On May 2, 2005 Bright Eyes appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and performed the protest song "When the President Talks to God". A 7" vinyl single of the song was sold at concerts soon after. In November 2005, Bright Eyes performed "True Blue" on the children's television show Pancake Mountain.Bright Eyes has actively protested against the Clear Channel media company. Oberst has vocally advocated the boycotting of all Clear Channel events, venues, and radio stations, perhaps most publicly at the Shortlist Awards show at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on October 5, 2003. On November 9, 2005, Bright Eyes canceled their November 12 show in St. Louis, Missouri upon discovering that the venue was associated with Clear Channel.
In a skit on the May 20, 2006 episode of Saturday Night Live, Neil Young was joined by Dixie Chicks and "indie sensation Bright Eyes", all of whom have been public in their criticism of George W. Bush. On March 8, 2007, Oberst appeared on National Public Radio's All Songs Considered, playing a selection of tracks in his collection, as well as several from Four Winds. In August 2007, Bright Eyes postponed 3 UK shows due to illness. On September 29, 2007, they performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the historic Hollywood Bowl. Bright Eyes performed at a Barack Obama rally in Omaha, Nebraska on February 7, 2008.
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