Bright Eyes Announce More Live Shows For 2021

Lucy Dacus, Japanese Breakfast & Waxahatchee Join For First Gigs Since 2011

Bright Eyes have added eight dates to their Summer tour schedule. The beloved band will play their first shows since 2011 in support of their most recent album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was. The album, considered a ‘reunion’ of sorts following a nine year hiatus for the trio, was released on Dead Oceans in August 2020 to international acclaim. Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott haven’t played a full show together since wrapping the tour for The People’s Key in Honolulu in November 2011. They were the musical guests on several late night TV shows last summer, recording at their Omaha studio for quarantine performances, their longest set being for NPR’s Tiny Desk. The 2021 live band will include Down in the Weeds contributors Jon Theodore (drums), Macey Taylor (bass) and Miwi LaLupa (guitar/vocals), along with a chamber orchestra. Support comes from Lucy Dacus (all shows) plus Japanese Breakfast (New Haven, CT) and Waxahatchee (Forest Hills Tennis Stadium). Tickets on sale from Friday June 11th.