I went Tuesday and it was incredible (but a bit too loud for Town Hall's flawless sound), I can't wait to go again tonight.

anyone have last night's setlist, or know what gibbard played?

gibbard played I will follow you into the dark, silhouettes, and one other I forget

it was an absolutely amazing show

is that janet weiss on drums??

Yes she is one of two drummers on this tour.

Ben also played 405, The whole show was AWESOME. My friend wrote down the setlist, I'll post when I get it from him. YAY!!!!!!!

The other drummer is Rachel Blumberg (ex-decemberists)

Gibbard also played 405.

I think Oberst played on that third song with Gibbard - but I'm not sure

did michael stipe play as rumored?

no michael stipe yet.. but still have tonight and tomorrow to go. m. ward? stipe? who else are possibilities???

Jim James?

"no michael stipe yet.. but still have tonight and tomorrow to go. m. ward? stipe? who else are possibilities???"

elvis presley and george harrison

can any of the regulars give us good set times? i have to work until the last possible second. what time do I absolutely have to be there??

bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce

Dear Ticketholder,
skip out of work early and make sure you see the Giiilan Welch set. She kicked ass.
But if you must work, Bright Eyes went on about 930.

Set times for Friday 5/25 and Weds 5/30 were very consistent.

8:10 pm--Gillian Welsh and Dave Rawlings
9:00 pm--end set
9:30 pm--Bright Eyes
11:15 pm approx--end encore

don't forget Jenny Lewis joined on monday.

BE on at 9:30 SHARP for the whole run

can someone post set times?

"bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce"

seriously doubtful

lou reed was the money shot of the run

maybe m. ward

maybe sean lennon

maybe def leppard

hey pretty girl are you there? I am excited for the show on Friday! Who do you think the special guest will BE???

I am keeping my fingers crossed for Sufjan.

obvs.

I bet M. Ward tonight and Jim James tomorrow.

the haters are totally slacking today! I want to hear all about how bright eyes sucks along with anyone who likes them. C'mon people!

I may be crazy, but I don't think that "The Boss" is too far fetched.

ron sexsmith's supposed to be the special guest tomorrow.
source: google led me to his myspace.

Sexsmith's website actually has June 1st, Town Hall listed on his website.

Well, if this isn't anti-climactic.

well, he could just be a smaller, random guest for one song or two. seems like the main special guests have been getting their own mini-set (2 of own songs then one with conor), and other special guests have just played along with bright eyes. like last night nick zinner just played on some songs, and ben gibbard played own songs. so hopefully this sexsmith character is just silently guesting on guitar or something of the sort and not the main guest.

I think he's big enough to play a few songs, plus he's a singer/songwriter. It would be weird if he showed up just to play guitar. I don't know much about him, but apparently he counts coldplay, radiohead, dylan, and paul mccartney among his fans (wikipedia). On NPR you can listen to a live set of him.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6787015

I think he sounds pretty cool. I look forward to hearing him live.

He wrote that song 'secret heart' that feist covered. that's pretty cool.

does anyone know the maria taylor songs that they performed last night (the 30th)?

i wonder if conor owns more than one white suit.

Not one single anti-Bright Eyes post.

Oberst! His plan is working... play here every night until he breaks the spirits of even the crustiest of NYC Haters

anon 4:57pm,
not sure about the others, but one maria taylor song that was performed [i think the last one.. the 'classic'] is called 'song beneath the song' from her album 11:11.

guest tonight was Steve Earle. also Maria Taylor again, and Jason Bissell, and two other people (who were they?).

question:
anyone else seeing the influence that the Wire is having on c.o.? "bodies decomposing in containers tonight in an abandoned building..."? he's obvi a big steve earle follower and we all know how killer steve's cameo in season one was...

whew. that was a real dream of a show tonight, p.s...

except for the parts where I wished it was an earle/rawlings/welch show where they occasionally sang bright eyes songs...

"this sexsmith character"

Are you serious? Ron Sexsmith is a pretty big name. Not Bruce big, but he has been around for many many years and released many great albums. His name is more widely known than Conor Oberst. (not saying either is better). Give him some freaking respect.

Z Berg (of The Like) sang backup with Maria on Cleanse Song. I don't remember any other guest besides those mentioned.

Nah, I was hoping it would be M. Ward for the final show on friday however, he is supposedly playing a show in colorado, so thats a no go. however, expectations are pretty high being that this is the last night of the whole tour. i at least hope they break shit if nothing else

what songs did Earle sing, and sing-along with?

