Phoebe Bridgers To Support The National's New Zealand Shows

Phoebe Bridgers has been announced as support for Ohio indie rock icons The National's forthcoming New Zealand headline events, taking place in the intimate surrounds of Tāmaki Makaurau's ASB Theatre over two nights in April 2020. The beloved Los Angeles-based songwriter joined forces with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus on the trio's boygenius EP, collaborated with Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) on this year's critically celebrated Better Oblivion Community Center project, and appeared on stage with Matt Berninger performing 'Walking on a String' in Zach Galifianakis' rib-tickling new film Between Two Ferns: The Movie. Berninger's Grammy Award-winning group are currently riding a wave of global acclaim for their new studio album I Am Easy To Find – catch The National with support from Phoebe Bridgers at the dates below...

UPDATE 17/03/20: The National and Phoebe Bridgers' Aotearoa shows have been rescheduled until December 2020...

The National
w/ special guest Phoebe Bridgers
Monday 7th December and Tuesday 8th December - Auckland, Civic Theatre, Auckland
Ticket holders will hear from Ticketmaster with updates and information

Watch the clip for Phoebe Bridgers' 'Motion Sickness' from her 2017 album Stranger In The Alps...

Experience the video for 'Hairpin Turns', from The National's latest album I Am Easy To Find...

Press release:

The National have confirmed today that Phoebe Bridgers will be joining them for their 2020 Auckland show dates: ASB Theatre - Aotea Centre, Auckland: Friday, 3 April and Saturday, 4 April.

The Los Angeles based Bridgers released her debut album Stranger In The Alps in 2017 to international acclaim "Phoebe Bridgers demonstrates that it's possible to sing languid, pretty songs while maintaining an air of nervy darkness." - NPR, Top 10 Albums of 2017.

Over the last year, Bridgers has continued with a prolific release schedule; teaming up with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus to release an EP as the indie rock supergroup boygenius. "Bridgers, an intimate voice and shy guitar with a folkier bedroom softness; Baker, enormous emo minor tones and a voice that could blow down a building; Dacus, vocals that are clear and confrontational and a guitar shrouded in fuzz. When performed together, it yields an effective kind of magic." - Pitchfork

Earlier this year she joined forces with Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) for a full-length album under the guise Better Oblivion Community Center. And, most recently The National’s Matt Berninger and Phoebe Bridgers contributed a new collaborative track titled ‘Walking On A String’ to the Zach Galifianakis Between Two Ferns: The Movie.