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NZ Herald
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Talking Heads frontman David Byrne returns to NZ for one-off Auckland show in January 2026
Talking Heads legend David Byrne has announced his return to New Zealand for the first time since 2018. The 73-year-old Rhode Island rocker will perform a single show at Auckland's Spark Arena on Wednesday, January 14, next year. Known for his flamboyant style and game-changing artistic expressions with and within his solo career, Byrne's tour across Australia and New Zealand will celebrate songs from his latest album Who Is The Sky?, set to be released September 5.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
David Byrne announces new album Who Is The Sky?, Check out full tracklist and tour dates
David Byrne is back in action. The legendary Talking Heads frontman just announced his upcoming album, Who Is The Sky?, in an Instagram post. The album marks his first solo album in seven years and will reportedly feature 12 songs. It is set to be released on September 5 via Matador Records. Alongside the album announcement, Byrne also revealed a major tour that will take him across North America, Oceania, Europe and the UK. The album has been produced by the New York–based chamber group Ghost Train Orchestra. As for the upcoming tour, the musician mentioned that 'mobility' will be a key element, much like his American Utopia tour and Broadway show. Instead of using a chain-like format, this time the tour will revolve around specific locations. 'I finished up a new album recently called 'Who Is The Sky?'. It's produced by Kid Harpoon, joined by Ghost Train Orchestra and, on a couple of songs, my friends St. Vincent and Hayley Williams. It comes out Sept. 5th under Matador—a new label for me,' wrote David Byrne while sharing details about his album. The musician added, 'I will start rehearsing soon for a tour that begins in September. The tour concept is unlike anything I've done before. We'll keep the mobility that was a key element of the American Utopia tour and Broadway show— but instead of the chain… we will have locations. You'll just have to come and experience what that involves. Tour tickets go on sale 6/13.' Check out his post below: A post shared by David Byrne (@davidbyrneofficial) According to a report by Pitchfork, Who Is the Sky? features 12 tracks: 1. Everybody Laughs 2. When We Are Singing 3. My Apartment Is My Friend 4. A Door Called No 5. What Is the Reason for It? [ft. Hayley Williams] 6. I Met the Buddha at a Downtown Party 7. Don't Be Like That 8. The Avant Garde 9. Moisturizing Thing 10. I'm an Outsider 11. She Explains Things to Me 12. The Truth Here is the full schedule for David Byrne's 2025–2026 tour: Sep 14 – Providence, RI Sep 16 – Pittsburgh, PA Sep 17 – Columbus, OH Sep 19 – Akron, OH Sep 21 – Schenectady, NY Sep 23 – Syracuse, NY Sep 25 – Buffalo, NY Sep 27–28 – Washington, DC Oct 1–2 – New York, NY Oct 3–4 – Boston, MA Oct 7 – Wallingford, CT Oct 8 – Portland, ME Oct 10 – New York, NY Oct 14 – Richmond, VA Oct 16–17 – Philadelphia, PA Oct 21–22 – Toronto, ON, Canada Oct 25 – Detroit, MI Oct 28–31 – Chicago, IL Nov 3–4 – Minneapolis, MN Nov 6–7 – Denver, CO Nov 11–12 – Seattle, WA Nov 16–17 – San Francisco, CA Nov 20–21 – Los Angeles, CA Nov 25–26 – Austin, TX Nov 28–29 – Dallas, TX Dec 2–3 – Atlanta, GA Dec 5–6 – Miami, FL Jan 14 – Auckland, New Zealand Jan 17 – Brisbane, Australia Jan 21 – Sydney, Australia Jan 22 – Melbourne, Australia Jan 24 – Adelaide, Australia Jan 27 – Perth, Australia Europe & UK (Feb–Mar 2026) Feb 12 – Berlin, Germany Feb 15–16 – Amsterdam, Netherlands Feb 18 – Brussels, Belgium Feb 21–22 – Milan, Italy Feb 24 – Frankfurt, Germany Feb 27 – Zurich, Switzerland Mar 2 – Cardiff, UK Mar 3–4 – London, UK Mar 6–7 – Glasgow, UK Mar 9–10 – Manchester, UK Mar 13 – Dublin, Ireland Mar 15 – London, UK Mar 18–19 – Paris, France David Byrne's upcoming album is titled Who Is the Sky? It features 12 tracks and will be released on September 5. The album has been produced by Kid Harpoon and the Ghost Train Orchestra. The tour will emphasise mobility as a central theme, similar to Byrne's American Utopia tour and Broadway show. David Byrne's 2025–2026 tour begins in North America in September 2025 and continues through Oceania in January 2026.
RTÉ News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Talking Heads star David Byrne to play Dublin next year
Former Talking Heads front man David Byrne has announced the release of his new album and a world tour which includes a date in the 3Arena in Dublin next March. Who Is The Sky? Will be released on 5 September and is a collaboration with producer Kid Harpoon and Ghost Train Orchestra and features vocals from Paramore's Hayley Williams, The Smile drummer Tom Skinner, and St. Vincent. The news follows the release of the first official video for Talking Heads classic Psycho Killer starring Irish actress Saoirse Ronan. Byrne has also released Everybody Laughs, the first single from the album and he will play the 3Arena on 13 March 2025 with tickets, priced from €61.85 to €128.25, go on sale this Friday. His touring band will comprise 13 musicians, singers and dancers, including members of the American Utopia band, all of whom will be mobile throughout the set. Who Is the Sky? is Byrne's first new album since 2018's acclaimed American Utopia and was produced by the Grammy-winning Kid Harpoon, who recently worked with Irish band Inhaler and has previously worked with Harry Styles and Miley Cyrus. The 12 songs on the album were arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. Speaking about Everybody Laughs, Byrne said, "Someone I know said, 'David, you use the word "everybody" a lot.' I suppose I do that to give an anthropological view of life in New York as we know it. "Everybody lives, dies, laughs, cries, sleeps and stares at the ceiling. Everybody's wearing everybody else's shoes, which not everybody does, but I have done. "I tried to sing about these things that could be seen as negative in a way balanced by an uplifting feeling from the groove and the melody, especially at the end, when St. Vincent and I are doing a lot of hollering and singing together. Music can do that - hold opposites simultaneously. I realized that when singing with Robyn earlier this year. Her songs are often sad, but the music is joyous." The full track list for Who Is the Sky? is: Everybody Laughs, When We Are Singing, My Apartment Is My Friend, A Door Called No, What Is the Reason for It?, I Met the Buddha at a Downtown Party, Don't Be Like That, The Avant Garde, Moisturizing Thing, I'm an Outsider, She Explains Things to Me, The Truth.
