Bright Eyes to Play The Caverns March 14

Though he’s been prolifically making music with a whole host of projects for more than 30 years (despite only being in his mid-40s), from solo work to short-lived emo outfit Commander Venus to cult punk band Desaparecidos to indie pop gem Park Ave. to folk supergroup Monsters of Folk to Phoebe Bridgers teamup Better Oblivion Community Center, there is, perhaps, no other Conor Oberst project as renowned or enduring as Bright Eyes. Undoubtedly the group that first introduced him to a wider audience- especially if you’re a millennial who was dialed into the indie and emo scene of the 2000s- Bright Eyes began as something a solo moniker for Conor’s intimate folk songs in the ’90s, before morphing into a full-fledged folk and rock band by the 2000s, propelling the Omaha, Nebraska native to indie acclaim with lauded early efforts like 2000 third LP Fevers and Mirrors and 2002 followup Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, before a pair of records released on the same day, in 2005- the folk-oriented I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning and electronic leaning Digital Ash in a Digital Urn– catapulted Bright Eyes into the mainstream. A few more prolific years would follow, before the band- formally rounded out by multi-instrumentalists Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott- embarked on something of hiatus after 2011’s The People’s Key, spending nearly a decade focusing on other projects, during which time Oberst released numerous solo LPs, reunited Desaparecidos, formed Better Oblivion, and continued to regularly tour.

Though, functionally, Oberst’s solo stuff always felt like an extension of Bright Eyes’ catalogue, there always still seemed to be a nostalgia for that moniker from fans, and, finally, after nearly a decade apart, the group announced their official return at the start of 2020. Unfortunately, as with many other ill-timed reunions from early that year (we’re still salty that The Format never managed to regroup), Covid put some of their immediate plans on hold, but the band still dropped an album- their first in nine years- that summer, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, and resumed touring in 2021. Since then, they’ve stayed active, reissuing their prior discography through new label home Dead Oceans and continuing to regularly perform live, and will keep the momentum going with a new album (their tenth or 11th depending on how you count them) due out Sept. 20, Five Dice, All Threes. So far, the band have teased their latest with two great singles, “Bells & Whistles” and the recent “Rainbow Overpass,” and have a handful of shows and festival dates slated for the fall. Just announced, however, they’re also set to embark on a massive run of North America at the start of 2025, bringing the band back to the Nashville area for the first time since a 2022 stop at The Ryman, on March 14, 2025 for a very special underground performance at The Caverns in nearby Pelham. As we feel inclined to mention any time we tell you about a show at The Caverns, this venue is one of the most unique concert experiences you can have anywhere, and we think it’s always worth the trek anytime an artist we love is on the calendar.

Get tickets right here while they last, and hear Bright Eyes’ latest two singles below!

Sept. 19 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Sept. 21 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
Sept. 22 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
Oct. 11 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
Oct. 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
Oct. 13 – Las Vegas, NV – Best Friends Forever Music Festival
Jan. 16 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
Jan. 18 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound
Jan. 19 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
Jan. 20 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Jan. 21 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
Jan. 23 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Jan. 24 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Jan. 25 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Jan. 26 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Feb. 26 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
Feb. 27 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Feb. 28 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
March 1 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
March 2 – Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s Live
March 3 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre
March 5 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
March 7 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theater
March 8 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
March 9 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
March 10 – Richmond, VA – The National
March 13 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
March 14 – Pelham, TN – The Caverns
March 17 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
March 18 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall
March 20 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
March 21 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
March 22 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
April 3 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
April 4 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
April 8 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
April 9 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
April 10 – Toronto, ON – History
April 11 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
April 13 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
April 17 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
April 18 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
April 19 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
April 20 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
April 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
April 23 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion
April 24 – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
April 25 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
April 26 – West Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom