Jenny Lewis and Conor Oberst
Jenny Lewis & Conor Oberst on stage in Minneapolis

watch: Conor Oberst joined Jenny Lewis @ 2 shows; Rabbit Fur Coat tour continues

The other night at the State Theatre in Minneapolis:

Lewis’s friend, Conor Oberst, served as the surprise opener; the audience approved. Following a brief hospitalization for exhaustion and anxiety late last year, the frequent Lewis collaborator sounded strong as he made the big stage an intimate space, confessing tales of bad news, chemicals, and spiritual disillusionment.

Oberst and his band rarely moved past three or four on the “rock spectrum” (a scale of one to 11, natch), but that’s never their intention. The Omaha folkie was spinning yarns, telling tales. Introducing the song “Milk Thistle,” he took a mild jab at Donald Trump, and he told the universal story of hero worship with “You All Loved Him Once.” It was a fitting act one — Rabbit Fur Coat was released on Oberst’s boutique label, Team Love, after all.

Next up? Lewis, her RFC collaborators the Watson Twins, and the beloved record in its entirety…

That show, on 9/6, was the first night of the ongoing leg of Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins’ “Rabbit Fur Coat” tour. Conor also opened the next night at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee.

Conor of course also returned to the stage to join Jenny and friends for a cover of “Handle With Care” by the Traveling Wilburys. Watch:

Conor did not show up the next night in Chicago, and who knows when and if he will again, but that’s not a reason to skip Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins perform their album in full tonight (9/12) in Vermont, Tuesday in Boston, Wednesday at the NYC-area Capitol Theater in Port Chester, or at one of the other places listed below.

Conor, who has a new solo album coming, also has his own upcoming tour dates which include Carnegie Hall and a recently announced European tour. All of his dates are also listed with more video below:

Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins — 2016 Tour Dates
Sep 12 The First Unitarian Church Burlington, VT
Sep 13 Citi Performing Arts Center Boston, MA
Sep 14 The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
Sep 16 Grand Opera House Wilmington, DE
Sep 17 The Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC
Sep 18 The Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC
Sep 22 The Masonic San Francisco, CA

Conor Oberst — 2016/2017 Tour Dates
September 28 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theatre
October 1 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
October 2 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
October 3 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
October 5 – Santa Fe, NM @ The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company
October 7 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
October 8 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
November 6 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *
November 17 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
November 23 – New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall *
November 26 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall (SOLD OUT) *
November 27 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall (SOLD OUT) *
December 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church *
December 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (SOLD OUT) *
Jan 17 Postpalast Munich, GERMANY
Jan 18 Theaterhaus Stuttgart, GERMANY
Jan 19 Museumquarter Vienna, AUSTRIA
Jan 20 Kaufleuten Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Jan 21 Gloria Cologne, GERMANY
Jan 23 Rockerfeller Oslo, NORWAY
Jan 24 Gota Lejon Stockholm, SWEDEN
Jan 25 Bremen Copenhagen, DENMARK
Jan 26 Apostel Paulus Kirche Berlin, GERMANY
Jan 28 La Maroquinerie Paris, FRANCE
Jan 29 Hertz Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
Jan 30 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, BELGIUM
Feb 1 Palladium London, UK
Feb 2 Albert Hall Manchester, UK
Feb 3 Queens Hall Edinburgh, UK
Feb 5 Grand Canal Theatre Dublin, IRELAND
*Solo shows
Miwi La Lupa supporting 9/28 & 10/1
Anna McClellan supporting 9/28
Jim James supporting 10/1
Pearl Charles supporting 10/2-10/7
Simon Joyner supporting 11/23