Bright Eyes Release New Song “Rainbow Overpass” + Announce Extensive 2025 Tour
Bright Eyes have released a new track “Rainbow Overpass,” from their forthcoming tenth studio album, Five Dice, All Threes, out on September 20th via Dead Oceans. The bright, punky anthem is propelled by acoustic guitar, horns, and fist-pumping gang vocals featuring Alex Orange Drink of The So So Glos, the accelerating tempo like a speeding car driving off the eponymous rainbow overpass.
Of the new track, Bright Eyes’ frontman Conor Oberst says, “Alex and I wrote a lot of the songs together, but ‘Rainbow Overpass’ is the only one he gets [to sing] a verse. He’s kinda like my hype man, getting a little Beastie Boys on the shit! They grew up on punk rock and the Beasties, so there are a lot of little bursts of other voices. I like that. It creates energy. Sometimes music can feel flat until you get into a live situation, when there’s adrenaline and raw energy. Instead of working in reverse, where that happens as we tour, I was trying to get some of that energy onto the record.”
In addition to the slew of European and US tour dates announced in July, the band has announced a massive North American tour for 2025 which will wind up the West Coast before canvasing the South and the East Coast before concluding in the Midwest.
Artist Presale will take place on Wednesday, Aug 7 at 10AM local time with general on-sale on Friday, Aug 9 at 10AM local time. Full routing below.
Bright Eyes on Tour:
Thursday, September 19 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, September 21 - Chicago, IL - Riot Fest
Sunday, September 22 - Omaha, NE - Steelhouse Omaha
Friday, October 11 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
Saturday, October 12 - Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether (SOLD OUT)
Sunday, October 13 - Las Vegas, NV - Best Friends Forever Music Festival
Sunday, November 10 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
Monday, November 11 - London, UK - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Tuesday, November 12 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
Wednesday, November 13 - Ghent, Belgium - Ha Concerts
Thursday, November 14 - Cologne, Germany - Carlswerk Victoria
Friday, November 15 - Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
Saturday, November 16 - Weissenhauser Strand, Germany - Rolling Stone Beach
Monday, November 18 - Stockholm, Sweden - Fållan
Tuesday, November 19 - Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
Thursday, January 16 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
Saturday, January 18 - Del Mar, CA - The Sound
Sunday, January 19 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
Monday, January 20 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
Tuesday, January 21 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
Thursday, January 23 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Friday, January 24 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
Saturday, January 25 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
Sunday, January 26 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
Wednesday, February 26 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge
Thursday, February 27 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Friday, February 28 - Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum
Saturday, March 1 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
Sunday, March 2 - Baton Rouge, LA - Chelsea’s Live
Monday, March 3 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
Wednesday, March 5 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
Friday, March 7 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theater
Saturday, March 8 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
Sunday, March 9 - Knoxville, TN - The Mill & Mine
Monday, March 10 - Richmond, VA - The National
Thursday, March 13 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Friday, March 14 - Pelham, TN - The Caverns
Monday, March 17 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
Tuesday, March 18 - Little Rock, AR - The Hall
Thursday, March 20 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
Friday, March 21 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
Saturday, March 22 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Thursday, April 3 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
Friday, April 4 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre
Tuesday, April 8 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
Wednesday, April 9 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
Thursday, April 10 - Toronto, ON - History
Friday, April 11 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Riverworks
Sunday, April 13 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
Thursday, April 17 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount
Friday, April 18 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
Saturday, April 19 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia