MANCHESTER ACADEMY 1 THURSDAY 14th JULY 2011.
THE PEOPLE KEY TOUR.
Bright Eyes are a American Indie Rock Band founded by singer/
Songwriter & Guitarist Conor Oberst multi instrumentalist &
producer Mike Mogis & Nate Walcott arranger / composer &
Trumpet & Piano player . & a rotating line up of collaborators
Drawn primarily from Omaha’s Indie Music Scene between 1998-
2011. Band from Omaha Nebraska US. The Bands Albums were
Released through Saddle Creek Records a Nebraska based label
Founded by Justin Oberst ( Conor Brother ) & Mogis. In January
2020 the band announced their return , having signed with Dead
Oceans Records . Years Active 1995 – 2011 & 2020 -2023. Genres
Indie Folk / Indie Rock / Folk Rock / Emo & Emo Rock. Line Up .
Conor Oberst Lead Vocals / Guitar / Piano / Organ / Keyboards /
Bass / Percussion & Drums ( 1990 – 2011 ) ( 2020 -2023 ) ex. ex.
ex. Mike Mogis Guitar / Banjo / Mandolin / Pedal Steel Guitar /
Dulcimer / Dobro Guitar / Organ / Keyboards / Synthesizer / Trumpet
( 2006 -2011 ) ( 2020 -2023 ) Nate Walcott Piano / Organ/Keyboards/
Synthesizer / Trumpet ( 2006 -2011 ) ( 2020 -2023 ) Great Musicians.
SONG 1. Old Soul Song ( For The New World Order ) ex. ” Grey light ,
new day leaks through the window ” ” & some old song comes on the
alarm clock radio ” ” We walk the forty blocks to the middle ” ” Of the
place we heard where everyone would be ” Amazing Arrangement .
SONG 2. Four Winds ex. ” But when great Satan’s gone the whore of
Babylon ” ” She just can’t sustain the pressure where it’s placed ” She
caves in ” Outstanding overall sounds & playing with brilliant Vocals .
SONG 3. Bowl Of Oranges ex. ” The rain started tapping ” ” On the
window near my bed ” ” There was a loop hole in my dreaming ” ” So
I got out of it ” Crowd going wild with delight such amazing playing ”
SONG 4. Something Vague ex. ” Now & Again it seems worse than it
is ” But mostly the view is accurate ” ” You see your breath in the air”
” As you climb up the stairs ” ” To the coffin you call your apartment”
SONG 5. Jejune Stars ex. ” Every new day is a gift , it’s a song of
redemption ” ” Any expression of love is a way to return ” ” To the
place I think of so often , but not never mention ” ” The one the voice
in the back of my head says that I don’t deserve ” Pure Magic Sounds.
SONG 6. Take It Easy ( Love Nothing ) ” First with your hands & then
with your mouth ” ” A down pour of sweet , damp cotton clouds ”
” I was a fool , you were my friend ” ” We made it happen . Love It.
SONG 7. Lover I Don’t Have To Love ex. ” I picked you out of a crowd
& talked to you ” ” Said I liked your shoes , you said , thanks , can I
follow you ? ” Another amazing arrangement & Vocals & Harmonies.
SONG 8. Shell Games ex. ” Took the fireworks & the Vanity ” ” The
circuit board & the City streets ” ” Shooting stars , swaying palm tree”
” Laid it at the Arbiter’s feet ” Wonderful sounds in their playing .
SONG 9. Approximate Sunlight ex. ” I used to dream of time machines”
” Now It’s been said we’re post-everything ” ” As a child Imagining ”
” Neckties & Coastlines ” Another amazing arrangement & Song-writing.
SONG 10. Arc Of Time ex. ( Time Code ) ex. ” You can make a plan ”
” Carve it into stone ” ” Like a feather falling ” ” It is still unknown” Magic.
SONG 11. Falling Out Of Love At This Volume ex. ” Tell me what you
wanted to hear ” ” Let me do the right thing ” ” & it it’s ever this clear”
SONG 12. Cartoon Blues ex. ” I Listen to a lecture of nonsense till
dawn ” ” By a plagiary poet with dark glasses on ” ” He said , hoe did
yo dream up that song ? ” ” The one where the baby dies ” Love It .
SONG 13. If The Brakeman Turns My Way ex. ” Mixed up signals ”
” Bullet train ” ” Cats are switched out in the crazy rain ” ” I could
meet you any place ” ” If the brake man turns my way ” Pure Magic .
SONG 14. Land Locked Blues ex. ” If you walk away I walk away ”
” First tell me which road you will take ” ” I don’t want to risk our paths
crossing someday ” ” So you walk that way I’ll walk this way ” Love It.
SONG 15. Hot Knives ex. ” The wife forgave the mistress for she only
entertained ” The pain was gone the instant she cleared her throat
to speak her name ” ” Said both must suffer from this same unending
ache ? ” Amazing arrangement & outstanding sounds & playing. Magic.
SONG 16. Poison Oak ex. ” Poison Oak , some boyfriend bravery ”
” When our telephone was a tin can on a string ” ” & I feel asleep with
you still talking to me ” ” You said you weren’t afraid to die ” Love It.
SONG 17. Another Travelin’ Song ex. ” Well I’m changing all my strings”
” I’m going to write another Travelin’ Song ” ” About all the billow
highways ” ” & the Cities at the break of dawn ” Fantastic Vocals .
SONG 18. The Calendar Hung Itself ex. ” Does he kiss your eyelids
in the morning ” ” When you start to raise your head ” ” & does he
sing to you incessantly from space between the bed & wall ? ”
SONG 19. Ladder Song ex. ” No one knows where the ladder goes ”
” You’re gonna lose what you love the most ” ” You’re not a lone in
anything ” ” You’re not unique in dying. Amazing arrangement Love It
ENCORE.
SONG 20 . First Day Of My Life ex. ” This is the first day of my life ”
” Swear I was born right in the doorway ” ” I went out in the rain ,
suddenly everything changed ” ” They are spreading blankets on
the beach ” Outstanding overall sounds & playing & Great Vocals .
SONG 21 Wrecking Ball ex. ( Gillian Wrench Cover with Jenny &
Johnny ) ” Look out boys , ’cause I’m on a Rollin’ Stone ” ” That’s
the way it’s been since I first left home ” ” Took every secret I’ve
ever known ” ” & headed for the wall ” ” Like a wrecking ball ” Magic.
SONG 22. Road To Joy ex. ” The Sun came up with no conclusions ”
” Flowers sleeping in their beds ” ” The City’s Cemetery’s humming”
” I’m wide awake it morning ” This Band is on fire Tonight Love It ”
SONG 23. One For You , One For Me ex. ” One for the righteous , one
for the ruling class ” ” One for the tyrant , One for the slaughtered
Lamb ” ” One for the struggle , one for lasting peace ” One for you ,
and one for me ” Amazing arrangement & Song-writing Pure Magic.
This has been a wonderful Set From this amazing Band of talented
Musicians at the Fantastic Academy 1 in Manchester University.
SCARLET LIGHT 