Conor Oberst walks off Bright Eyes show after 2 songs, fans did karaoke instead
UPDATE: Bright Eyes’ New Orleans show, one night after Houston incident, “was AMAZING.”
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Bright Eyes‘ tour landed in Houston for a show at The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall last night (5/22), which was cut short after Conor Oberst reportedly left the stage after performing just two songs. Jezebel Senior Reporter Caitlin Cruz tweeted, “Bright Eyes played two songs. Conor Oberst walked off. And now the band is suggesting Bright Eyes karaoke with Bright Eyes for the crowd.” In followup tweets, Caitlin said that the karaoke did go on for a few songs before White Oak Music Hall officially cancelled the show and refunded tickets. See her thread for more:
Bright Eyes played two songs. Conor Oberst walked off. And now the band is suggesting Bright Eyes karaoke with Bright Eyes for the crowd…
— Caitlin Cruz (@caitlinrcruz) May 23, 2022
This is a disaster and I appreciate the attempt at triage but jesus pic.twitter.com/WIZDvXIs7C
— Caitlin Cruz (@caitlinrcruz) May 23, 2022
no disrespect to these tall boy-drinking men but this is not what I paid for pic.twitter.com/7PqAuFhgf3
— Caitlin Cruz (@caitlinrcruz) May 23, 2022
y’all I lived in Omaha during bright eyes come-up, I know what can happen at these shows lmao
And as I was typing this @WhiteOakMH announces one more karaoke song before ending the show and issuing refunds
— Caitlin Cruz (@caitlinrcruz) May 23, 2022
hope Conor is okay. @WhiteOakMH employees were such champs about an increasingly not great situation. gonna go watch some basketball from my big tv instead of my gf’s phone.
— Caitlin Cruz (@caitlinrcruz) May 23, 2022
Email from @WhiteOakMH: “Due to unexpected circumstances, Bright Eyes was unable to perform at White Oak Music Hall and the show has been officially cancelled.” pic.twitter.com/1r8Ssfu1ld
— Caitlin Cruz (@caitlinrcruz) May 23, 2022
And another attendee posted video of the fan karaoke:
Ok so Connor dipped after 2 songs at the Bright Eyes show in Houston tonight BUT here’s the audience members that came up to sing some songs with the rest of the band! pic.twitter.com/UqvJZGsW1S
— 🎂i love birthday cake🎂 (@destielegant) May 23, 2022
Reports about Conor’s behavior at previous stops of the tour had surfaced too:
for those of you who thought my Bright Eyes in Nashville commentary was exaggerated, here’s what people are saying about his Cleveland show last night: pic.twitter.com/g1mImUEfm7
— Lorie Liebig (@lorieliebig) April 3, 2022
Bright Eyes’ tour is expected to hit New Orleans’ Orpheum Theater tonight (5/23). A NYC-area show is scheduled for June 3 at Stone Pony Summer Stage. Full tour schedule here.
Bright Eyes have not yet said anything publicly about the Houston show. Stay tuned for further updates.