Bright Eyes gave their first performance in nine years on Monday on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – watch it below.The last time the band played together was at Honolulu’s Hawaii Theatre in November 2011.
Since then, Conor Oberst and co. have been inactive, with Oberst staying busy with his solo career.However, earlier this year Bright Eyes announced they were making a return to music in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.Speaking to NME in his first interview about the comeback, Oberst said the band reunited after he discussed the idea with bandmate Nate Walcott at a Christmas party.“I just said, ‘We should do it – let’s make a record.