David Byrne Announces 2026 World Tour

David Byrne, the former frontman of the influential rock band Talking Heads, has announced an extensive 2026 world tour to support his latest album, Who Is The Sky?, released in September through Matador Records. The tour, which begins in Australia and New Zealand in January, will span multiple continents, including stops across North America from March to May, Europe in the spring, and various summer festivals.

The North American leg kicks off with two performances at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 26 and 27 at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. From there, Byrne heads to the Pacific Northwest for shows at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre on April 4 and 5, followed by Portland's Keller Auditorium on April 7 and 8. The itinerary then moves south to California, featuring appearances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on April 11 and 18, as well as concerts at the Santa Barbara Bowl on April 14 and Stanford's Frost Amphitheater on April 16.

Continuing eastward, the tour includes dates at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 20, Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix on April 21, Smart Financial Centre in Houston on...