Bright Eyes Set list

[Vas Deferens]

The best tour is still the Lifted tour with the  mini-orchestra and Winona Ryder watching from the balcony...

[allmy$to930]

Frankly, I think he's moved on as an artist since "Lifted."  

That is a bizarre statement, seeing that he closed with "Make War" from Lifted.
 
 I realize he was playing a lot of new material. I actually thought the new stuff sounded good.  However, to me, playing few of the songs that people really hope to hear is pretty unfair to the people in attendence. This is especially true when he is willing to play cover songs and allow a member of his band to play a song from a side project.
 
 I wasn't paying to go see an "artist"; I was paying to be entertained.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Brandon Brendall, the thief:
 "I stopped masturbating for you!"

i LOLed

[azaghal1981]

Bands usually play small shows like these for the soul purpose of road-testing new material. I got exactly what I expected last night and thought it was a solid show. The new material is on par with anything on lifted or I'm wide awake.

[Chulahoma]

New Tour Announced: 7 Shows in NYC??!?!?
 
 Bright Eyes:
 
 03-07 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey *
 03-08 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey *
 03-09 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
 03-10 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
 03-11 Seattle, WA - Showbox
 03-16 London, England - Koko
 03-18 Oxford, England - Brookes University Student Union
 03-22 Oslo, Norway - Cosmopolite
 03-24 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
 03-26 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
 03-27 Cologne, Germany - Gloria
 03-30 Paris, France - Cafe de la Danse
 03-31 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Melkweg
 04-22 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
 04-23 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
 04-24 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
 04-25 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
 04-26 Omaha, NE - Holland Performing Arts Center
 04-28 Denver, CO - Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
 04-29 Salt Lake City, UT - Kingsbury Hall
 05-01 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
 05-02 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
 05-04 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
 05-05 Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre
 05-06 Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
 05-08 San Diego, CA - SOMA
 05-09 Tempe, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
 05-11 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
 05-12 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
 05-13 Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall
 05-14 New Orleans, LA - Republic
 05-16 Tampa, FL - Tampa Theatre
 05-17 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
 05-18 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
 05-19 Nashville, TN - Ryman Audiotorium
 05-20 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
 05-21 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
 05-22 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
 05-24 Boston, MA - Wang Center for the Performing Arts
 05-25 New York, NY - Town Hall
 05-26 New York, NY - Town Hall
 05-28 New York, NY - Town Hall
 05-29 New York, NY - Town Hall
 05-30 New York, NY - Town Hall
 05-31 New York, NY - Town Hall
 06-01 New York, NY - Town Hall
 
 * with Vetiver

[HoyaSaxa03]

does anyone else really wish they were one of the extras in the audience for this video shoot?
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC-_wpl4ZWw

[kookiemnstr8]

I don't think its his responsibility to play what people "want" to hear. I went to this show with the intention of hearing his new stuff.  The performance an artist gives with the stuff they want to play is more enjoyable than the half-hearted performance of a song they've played hundreds of times.

[azaghal1981]

Agreed... Well put.
 
 

Originally posted by Graace:
  I don't think its his responsibility to play what people "want" to hear. I went to this show with the intention of hearing his new stuff.  The performance an artist gives with the stuff they want to play is more enjoyable than the half-hearted performance of a song they've played hundreds of times.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I disagree. If someone wants to be an "artist" let them go play in a room by themself. If someone has a paying audience, they should be obliged to at least attempt to make their audience happy.
 
 

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
  Agreed... Well put.
 
   

Originally posted by Graace:
  I don't think its his responsibility to play what people "want" to hear. I went to this show with the intention of hearing his new stuff.  The performance an artist gives with the stuff they want to play is more enjoyable than the half-hearted performance of a song they've played hundreds of times.

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[allmy$to930]

I don't think its his responsibility to play what people "want" to hear. I went to this show with the intention of hearing his new stuff. The performance an artist gives with the stuff they want to play is more enjoyable than the half-hearted performance of a song they've played hundreds of times.

I generally agree with you.  I do think bands/artists should be willing to meet people half way, though. I have been to quite a few shows and have never seen such an imbalance between new (unreleased) material and old material.
 
 He seemed unhappy with the crowd last night and it was largely his own doing. It is not surprising that people were calling out for songs or acting pretty bored when they knew little of the new material.
 
 It is his right to play what he wants. I certainly won't go to another Bright Eyes show in the months leading up to an album release. He is a great musician, but a poor entertainer.
 
 On the Sunken Treasure DVD, Tweedy devotes a few minutes to discussing coming to terms with the fact that people come to shows to hear songs that they know and love. He said that it has made him a much happier person and has really improved their/his shows. I assume Conor will learn the same thing at some point.

[kookiemnstr8]

Originally posted by Jack Black, Caucasian American:
  I disagree. If someone wants to be an "artist" let them go play in a room by themself. If someone has a paying audience, they should be obliged to at least attempt to make their audience happy.
 
 

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 I don't mean "artist" artist, I meant [recording] artist.  People can go make "art" all by themselves.  I think that performers do have an obligation to deliver what is advertised, which he did.  This tour is a warm-up for the release of his album.  Obviously it is going to focus on newer material.  He explained to the audience that the band hadn't even rehearsed half the songs they were calling out.  It's very typical of him especially to concentrate on one set of material at a time.  On the Digital Ash Tour show I saw, he played one song not off that album.  Similarly for the I'm Wide Awake . . . tour, if I remember correctly.  Only when he wasn't touring around an album release (November 2005) did he really jump around his catalog.
 
 He's calmed down a lot, the band was great, the sound is going in a new direction, and I enjoyed it.

[kookiemnstr8]

Originally posted by allmy$to930:
 
 He seemed unhappy with the crowd last night and it was largely his own doing. It is not surprising that people were calling out for songs or acting pretty bored when they knew little of the new material.
 

I would have been unhappy with the crowd as well.  After having your shouts politely ignored most people give up after a while.  I heard "Poison Oak" yelled time after time after time.  
 
 And while shows can be boring when the material is foreign, it can be exciting to hear things for the first time live.  I thought he dispersed enough familiar songs throughout the set to keep people engaged, and that some of the new stuff was just fantastic.  Sonic Youth, a band with a more extensive and well loved back catalog than Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst, played almost exclusively from Rather Ripped this summer.  
 
 Feelings on the opener?  I thought the music was pleasant enough but that Wooden Wand's "banter" was grating.  I didn't think either was anything really special.

[allmy$to930]

I would have been unhappy with the crowd as well. After having your shouts politely ignored most people give up after a while. I heard "Poison Oak" yelled time after time after time.

Suggested Response: "I have heard your request for Poison Oak.  I am sorry to disappoint you but we will not be playing that song tonight.  In fact, we won't be playing any requests. We are excited about our new material and hope you enjoy it."

[azaghal1981]

Yeah but that reply would've been trite and boring. His smart-ass response was funny and justified.

[Chulahoma]

soooo does anyone have the set list?