Bright Eyes's 2005 Concert History

Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band formed in 1995 in Omaha, Nebraska. Led by Conor Oberst, the band is known for its introspective and personal lyrics, diverse musical styles, and Conor's distinctive and emotional voice. Over the years, various musicians have contributed to the project, creating a sound that has been described as one of the most innovative and influential of the 2000s. With a dedicated fanbase and critical acclaim, Bright Eyes has released several albums and has become a staple of the indie rock genre. Their music explores themes of love, loss, depression, and heartache, and has captured the hearts of listeners around the world.

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 14, 2005 –
Jul 17, 2005
Dour Festival 2005
M83 / Hot Chip / Mika / Bright Eyes / Cut Copy / Devendra Banhart / A-Trak / Anthrax / Roots Manuva / The Subways / Jamie Lidell / Amon Tobin / Television / Mylo / Barrington Levy / Vitalic / The Faint / Felix da Housecat / Killing Joke / Hawkwind / Sondre Lerche / Brooks / Sage Francis / IAMX / Little Brother / Napalm Death / The Wedding Present / Levellers / Front 242 / yellowman / Gabriel Rios / Madrugada / Richie Hawtin / Soulive / Friction / Electrelane / Israel Vibration / Anthony B / Cult of Luna / Erol Alkan / Sofa Surfers / Jaga Jazzist / Tahiti 80 / Stereo Total / Fantômas / Entombed / Gilles Peterson / Laibach / The Queers / Jesu / Absynthe Minded / Supersuckers / DJ Hype / Giant Sand / Luke / DJ Yoda / Anne Clark / Rahzel / Vive La Fête / The Hacker / Walls of Jericho / Catherine Feeny / Heltah Skeltah / Sohodolls / DJ Spinna / Scout Niblett / Zongamin / TTC / Mickey 3D / Project Pitchfork / Nashville Pussy / The Go Find / Robots In Disguise / Kery James / 13 & God / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Unsane / dälek / Sole / Hexstatic / The Young Gods / Stretch Arm Strong / Diecast / Future Prophecies / Babylon Circus / Sinik / Millionaire / Styrofoam / Kiki / Hood / Maximilian Hecker / Sud Sound System / Alec Empire / Incantation / Looptroop / Headman / Murphy's Law / Dom And Roland / Zea / Electrocute / Psy 4 De La Rime / Blues Explosion / Isis / Eths / Logh / The Neon Judgement / Didier Super / Mass Hysteria / Soldout / Klub des Loosers / Joshua / Hulk / Sioen / Stash / Kool Shen / Resistance / Hatesphere / Martin Luther / Born From Pain / A Brand / Lofofora / Radium / Fever / The Penelopes / Ben Christophers / Daniel Darc / Desmond Dekker / Hermanos Inglesos / Exsonvaldes / Ewan Pearson / La Phaze / Waldorf / 25 Ta Life / Umoja / Les Georges Leningrad / The Outside Agency / Jerônimo / Sweatshop / Fake / Dwight Trible / Elisa do Brasil / Eclectic Method / Kaly Live Dub / Cataract / Malibu Stacy / Nid And Sancy / Modey Lemon / Jim Murple Memorial / Experience / DAAU - Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung / Blutch / Sayag Jazz Machine / Hollywood Porn Stars / Starfighter / Markus Kienzl / dDamage / Crystal Distortion / Les Fils De Teuhpu / Amen Ra / The Experimental Tropic Blues Band / Vatican DC / Natalia M King / Jack De Marseille / Senna / Flatcat / Superlux / Lady Jane / Explicit Samourai / The Moon Invaders / Austin Lace / Jamaica All Stars / The Glimmer Twins / Vegomatic / Flexa Lyndo / End of Days / Help She Can't Swim / Bacon Caravan Creek / Vandal X / Deadsoil / Skarbone 14 / Nhl / K-branding / Pitcho / Wawadadakwa / Seasick / Luke Wallace / Poulycroc / Raymondo / Cornflames / Le Bal'con / Tokyo Ska Paradise / DJ Touch / Raggamuffin Whiteman / Love is Love / Amharic / Sbastien Schuller / Saan Supa Crew / pompon / Cosy Mozzy / The Dallas Explosion / [t]kl / Skitsoy / Major Deluxe / Jeff Mills Dj / Skating Teenagers / Aba Shanti Soundsystem / Tōmn / SPORT DOEN / Ward 21 & the Scrucialists / LAWSTREET 16 / Jay Mayhem / Saule & the Pleurers / Elektrash / Murdock Dj / Ultime Team / Cleo's Family / T 67 / Les 100 Grammes De Ttes / System D Dj / Slam Live Show all bands
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Dour, Wallonia, Belgium
Jul 12, 2005
Bright Eyes / The Faint
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Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jul 11, 2005
Bright Eyes / The Faint
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Somerset House London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 10, 2005
T In The Park
"T In The Park" / Athlete / Thirteen Senses / The Bravery / Ian Brown / The Dears / Travis / Dogs / The Tears / Bright Eyes / The Prodigy / The Faint / The Subways / The Stands / Eagles of Death Metal / The Others / The Go! Team / The Blue Van / The Frames / Willy Mason / Interpol / Yourcodenameis: Milo / The Black Velvets / Biffy Clyro / Cherubs / Razorlight / The Departure / Echo & the Bunnymen / Bloc Party / Art Brut / Louis XIV / The Paddingtons / Dave Clarke (UK) / Green Day / Altar Ego / Nine Black Alps / Queens of the Stone Age / Kasabian / Mylo / Kaiser Chiefs / Sons and Daughters Show all bands
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Balado Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jul 09, 2005
Oxegen
"Oxegen" / Ian Brown / The Prodigy / The Frames / Kasabian / The Departure / Nine Black Alps / Willy Mason / Green Day / Bright Eyes / Erick Morillo / Queens of the Stone Age / Razorlight / Snoop Dogg / Bloc Party / The Bravery / Athlete
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Punchestown Racecourse Naas, Leinster, Ireland
Jul 07, 2005
"Montreux Jazz Festival" / Bright Eyes / The Faint / Earl Thomas

