David Byrne’s “Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno” World Tour Announced

Normally, I’d needlessly slap a non-sequitur at the end of the headline there, but I can’t seem to think of anything appropriate for someone I respect and admire as much as David Byrne. So here are the straight facts:

Beginning this September, Byrne will embark on a six-month world tour called “Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno.” He intends the live show to “try to draw a line linking this new material with what we did 30 years ago,” so this will include songs from Talking Heads albums produced by Eno (More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, and Remain In Light), their 1981 collaboration album My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, and their soon-to-be-released (and self-released) new collaboration Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (TMT News).

Everythingthathappens.com has been hosting a free download of "Strange Overtones" to preview the album since yesterday. The entire record will be available there exclusively on August 18 as a digital download, along with physical copies for mail order, with a choice of enhanced CD and a deluxe package featuring artwork by Stefan Sagmeister.

Other current projects from Byrne include music for the second season of Big Love, a show on HBO, and Playing the Building, an interactive installation presented by Creative Time, which is on view at the Battery Maritime Building in New York City through August 24. He is also working on a studio album called Here Lies Love, a song cycle collaboration with Fatboy Slim about the life of former first lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos. The work previously played arts festivals in 2006 and at Carnegie Hall in 2007. Cyndi Lauper has contributed vocals.

“Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno” Tourdates:

09.16.08 - Bethlehem, PA - Zoellner Arts Center 09.17.08 - Baltimore, MD - Lyrics 09.18.08 - Newport News, VA - Ferguson Center for the Arts 09.20.08 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater 09.21.08 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 09.22.08 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium 09.23.08 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theater 09.25.08 - Austin, TX - Paramount 09.26.08 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits 09.28.08 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium 09.30.08 - Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum 10.02.08 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey’s 10.03.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater 10.04.08 - Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theater 10.06.08 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall 10.08.08 - Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center for the Arts 10.11.08 - Park City, UT - Eccles Center for the Performing Arts 10.12.08 - Denver, CO - Buell Theater 10.14.08 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theater 10.15.08 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater 10.17.08 - Omaha, NE - Kiewit Concert Hall 10.18.08 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater 10.19.08 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater 10.21.08 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theater 10.23.08 - Cleveland, OH - Allen Theater 10.24.08 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater 10.25.08 - Indianapolis, IN - Clowes Memorial Hall 10.26.08 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Opera House 10.29.08 - Toronto, ONT - Massey Hall 10.30.08 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis 10.31.08 - Boston, MA - Wang Center 11.01.08 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata 11.03.08 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater 11.05.08 - Albany, NY - Empire State Plaza 11.07.08 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Center 11.08.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater

The tour will continue through Australasia and Europe in early 2009.

Everything That Happens tracklist:

1. Home 2. My Big Nurse 3. I Feel My Stuff 4. Everything That Happens 5. Life Is Long 6. The River 7. Strange Overtones 8. Wanted for Life 9. One Fine Day 10. Poor Boy 11. The Lighthouse

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