Bright Eyes Winter US Tour

Bright Eyes are heading across the US in January, to kick off the upcoming releases of their 2 new albums, Digital Ash In A Digital Urn, and I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, due out January 25th.

Following this US tour, Conor and his bandmates will head down under to open for R.E.M., as well as play a few headlining dates.

Fri 01/14/05 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
Sat 01/15/05 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
Mon 01/17/05 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Tue 01/18/05 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
Wed 01/19/05 Columbus, OH Wexner Center
Fri 01/21/05 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Tue 01/25/05 New York, NY Town Hall
Wed 01/26/05 New York, NY Town Hall
Fri 01/28/05 Philadelphia, PA Academy Of Music
Sat 01/29/05 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sun 01/30/05 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Mon 01/31/05 Raleigh, NC Memorial Auditorium
Tue 02/01/05 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Fri 02/04/05 Tampa, FL Tampa Theatre
Sat 02/05/05 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
Sat 02/12/05 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Sun 02/13/05 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Tue 02/15/05 Berkeley, CA Berkeley Community Theatre
Wed 02/16/05 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Thu 02/17/05 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre

edit: added Chicago date

Rock Royalty to Join Voices Against Bush With Fall Concerts

Rock Royalty to Join Voices Against Bush With Fall Concerts

from the LA Times:

Rock Royalty to Join Voices Against Bush With Fall Concerts

Musicians will perform in swing states to try to affect election. Playing for a cause is a tradition, but injecting political views can be risky.

By Geoff Boucher
Times Staff Writer

July 25, 2004

Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and a deep roster of other rock stars will unite for politically minded concerts this fall that will give voice to dissatisfaction with the Bush administration.

The all-star rock shows, which are expected to begin in October and target campaign swing states, are in the planning stage but were confirmed by half a dozen music industry sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Continue reading