Bright Eyes Plan Red Rocks, Forest Hills, Bowl Album Anniversary Shows

In celebration of the anniversary of two of the band’s most beloved and lauded albums, Bright Eyes will perform special shows in summer 2026 at three iconic venues.

In January 2005, the Omaha stalwarts led by Conor Oberst released acoustic folk disc I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning and the post-punky electronic tinged Digital Ash in A Digital Urn, the difference in the albums accentuated by the artists the trio brought in as guests — on the former it was Emmylou Harris and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James; on the latter, it was members of the Yeah Yeahs Yeahs, The Faint, The Postal Service and Rilo Kiley. Both produced singles that climbed the charts and both landed in the Top 15 of the album sales rankings.

Next summer, Bright Eyes returns to play both albums in their entirety at Red Rocks Amphitheatre May 6, the Hollywood Bowl May 23 and at Forest Hill Stadium June 6, with Tilly and the Wall, The Moldy Peaches and Built to Spill, respectively, playing in between Bright Eyes sets.

Artist presale begins at 10 a.m. local Dec. 10, followed by promoter and venue presale Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. General onsale is 10 a.m local Dec. 12.

In the U.S., Bright Eyes is repped by Eric Dimenstein at Ground Control Touring.