Pitchfork

Every now and then we get a little bit terrified and then we see the look in his eyes. Every now and then we fall apart. Thankfully, just as our hearts are on the verge of total eclipsin', we turn around, and-- Bright Eyes!

Precocious four-track emoper turned Paste magazine cover star Bright Eyes, known to those who love him most as Conor Oberst, hits the road this February and March to drum up support for his previously reported sixth full-length proper, Cassadaga (out April 10 on Saddle Creek), and preceding preview EP, Four Winds (out March 6).

From the looks of it, he's playing slightly smaller venues than he did on previous jaunts for I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, which means a full-fledged tour may well follow in which he'll really capitalize on the enormous size of his rabid fanbase. Perhaps he'll also use these more intimate gigs as an opportunity to bust out the old jams and rare cuts collected on last year's Noise Floor?

For a fun Bright Eyes concert drinking game, take shots every time some audience member expresses a desire to have Conor's children-- one shot for females, two shots for males, three for handmade signs and/or t-shirts, and tank the whole damn bottle if Conor actually responds to any of it with more than a drunken grimace.

Turn around:

02-25 Chicago, IL - Metro
02-27 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
02-28 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
03-02 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-03 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-07 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
03-08 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
03-09 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-10 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-11 Seattle, WA - Showbox