Bright Eyes @ Red's Wed. June 7

I guess this was announced yesterday. I caught it in the Journal this morning and got confirmation here, here, & here. Opener will be Gruff Rhys (Supper Furry Animals solo project). I guess the three week Canadian tour mentioned earlier in the week on Pitchfork couldn't be worked out. 8 shows in 10 days across the nation. Warm-up dates for Bonnaroo & a date in Omaha. As cool as it is that Bright Eyes will be in Edmonton I think that performance wise this has a 50-50 chance of being amazing or disappointing. From all the stuff I've read in the past Conor is a bit of drinker and Red's is not the most desired place to her Mr. Oberst sing his songs. Expect a quick sell-out. Ticket info to come...