Bright Eyes are set to release their new album Five Dice, All Threes on Friday, September 20th, and they were planning to celebrate its release with a trio of shows in New York City, Chicago (at Riot Fest), and a hometown concert in Omaha, Nebraska. But after a rough warm-up show in Cleveland earlier this week, the band have canceled all three shows.
“We’re heartbroken to announce that our upcoming record release shows have been canceled,” reads the band’s official statement on Instagram. “The warm up shows we played earlier this week resulted in Conor losing his voice and, on the advice of doctors, we’ve made the difficult but sensible decision to prioritize rest and recuperation for the remainder of the month.” The band also writes that they’ll be working hard to reschedule the dates, and that refunds for the shows will be available at the point of purchase. See their full statement below.
According to attendees of the Cleveland show who shared their experiences on Reddit, Conor Oberst was visibly intoxicated during the set and, at times, couldn’t play guitar or remember lyrics. Oberst has often performed intoxicated, but several attendees noted that Oberst was particularly out of it, and even ended the set by telling the crowd he wanted to kill himself.
Bright Eyes still have a slew of tour dates left on the docket for 2024 — they’ll headline the inaugural edition of Las Vegas’ Best Friends Forever Festival on October 13th, preceded by a pair of dates in Los Angeles and Oakland. After they head to Europe for a brief tour in November, Bright Eyes will begin their massive, 43-date North American tour in January.
Five Dice, All Threes, Bright Eyes’ 11th studio album, is out everywhere on Friday, September 20th.
Bright Eyes 2024-2025 Tour Dates:09/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel09/21 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest09/22 – Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha
10/11 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
10/13 – Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Music Festival
11/10 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall
11/11 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
11/12 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje
11/13 – Ghent, Belgium @ Ha Concerts
11/14 – Cologne, Germany @ Carlswerk Victoria
11/15 – Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom
11/16 – Weissenhauser Strand, Germany @ Rolling Stone Beach
11/18 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Fållan
11/19 – Oslo, Norway @ Parkteatret
01/16 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
01/18 — Del Mar, CA @ The Sound
01/19 — Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
01/20 — Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
01/21 — Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
01/23 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
01/24 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
01/25 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
01/26 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
02/26 — Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
02/27 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
02/28 — Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
03/01 — San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
03/02 — Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live
03/03 — Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
03/05 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
03/07 — Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theater
03/08 — Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
03/09 — Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine
03/10 — Richmond, VA @ The National
03/13 — Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
03/14 — Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
03/17 — Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
03/18 — Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
03/20 — Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
03/21 — Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
03/22 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
04/03 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
04/04 — St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
04/08 — Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
04/09 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
04/10 — Toronto, ON @ History
04/11 — Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Riverworks
04/13 — Portland, ME @ State Theatre
04/17 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
04/18 — Boston, MA @ House of Blues
04/19 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
04/20 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
04/22 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
04/23 — Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion
04/24 — Louisville, KY @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
04/25 — Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
04/26 — West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom