Tour Dates | Conor Oberst To Tour With Dawes

It’s a big news day for Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst as Oberst has announced the upcoming release of a new album, shared the single from the LP and revealed he’ll tour with Dawes this spring.

The Bright Eyes mastermind will release a solo effort, Upside Down Mountain, via Nonesuch on May 20. Upside Down Mountain was produced by Jonathan Wilson, who “who adds jammy, Garcia-ish flourishes throughout the album” according to Rolling Stone. Oberst has shared the Afrobeat-tinged “Hundreds Of Ways” to give fans a taste of the new LP:

On May 8 Oberst will embark on a month-long tour in which he’ll be backed by Dawes, who will also open each show. Dawes backed Oberst at the Newport Folk Festival in 2012, so we’re hoping we’ll see a reprise of the pairing at this year’s Newport Folk.

Here’s a list of Conor Oberst/Dawes tour dates:

05/08 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom
05/09 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
05/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
05/11 – Nashville, TN @ Charleston Music Hall
05/13 – Jacksonville, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
05/14 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
05/16 – Gulf Shores, AL @ The Hangout Festival
05/17 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
05/22 – Westbury, NY @ The Space at Westbury
05/23 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/25 – Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead
05/27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
05/29 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
05/30 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
05/31 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
06/01 -Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
06/02 -Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
06/04 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
06/05 -Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
06/06 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
06/07 -Lexington, KY @ Buster’s
07/29 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summer Stage at Rumsey Playfield