Bright Eyes | photo by Shawn Brackbill | courtesy of the artist
Bright Eyes and Lucy Dacus will play Steel Stacks in Bethlehem this June
Indie folk faves Bright Eyes will go on their first tour since 2011 this summer. Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, along with multi-instrumentalists Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott, reformed the band last year, and will release new music this year via Dead Oceans Records, the label that released Oberst’s Better Oblivion Community Center project with Phoebe Bridgers in 2019.
The spring-into-summer run features a June 16th date at Bethlehem’s Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks, with Richmond singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus opening the show. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 21st at noon, and more information can be found at the XPN Concert Calendar.
Though Oberst has played several solo sets in the region, including an appearance at XPNFest 2017, this will be Bright Eyes’ first Philly-area concert since a June 2011 gig at The Mann Center. Lucy Dacus performed in Philly frequently while touring in support of her 2018 LP Historian and her 2019 EP, and most recently played Johnny Brenda’s on New Year’s Eve. Watch live videos from both artists below, and see Bright Eyes’ entire tour itinerary.
Tour Dates03/23/20 – Tokyo, JP @ Liquidroom
05/14/20 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory #
05/15/20 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory #
05/16/20 – Tacoma, WA @ Temple #
05/18/20 – Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery #
05/19/20 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Santa Cruz Civic #
05/21/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium #
05/22/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
05/23/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
05/24/20 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
06/12/20 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium *
06/13/20 – Syracuse, NY @ Beak and Skiff *
06/14/20 – Lewiston, NY @ Art Park *
06/16/20 – Bethlehem, PA @ Levitt Pavillion Steel Stacks *
06/17/20 – Burlington, VT @ The Green at Shelburne Museum *
06/18/20 – Portland, ME @ State Theater *
06/19/20 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall *
06/20/20 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium +
08/14/20 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/16/20 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
08/18/20 – Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit
08/19/20 – Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Music Bar
08/21/20 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
08/22/20 – Frankfurt, DE @ Batschkapp
08/24/20 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
08/25/20 – Cologne, DE @ E-Werk
08/27/20 – Vienna, AT @ Open Air Arena
08/28/20 – Munich, DE @ Muffathalle
08/29/20 – Zurich, CH @ X-Tra
09/01/20 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
09/02/20 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
09/03/20 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
09/04/20 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
09/05/20 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
09/06/20 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
# Lavender Diamond supports
* Lucy Dacus supports
+ Japanese Breakfast and Lucy Dacus support