Bright Eyes Really Provides a Reason to Look on the Bright Side at L.A.’s Greek: Concert Review
variety.comJeff Miller It’s tempting, and not entirely inaccurate, to cast Bright Eyes’ excellent show at the Greek Theater in L.A. Thursday night as part of a redemption story in progress.
The band’s current tour — its first major outing supporting 2020’s also terrific “Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was” album — has had some uncertainty and suspense built into it.
At a Houston date about a month ago, founder-frontman Conor Oberst made headlines by leaving the stage after just two songs, with his band halfheartedly attempting to lead audience members Bright Eyes karaoke before the towel was thrown in.
Some tour stops prior to that one proved worrying, like one in Nashville where Oberst, apparently inebriated, bashed the city’s beloved Ryman Auditorium while playing on its very stage.
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