising Conor Oberst:
Bright Eyes (1995-present)
Commander Venus (1995-97)
The Magnetas (1996)
Park Ave. (1996-98)
Desaparecidos (2000-01)
Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band (2008-present)
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Genres:
Indie, Indie Rock
Band Members:
Conor Oberst, Nathaniel Walcott, Mike Mogis
Hometown:
Omaha, Nebraska

Latest Posts

Bright Eyes
2 days ago
Bright Eyes' 2025 North American tour starts next month! Support from Cursive, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Christopher Owens, and Quasi on select dates. Grab your tickets and we'll see you soon! https://bnds.us/k2a1wf
View More Posts

concerts and tour dates

Upcoming
Past
concerts near you
all concerts & live streams
JAN
16
2025
Tickets
JAN
18
2025
Tickets
JAN
19
2025
Tickets
Show More Dates (49)

Live Photos of Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes at San Antonio, TX in Aztec Theatre 2023
View All Photos

Bright Eyes merch
amazonview store

A Christmas Album - Red
$21.23
Cassadaga - Yellow
$32.99
Noise Floor rarities: 1998-2005 Champ...
$29.99
Noise Floor: A Companion - Gold
$16.61
Cassadaga: A Companion - Gold
$13.64
The People's Key: A Companion - Gold
$19.53
LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, K...
$16.91
LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, K...
$27.57
Digital Ash In A Digital Urn: A Compa...
$18.38
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
$19.99
Digital Ash In A Digital Urn
$24.98
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Compa...
$19.53
A Collection of Songs Written and Rec...
$22.06
Letting Off The Happiness: A Companio...
$23.99
Down in the Weeds, Where the World On...
$11.47
LIFTED or The Story is in The Soil, K...
$59.98
Letting Off The Happiness
$32.89
A Collection Of Songs Written and Rec...
$39.98
The People's Key
$25.77
When The President Talks To God (One ...
$23.99
View All
Bright Eyes's tour

Fan Reviews

Amanda
May 15th 2023
I had the best time and Conor giving his mom flowers was the sweetest!!!
Tulsa, OK@
Cain's Ballroom
Cj
May 11th 2023
Incredible show, they played so many old classics it felt like a throwback show, this tour is for the fans! The last one was for the album, and that was awesome too, but this lil 9 date tour is more low-key but all about digging into the deep cuts
Milwaukee, WI@
Pabst Theater
jonathan
November 11th 2022
First time at history and it was great, very clean and spacious. Bright eyes was incredible and I loved every moment of it.
Toronto, ON@
HISTORY
View More Fan Reviews

About Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes is the main project of American singer-songwriter/guitarist Conor Oberst. Bright Eyes also features multi-instrumentalist/producer Mike Mogis, keyboard player Nate Walcott and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha, Nebraska's indie music scene. Conor Oberst has been recording music since the age of 13. He released his first two albums at the age of 14 with a band called Commander Venus. After the break-up of this band in 1997, Conor's main focus became Bright Eyes, and in 1998 he released the first Bright Eyes album, A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997(a collection of 20 stockpiled songs) on the independent label saddle creek Records, which he had co-formed earlier in collaboration with fellow local Omaha musicians.

Saddle Creek also put forth Letting Off the Happiness in November 1998, a ten track piece that boasted a much more focused and clear sound than the previous album. According to the Saddle Creek press release, it features members of Lullaby for the Working Class, Neutral Milk Hotel, and of Montreal. It was predominantly recorded in the Oberst family basement in Omaha on an analog eight track reel to reel; with some work also done at keyboardist Andy Lemaster's Athens, GA studio. Although almost all of the tracks feature a full band, June on the West Coast is performed with only acoustic guitar and vocals. Padraic My Prince gives a dramatic fictional account of the death of Oberst's baby brother, used as an analogy for being dumped.

In 2000 Bright Eyes released Fevers and Mirrors, a demonstration of the immense improvement in production quality and musical vision of the band. New instruments such as flute, piano, and accordion were introduced into the song arrangements. After An Attempt to Tip the Scales, a mock radio interview takes place. The mock radio interview features Todd Fink of The Faint doing an impression of Conor Oberst while reading a script that Oberst wrote. The man interviewing is Matt Silcock, a former member of Lullaby for the Working Class. In this interview, the fake Oberst intentionally presents a strange, contradictory explanation of his attitude towards his music. The interview acknowledges criticisms of his lyrics as overblown and insincere, which had begun to appear as the popularity of the band increased, but responds by stating that the lyrics are meant for personal interpretation. In a 'real' interview with KittyMagik.com, Oberst stated about the mock one: "It was a way to make fun of ourselves because the record is such a downer. I mean, that's one part of who I am, but I also like laughing and fucking around".

2002 saw the release of Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, and since then Oberst has released an almost constant stream of new material on collaborative EPs, split singles, tribute albums, and charity records. He ventured into the studio with Nebraska folk-pop outfit Tilly and the Wall, co-producing their debut album Wild Like Children and released it on his newly established record label, Team Love.

January 2005 saw the release of two albums: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, which is a country-tinged mélange of Conor’s finest acoustic songs, featuring guest vocal appearances from Emmylou Harris and Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, which is a more produced, band-centric album featuring cameo appearances by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
One single from each album, Take It Easy (Love Nothing) from Digital Ash and Lua from I'm Wide Awake took the top two slots on Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, the first time for any artist since 1997.
As had become expected of Bright Eyes recordings, the albums feature an array of talented comrades including bandmembers of Rilo Kiley, Tilly and the Wall, Cursive, Now It's Overhead, The Good Life, Azure Ray, The Faint, The Bruces, Neva Dinova, The Postal Service and Audrye Sessions.

In October 2006, Bright Eyes released a compilation of rare tracks called Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005.

Bright Eyes released a new studio album called Cassadaga on April 9, 2007, preceded by an EP entitled Four Winds on March 6, 2007.
A further 25-30 tracks have been recorded in Portland, Oregon and New York City, with another session planned in Omaha, Nebraska. Some of these tracks have already been performed at live shows.

- - - - -
TRIVIA
A few of Oberst's songs find their roots in classic literature, such as Tereza and Tomas (an obvious reference to Milan Kundera's Unbearable Lightness of Being) and Neely O'Hara (Valley of the Dolls).

List of bands compromising Conor Oberst:
Bright Eyes (1995-present)
Commander Venus (1995-97)
The Magnetas (1996)
Park Ave. (1996-98)
Desaparecidos (2000-01)
Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band (2008-present)
Show More
Genres:
Indie, Indie Rock
Band Members:
Conor Oberst, Nathaniel Walcott, Mike Mogis
Hometown:
Omaha, Nebraska

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