Montreux Jazz Festival

Various Venues Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Jul 06, 2005
Bright Eyes
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Zeltival Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jul 04, 2005
Bright Eyes / The Faint

Bright Eyes / The Faint at Schlachthof

Schlachthof Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Jul 03, 2005
Roskilde Festival
"Roskilde Festival" / Bloc Party / Jamie Cullum / Bright Eyes / The Faint / Devendra Banhart / The Go! Team / Interpol / Brian Wilson / The Futureheads
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Roskilde Dyrskueplads Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Jul 02, 2005
Bright Eyes / The Faint

Bright Eyes / The Faint at Cafe Royal

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cafe royal Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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Jul 01, 2005 –
Jul 03, 2005
Les Eurockéennes de Belfort 2005
The Killers / The National / Queens of the Stone Age / Nine Inch Nails / Bloc Party / Chemical Brothers / Interpol / Cake / Röyksopp / Garbage / The Bravery / Kraftwerk / Eagles of Death Metal / CocoRosie / Amon Tobin / The Go! Team / Le Tigre / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Amadou & Mariam / Sonic Youth / Saul Williams / Louise Attaque / Kaizers Orchestra / Little Barrie / Ghinzu / Cali / Bumcello / Mass Hysteria / Blumen / TWA II / Konono Nº1 / Emilie Simon & Synfonietta de Belfort / Ken Boothe / The Faint / Bright Eyes / La Phaze / Jamie Lidell / Gomm / Electrelane / T.Raumschmiere / Elkee / Torm / Mastodon / Eths / Morgan Heritage / Nosfell & Ez3kiel / Common / Tom Vek / Raphael Saadiq / Kas Product / Kasabian / Raw T. / Moodyman / Vitalic / Dälek / Rythm & Sound feat. Tikiman / Marcello D2 / Toxic Kiss / Nosfell / Monsieur Z / Tom Zé / Andrew Bird / Balkan Beat Box / Isis / Plantlife / Slum Village / Turbo Trio / Les Chroniques Bumcello: Omar Hayat / Mama Ohandja / Seb Martel / Amon Tobin / TTC / Les Chroniques Bumcello : Chocolate Genius / Shursheela Raman Show all bands
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Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Jun 30, 2005 –
Jul 03, 2005
Roskilde Festival 2005
M83 / Röyksopp / Maldoror / Chic / Junior Senior / Ali Farka Touré / Toumani Diabaté / Positive Force / Carl Cox / New Cool Collective Big Band / Karen / Khonnor / Tiken Jah Fakoly / Bjorn Berge / Two Lone Swordsmen / Spam Allstars / Mugison / Angu / Mike Patton And Rahzel / Skambankt / Jimmy Eat World / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Plan B / Trentemøller / Kano / Turbonegro / Enzo Avitabile And Bottari / Sunn O))) / Athlete / Thievery Corporation / Eskobar / Mercenary / Dwi Mekar / Sølvstorm / Mory Kante / Mikael Simpson / Warsaw Village Band / Fantômas / Svartbag / Death from Above 1979 / Dungen / Femi Kuti / The Haunted / Peter Sommer / Tys Tys / Tocotronic / Enslaved / Ikscheltaschel / The Blue Van / Joanna Newsom / The Game / Ska Cubano / OPTO / Virus Syndicate / Warren Suicide / Queens Of Noize / The Dears / The Ponys / Mark One / Mylo / The Perceptionists / Black Sabbath / Macaco / The Go! Team / John Digweed / Mastodon / Mory Kant / Outlandish / Sylvie Marks & HAL9000 / Interpol / Green Day / Velvet Revolver / Duran Duran / Kent / Bloc Party / Snoop Dogg / Audioslave / Mew / The Dresden Dolls / D-A-D / Tears / Foo Fighters / The Faint / Brian Wilson / The Raveonettes / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Beatsteaks / Bright Eyes / Flogging Molly / Devendra Banhart / Jamie Cullum / Four Tet / Tinariwen / Tom Vek / Evil Nine / Rahzel / The Futureheads / Le Tigre / Autechre / Roots Manuva / Addictive TV / Yuri Buenaventura / Efterklang / Armand Van Helden / The Be Good Tanyas / Håkan Hellström / Laid Back / Alter Ego / The Hidden Cameras / 13 & God / Hess Is More / Konono n°1 / Plantlife / Bikstok Røgsystem / Desorden Publico / Craig Richards / Captain Comatose / Plena Libre / BNegão / ATA / Faiz Ali Faiz / Radio Mundial / Michele Henderson / Mahala Ra Banda / Isis / Juan Luis Guerra / Gatas Parlament / Kaada/Patton Show all bands
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Unknown venue Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Show Duplicates for Jun 30, 2005
Jun 29, 2005
Bright Eyes / The Faint Piazza Castello Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Jun 27, 2005
Bright Eyes / The Faint
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LE TRABENDO (Parc de la Villette) Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jun 26, 2005
Glastonbury Festival
"Glastonbury Festival" / Cake / The Bravery / Garbage / Allison Moorer / Basement Jaxx / ani difranco / Brian Wilson / Van Morrison / Bright Eyes / Primal Scream / Patty Griffin / The Faint
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Jun 25, 2005
"Greenfield Festival" / Jimmy Eat World / Green Day / Bright Eyes / The Faint

Greenfield Festival

Interlaken Airfield Interlaken, Switzerland
Jun 24, 2005 –
Jun 26, 2005
Glastonbury Festival 2005
Bright Eyes / Rilo Kiley / Willy Mason / M83 / The Magic Numbers / Cake / Interpol / Coldplay / Brian Wilson / Bloc Party / The Killers / Rufus Wainwright / Keane / LCD Soundsystem / New Order / The Kills / Editors / The White Stripes / The Bravery / Billy Bragg / Garbage / Elvis Costello / Maxïmo Park / Kaiser Chiefs / John Butler Trio / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / The Dresden Dolls / Basement Jaxx / Soulwax / Razorlight / James Blunt / The Wailers / The Subways / The Go! Team / Tori Amos / Squarepusher / Röyksopp / Athlete / British Sea Power / Ott / Steve Earle / Babyshambles / The Thrills / Van Morrison / Milo / Four Tet / Levellers / Dark Angel / Secret Machines / Martha Wainwright / Art Brut / Chris T-T / Be Your Own Pet / Taj Mahal / The Zutons / Primal Scream / Ian Brown / Doves / KT Tunstall / Tom Vek / M.I.A. / Nine Black Alps / Hard-Fi / Sons and Daughters / The Futureheads / The Coral / The Dears / Fatboy Slim / Roots Manuva / The Rakes / Goldie Lookin Chain / The Undertones / Shpongle / Engineers / Róisín Murphy / Alabama 3 / Attila the Stockbroker / Femi Kuti and the Positive Force / Boyfriends / Buck 65 / Mylo / Tears / I Am Kloot / Jools Holland / Hallucinogen / The Stands / Roy Ayers / Rory McLeod / The Longcut / El Presidente / The Beautiful South / The Departure / The Deadbeats / The Earlies / Adjagas / Stereo MCs / Tristan / Marcus Brigstocke / The Broken Family Band / Oysterband / Paul Brady / 2manydjs (DJ Set) / The La's / Son Kite / The Players / Echelon / Modey Lemon / Justin Sullivan / ANS / Joti Sidhu / Aziz Ibrahim / Liquid Ross / Red Hand Band / Sonic Audio / Echo & the Bunnymen / Ash / Kasabian Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 23, 2005
Feist / Bright Eyes / The Faint
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Vienna Arena (Arena Wien) Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Jun 22, 2005
Bright Eyes / The Faint

