David Byrne Announces New Album 'Who Is The Sky?' And Accompanying World Tour Dates
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Shervin Lainez
Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has announced a new solo album.
Produced by the Grammy-winning Kid Harpoon, best known for his work with Harry Styles and Miley Cyrus, 'Who Is The Sky?' will arrive through Matador Records on September 5, following up 2018's 'American Utopia'.
Comprising 12 songs arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra, the record also features contributions from St. Vincent, Paramore's Hayley Williams, and The Smile drummer Tom Skinner.
As the first preview, Byrne has shared his collaboration with St. Vincent, Everybody Laughs, a joyful, strings-laden art-pop offering that arrives with a video directed by multimedia artist Gabriel Barcia-Colombo. 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."
Kid Harpoon added: "It took me a second to realize, oh yeah, these songs are personal, but with David’s unique perspective on life in general. Walking around New York listening to the demo of Everybody Laughs was so joyous, because it made me feel like we’re all the same – we all laugh, cry and sing. The thing about David that resonates with a lot of people is that he’s in on the joke. He gets the absurdity of it all, and all of these personal observations are his perspective on it."
Byrne will support the LP with an extensive tour, kicking off with North Amercian shows between September and December. He'll then visit Australia and New Zealand in January, followed by a lengthy run of European dates, which include UK and Ireland shows between March 3 and 15. Tickets for all dates go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (June 13).
'Who Is the Sky?' tracklist:
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?
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
David Byrne Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sun September 14 2025 - PROVIDENCE Rhode Island - Veterans Memorial Auditorium (USA)
Tue September 16 2025 - PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania - Benedum Center PAC (USA)
Wed September 17 2025 - COLUMBUS Ohio - Mershon Auditorium (USA)
Fri September 19 2025 - AKRON Ohio - Civic Theatre (USA)
Sun September 21 2025 - SCHENECTADY New York - Proctors (USA)
Tue September 23 2025 - SYRACUSE New York - Landmark Theatre (USA)
Thu September 25 2025 - BUFFALO New York - Sheas Buffalo Theatre (USA)
Sat September 27 2025 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Anthem (USA)
Sun September 28 2025 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Anthem (USA)
Tue September 30 2025 - NEW YORK New York - Radio City Music Hall (USA)
Wed October 01 2025 - NEW YORK New York - Radio City Music Hall (USA)
Fri October 03 2025 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Boch Center Wang Theatre (USA)
Sat October 04 2025 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Boch Center Wang Theatre (USA)
Tue October 07 2025 - WALLINGFORD Connecticut - Toyota Oakdale Theatre (USA)
Wed October 08 2025 - PORTLAND Maine - Merrill Auditorium at City Hall (USA)
Fri October 10 2025 - NEW YORK New York - Radio City Music Hall (USA)
Tue October 14 2025 - RICHMOND Virginia - Altria Theater (USA)
Thu October 16 2025 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark (USA)
Fri October 17 2025 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark (USA)
Tue October 21 2025 - TORONTO ON - Massey Hall (Canada)
Wed October 22 2025 - TORONTO ON - Massey Hall (Canada)
Sat October 25 2025 - DETROIT Michigan - Fox Theatre (USA)
Tue October 28 2025 - CHICAGO Illinois - Auditorium (USA)
Wed October 29 2025 - CHICAGO Illinois - Auditorium (USA)
Fri October 31 2025 - CHICAGO Illinois - Auditorium (USA)
Mon November 03 2025 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Orpheum Theatre (USA)
Tue November 04 2025 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Orpheum Theatre (USA)
Thu November 06 2025 - DENVER Colorado - Bellco Theatre (USA)
Fri November 07 2025 - DENVER Colorado - Bellco Theatre (USA)
Tue November 11 2025 - SEATTLE Washington - Paramount Theatre (USA)
Wed November 12 2025 - SEATTLE Washington - Paramount Theatre (USA)
Sun November 16 2025 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (USA)
Mon November 17 2025 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (USA)
Thu November 20 2025 - LOS ANGELES California - Dolby Theatre (USA)
Fri November 21 2025 - LOS ANGELES California - Dolby Theatre (USA)
Tue November 25 2025 - AUSTIN Texas - Bass Concert Hall (USA)
Wed November 26 2025 - AUSTIN Texas - Bass Concert Hall (USA)
Fri November 28 2025 - DALLAS Texas - Music Hall At Fair Park (USA)
Sat November 29 2025 - DALLAS Texas - Music Hall At Fair Park (USA)
Tue December 02 2025 - ATLANTA Georgia - Fox Theatre (USA)
Wed December 03 2025 - ATLANTA Georgia - Fox Theatre (USA)
Fri December 05 2025 - MIAMI Florida - Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre (USA)
Sat December 06 2025 - MIAMI Florida - Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre (USA)
Wed January 14 2026 - AUCKLAND Spark Arena
Sat January 17 2026 - BRISBANE Entertainment Center
Wed January 21 2026 - SYDNEY ICC Sydney Theatre
Thu January 22 2026 - MELBOURNE Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Sat January 24 2026 - ADELAIDE Entertainment Centre Arena
Tue January 27 2026 - PERTH RAC Arena
Thu February 12 2026 - BERLIN Tempodrom (Germany)
Sun February 15 2026 - AMSTERDAM AFAS Live (Netherlands)
Mon February 16 2026 - AMSTERDAM AFAS Live (Netherlands)
Wed February 18 2026 - BRUSELLS Forest National (Belgium)
Sat February 21 2026 - MILAN Teatro Delgi Arcimboldi (Italy)
Sun February 22 2026 - MILAN Teatro Delgi Arcimboldi (Italy)
Tue February 24 2026 - FRANKFURT Jahrhunderthalle (Germany)
Fri February 27 2026 - ZURICH Hall (Switzerland)
Mon March 02 2026 - CARDIFF Utilita Arena Cardiff
Tue March 03 2026 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Wed March 04 2026 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Fri March 06 2026 - GLASGOW SEC Armadillo
Sat March 07 2026 - GLASGOW SEC Armadillo
Mon March 09 2026 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Tue March 10 2026 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Fri March 13 2026 - DUBLIN 3Arena
Sun March 15 2026 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Wed March 18 2026 - PARIS La Seine Musicale (France)
Thu March 19 2026 - PARIS La Seine Musicale (France)
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