David Byrne kicked off a huge world tour in assist of his new album, Who Is the Sky?, at Pittsburgh’s Benedum Heart PAC on Tuesday, September sixteenth. Throughout his 21-song set, Byrne debuted a number of new solo songs whereas additionally performing a choice of Speaking Heads favorites, together with his first rendition of the traditional “Psycho Killer” in practically 20 years.
Along with enjoying the Who Is the Sky? singles “What Is the Motive for It?” and “All people Laughs,” Byrne debuted album tracks akin to “My Residence Is My Pal” and “Don’t Be Like That.” He additionally carried out his 2008 Brian Eno collab, “Unusual Overtones,” American Utopia lower “All people’s Coming to My Home,” and debuted his cowl of Paramore’s “Arduous Occasions.”
Apart from enjoying “Psycho Killer” for the primary time since 2006, Byrne carried out Speaking Heads songs that included “This Should Be the Place (Naive Melody),” “As soon as in a Lifetime,” and set nearer “Burning Down the Home.” He additionally debuted an unknown track recognized as having the lyric, “My beliefs are on my T-shirt,” on setlist.fm.
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See fan-shot movies of Byrne’s Pittsburgh tour kick-off and the total setlist beneath.
The subsequent present on Byrne’s tour is tonight, September seventeenth, in Columbus, Ohio. The North American leg (get tickets right here) will proceed by early December, with dates in Europe, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand (get tickets right here) starting subsequent 12 months. See the total schedule beneath.
Setlist:
Heaven (Speaking Heads track)
All people Laughs
And She Was (Speaking Heads track)
Unusual Overtones
Homes in Movement (Speaking Heads track)
Unknown track with the lyric, “My beliefs are on my T-shirt.”
(Nothing however) Flowers (Speaking Heads track)
This Should Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Speaking Heads track)
What Is the Motive for It?
Like People Do
Don’t Be Like That (Stay debut)
Independence Day (First efficiency since 1992)
Slippery Individuals (Speaking Heads track)
I Met the Buddha at a Downtown Occasion (Stay debut)
My Residence Is My Pal (Stay debut)
Arduous Occasions (Paramore cowl) (Stay debut)
Psycho Killer (Speaking Heads track; first efficiency since 2006)
Life Throughout Wartime (Speaking Heads track)
As soon as in a Lifetime (Speaking Heads track)
Encore
All people’s Coming to My Home
Burning Down the Home (Speaking Heads track)
David Byrne 2025-2026 Tour Dates:
09/17 – Columbus, OH @ Mershon Auditorium
09/19 – Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theatre
09/21 – Schenectady, NY @ Proctors
09/23 – Syracuse, NY @ Landmark Theatre
09/25 – Buffalo, NY @ Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
09/27 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
09/28 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
09/30 – New York, NY @ Radio Metropolis Music Corridor
10/01 – New York, NY @ Radio Metropolis Music Corridor
10/02 – Boston, MA @ Boch Heart Wang Theatre
10/03 – Boston, MA @ Boch Heart Wang Theatre
10/04 – Boston, MA @ Boch Heart Wang Theatre
10/07 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
10/08 – Portland, ME @ Merrill Auditorium at Metropolis Corridor
10/10 – New York, NY @ Radio Metropolis Music Corridor
10/11 – New York, NY @ Radio Metropolis Music Corridor
10/14 – Richmond, VA @ Altria Theater
10/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia offered by Highmark
10/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia offered by Highmark
10/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia offered by Highmark
10/21 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Massey Corridor
10/22 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Massey Corridor
10/23 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Massey Corridor
10/25 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
10/28 – Chicago, IL @ The Auditorium
10/29 – Chicago, IL @ The Auditorium
10/31 – Chicago, IL @ The Auditorium
11/01 – Chicago, IL @ The Auditorium
11/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
11/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
11/06 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theatre
11/07 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theatre
11/11 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
11/12 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
11/13 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
11/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Theater at Invoice Graham Civic Auditorium
11/17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Theater at Invoice Graham Civic Auditorium
11/18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Theater at Invoice Graham Civic Auditorium
11/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre
11/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre
11/25 – Austin, TX @ Bass Live performance Corridor
11/26 – Austin, TX @ Bass Live performance Corridor
11/28 – Dallas, TX @ Music Corridor at Truthful Park
11/29 – Dallas, TX @ Music Corridor at Truthful Park
12/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
12/03 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
12/05 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Seaside At Jackie Gleason Theatre
12/06 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Seaside At Jackie Gleason Theatre
01/14 – Auckland, NZ @ Spark Enviornment
01/17 – Brisbane, AU @ Brisbane Leisure Heart
01/21 – Sydney, AU @ ICC Sydney Theatre
01/22 – Melbourne, AU @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
01/24 – Adelaide, AU @ Adelaide Leisure Centre Enviornment
01/27 – Perth, AU @ RAC Enviornment
02/12 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
02/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Stay
02/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Stay
02/18 – Brussels, BE @ Forest Nationwide
02/21 – Milan, IT @ Teatro degli Arcimboldi
02/22 – Milan, IT @ Teatro degli Arcimboldi
02/24 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
02/26 – Esch-sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal Principal Corridor
02/27 – Zurich, CH @ The Corridor
03/02 – Cardiff, UK @ Utilita Enviornment
03/03 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
03/04 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
03/06 – Glasgow, UK @ SEC Armadillo
03/07 – Glasgow, UK @ SEC Armadillo
03/09 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
03/10 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
03/13 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena
03/15 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
03/16 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
03/18 – Paris, FR @ La Seine Musicale
03/19 – Paris, FR @ La Seine Musicale