Bright Eyes / The Faint at Loewensaal

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Loewensaal Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Jun 21, 2005
The Faint / Bright Eyes
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Kaiserthermen Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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Roskilde Festival 2005
Jun 30 - Jul 3, 2005
 Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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"It's not Friendster or whatever" 😂


Coachella 2005
Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
 Indio, California, United States
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Bright Eyes
Apr 2, 2005
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Bright Eyes / The Faint / Mars Black
May 11, 2005
 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
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Bright Eyes
Nov 10, 2005
 Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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Bright Eyes / Tilly And The Wall / CocoRosie
Jan 31, 2005
 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Bright Eyes / Tilly And The Wall / CocoRosie
Jan 31, 2005
 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Bright Eyes
Jan 28, 2005
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Feist / The Magic Numbers / Bright Eyes
Nov 14, 2005
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Bright Eyes
Jan 28, 2005
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Bright Eyes
Jan 28, 2005
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Coachella 2005 on Apr 30, 2005 [341-small]

Coachella 2005
Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
 Indio, California, United States
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Coachella 2005 on Apr 30, 2005 [342-small]

Coachella 2005
Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
 Indio, California, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2005 on Aug 6, 2005 [646-small]

Newport Folk Festival 2005
Aug 6 - 7, 2005
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2005 on Aug 6, 2005 [647-small]

Newport Folk Festival 2005
Aug 6 - 7, 2005
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Bright Eyes had?

Bright Eyes has had 742 concerts.

What genre is Bright Eyes?

Bright Eyes is most often considered to be Rock, Indie, Indie Rock, Folk, United States, Singer-Songwriter, Indie Pop, Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Stomp And Holler, Chamber Pop, Alternative Country, Melancholia, Anti-Folk, and Omaha Indie.

When is the next Bright Eyes concert?

The next Bright Eyes concert is on October 11, 2024 at Downtown Las Vegas Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The bands performing are: Bright Eyes / Sunny Day Real Estate / Cap'n Jazz / The Jesus Lizard / Unwound / The Dismemberment Plan / Built to Spill / American Football / The Get Up Kids / Jawbox / Pinback / The Murder City Devils / Braid / Karate / Hot Rod Circuit / Rainer Maria / Piebald / Everyone Asked About You / The Anniversary / Algernon Cadwallader / Mannequin Pussy / Momma / Fiddlehead / Foxing / La Dispute / Drug Church / Sweet Pill / From Indian Lake / Pool Kids / Vs Self / Home is Where / Form of Rocket / Recover / Worlds Worst / Hello Mary / Bug Bath / Rocket / Phony / Boyfriend Sushi Town.

When was the last Bright Eyes concert?

The last Bright Eyes concert was on November 09, 2023 at San Fran in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

What setlist does Bright Eyes play live?

The songs that Bright Eyes performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 09, 2023 concert at San Fran in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand:

  1. An Attempt to Tip the Scales
  2. Gold Mine Gutted
  3. We Are Nowhere and It's Now
  4. Down in a Rabbit Hole
  5. Mariana Trench
  6. I Won't Ever Be Happy Again
  7. Method Acting
  8. Jejune Stars
  9. Carmelita
  10. Forced Convalescence
  11. Ladder Song
  12. Southern State
  13. Hit the Switch
  14. Persona non grata
  15. Shell Games
  16. First Day of My Life
  17. Train Under Water
  18. Lover I Don't Have to Love
  19. Another Travelin' Song
  20. Lua

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