Simon Joyner + Conor Oberst = BFF4LYFE, Or Touring Buddies

It wouldn’t really be a Bright Eyes tour without a few of Conor Oberst’s friends along for the ride, now would it? Between M. Ward, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and Neva Dinova’s Jake Bellows, it seems like Oberst is constantly inviting the same handful of friends on tour with him. Conclusion? The dude needs to branch out his social circle a bit more.

Luckily, fellow Nebraskan folkster, Simon Joyner, wasn’t doing anything and decided to join Oberst and Co. on their upcoming U.S. trek. Sure, Joyner has toured with Bright Eyes multiple times, but hey, when you’re stuck inside a tour bus for months at a time, it’s a little hard to make new friends. In other news, Oberst’s Paxil prescription should kick in any day now.

With Joyner set to open the first half of Bright Eyes’ upcoming tour, Maria Taylor, The Felice Brothers, and Nick Freitas will take over for him starting November 6 in Memphis, TN.

Joyner’s dates are as follows:

10.21.07 – Champaign, IL - University of Illinois 10.22.07 – Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater 10.23.07 – Lawrence, KS - University of Kansas - Lieds Center 10.24.07 – Omaha, NE - Waiting Room 10.25.07 – Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall 10.27.07 – Billings, MT - Shrine Auditorium 10.28.07 – Missoula, MT - University Theatre 10.30.07 – Edmonton, AB - Alberta Events Center 10.31.07 – Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall 11.02.07 – Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre 11.03.07 – Fargo, ND - The Venue @ Playmakers 11.04.07 – Iowa City, IA - University of Iowa - Main Lounge

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