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Bright Eyes at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver

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August 30, 2025

Bright Eyes returned to Vancouver Friday night, filling the Vogue Theatre with a mix of nostalgia, fire, and fresh energy on their Five Dice, All Threes tour. Opening band Saintseneca set the tone with a sharp, folky set that warmed up the crowd before Conor Oberst and company took over.

Walking out without fanfare, Bright Eyes jumped straight into “Bells and Whistles” and “El Capitan,” both off their latest record. The songs landed like instant classics, woven seamlessly between staples like “Method Acting,” “We Are Nowhere and It’s Now,” and fan-favourite “Poison Oak.” Oberst’s voice, still ragged in all the right ways, carried the weight of old wounds while somehow sounding revitalized.

The band (Oberst, Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott, along with touring members MiWi La Lupa, Alex Levine, and Conor Elmes) kept the stage buzzing. Walcott’s trumpet and La Lupa’s flugelhorn gave surprising brightness to even the darker corners of the set. By the time Oberst broke into “Mariana Trench,” dancing across the stage and climbing onto the drum riser, the mood had shifted from brooding to cathartic.

True to form, Oberst used the platform to speak his mind, tying songs to today’s politics, urging the crowd to stay engaged, and customizing his guitar with tape spelling “Unmask I.C.E.”

The encore drove it home: “Land Locked Blue,” and”1st World Blues,” followed by a celebratory “Let’s Not Shit Ourselves (To Love and to Be Loved).” It was messy and heartfelt, exactly what a Bright Eyes show should be.

Upcoming Tour Dates:
08/30 – Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot 2025
09/01 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
09/02 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
09/03 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Las Vegas
More information on their website.

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