I thought the show was great. steve earle was a real joy and to walk past gillian welch and be like "hello there" is something else.

I think the last special guest will be Britt from Spoon. In fact, I'll bet money on it.
You may begin (to my dismay) trashing Spoon... now!

the haters are totally slacking today! I want to hear all about how bright eyes sucks along with anyone who likes them. C'mon people! Posted by Lee

no way... ever since he grew his hair out ... conor now looks like yo mamma!!!!!

made my brother and girlfriend go see this show, and they both have hated bright eyes for quite some time, and both left with a new appreciation and semi-love for the music. hard to hate when it's good.

steve earle is such a putz. he's an absolute blow-hard. happens to be right about most political issues. but he's got a nasty spirit. used to like him until I saw him live. never again.

who's jason bissell? you don't mean charles bissell of the wrens do you?

Jim James is still a distinct possibility....

I believe Steve Earle guested on 4 songs with BEs.

1. God, is Bush horrible or what?
2. I mean come on, he is really horrible, right?
3. Damn remember how much fun we had on the Vote For Change tour Conor?
4. Under Bush the whole world has gone to hell.

Actually I love Steve Earle and would love to see him with BEs but sometimes the above is what his solo shows start to sound like. He is a rocker with amazing knack for writing great songs, he just needs to lay off the heavy politics sometimes.

The show was amazing. Conor has become such a performer over the past few years. He ran that stage last night! One of the best Bright Eyes shows I've ever seen. Setlist?

any good (and by good, i mean cheap) bars within a few blocks of town hall?? i would imagine the prices because of the location are crazily high, so just wondering if anyone knows a nice place.. thanks

Theres a decent place right next door to Town Hall. It gets crowded before shows, but since there are going to be a lot of under 21ers there, i dont think itll be too bad.

any good (and by good, i mean cheap) bars within a few blocks of town hall?? i would imagine the prices because of the location are crazily high, so just wondering if anyone knows a nice place.. thanks

Posted by Anon

go back to your 2 bit town hipster... whether Long Island, NY or Dubuque, IA... where they have unlimited refills of pepsi and mountain dew ... or pour some $$ into the local economy and give something back instead of taking all of the time ... you cheap fuck! :)

RE: any good (and by good, i mean cheap) bars within a few blocks of town hall??

There aren't any good bars in this area, but Rudy's Bar & Grill is on 43rd and Ninth, two blocks west of Town Hall. Cheap beer, free hot dogs, something of a legendary dive bar.

go back to your 2 bit town hipster... whether Long Island, NY or Dubuque, IA... where they have unlimited refills of pepsi and mountain dew ... or pour some $$ into the local economy and give something back instead of taking all of the time ... you cheap fuck! :)
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i must say i take quite a bit of offense to that.. being born in the city, raised there, and just moved back about a year ago. time square gets more than enough $$ poured into its economy. and plus, i've been caffeine free for 2 years. but thanks anyway.

I have been listening to Bright Eyes for many years now, and seen him a bunch of times. This is my third show at Town Hall, once for the last tour. It never fails, between songs, yelling stuff out that neither funny nor clever. Its beyond cheesy. I did have to voice my opinion and let there clowns know that they should 'go back to Brooklyn.' Kind of sad, considering I was born and raised there.

I have been listening to Bright Eyes for many years now, and seen him a bunch of times. This is my third show at Town Hall, once for the last tour. It never fails, between songs, yelling stuff out that neither funny nor clever. Its beyond cheesy. I did have to voice my opinion and let there clowns know that they should 'go back to Brooklyn.' Kind of sad, considering I was born and raised there.

RE:i must say i take quite a bit of offense to that.. being born in the city, raised there, and just moved back about a year ago. time square gets more than enough $$ poured into its economy. and plus, i've been caffeine free for 2 years. but thanks anyway.

i'd imagine that anyone born and raised in the city knows that there is no such place as "time square.."

an S here, an S there. whoop. i mean whoops.

Actually the correct spelling is: Disney Square

" i did have to voice my opinion and let there clowns know that they should 'go back to Brooklyn."

that clears some things up. i thought you were yelling at Conor and maybe he did too. i thought to myself, Conor doesn't live in Brooklyn.

and for the record: JANET WEISS IS ROCK!

set list!!!!

who needs haters when y'all hate on each other!

anyone have the set list for the 6/1 show? please!!