Originally written by Sean Adams · 14 December 2004
As part of his plot for Global Domination, with the simple policies of international unification for the damnation of Bush and increased involvement in R&D (Romance'n'Drink), Conor Oberst is coming back.
The dates are in promotion of the two forthcoming albums, both due on January 24th, which DiS can safely say any and all hype is certainly justified. 'I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning' lives up to the new Dylan sensationalism, and then some, and 'Digital Ash, From a Digital Urn' gains a lot from backing shenanigans of The Faint and YYYs Nick Zinner, is like a dishevelled and slightly mangled Postal Service.
In the meantime, get your diary blocked out for the following Bright Eyes live shows, with support from former label mates, the girlsome, popsome, Rilo Kiley. These dates are fresh off'a the presses, so tickets might not be on sale at your usual reliable emporium for all these dates yet.
MARCH 2005 9th Wed Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 10th Thu Leeds Metropolitan Uni 11th Fri Glasgow QMU 12th Sat Manchester Academy 2 13th Sun Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 14th Mon London Astoria
The US dates, are for 'I'm Wide Awake...', and a second tour for 'Digital Ash..,', also featuring Saddle Creek labelmates the Faint, is set for early May, with dates to be announced.
JANUARY Support from Tilly and the Wall: 14th Omaha, NE, Sokol Auditorium 15th Minneapolis, State Theatre 16th Milwaukee, Pabst Theatre 17th Chicago, Riviera Theatre 18th Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan Theatre 19th Columbus, OH, Wexner Center for the Arts 21st Toronto, Phoenix Theatre 22nd Montreal, Spectrum de Montreal 23rd Burlington, VT, Higher Ground 24th Cambridge, MA, Sanders Theatre (Harvard University) 25th & 26th New York, NY, Town Hall 28th Philadelphia, Academy of Music 29th Washington, DC, 9:30 Club 30th Norfolk, VA, Norva Theatre 31st Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium 1st Atlanta, Variety Playhouse
FEBRUARY Support from Neva Dinova: 3rd Miami, Olympia Theatre at Gusman Center 4th Tampa, Tampa Theatre 5th Orlando, House of Blues 7th Fort Worth, TX, Ridglea Theatre 8th Austin, La Zona Rosa 10th Phoenix, Celebrity Theatre 11th San Diego, Spreckles Theatre 12th & 13th Los Angeles, Orpheum Theatre
DiScuss: Which record are you most looking forward to? Is that you in the picture? How amazing were those acoustic shows? Conor for President? Do you think Seth Cohen has downloaded all the bootlegs of both albums? If you hate the taste of wine, why do you drink it 'til you're blind?