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WATCH: David Byrne Bring Out Talking Heads Classics At Coachella Live Set

By Dalton Mac Namee
13/04/2026
Est. Reading: 2 minutes

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David Byrne treated fans at his live Coachella set to a number of Talking Heads classics.

The singer brought energy, with theatrics and choreography as he treated fans to a number of classic tracks, including ‘Psycho Killer’, ‘Once In A Lifetime’, ‘This Must Be The Place’ and ‘Burning Down The House'. 

He also mixed in a few numbers from his recent solo album, 'Who Is The Sky', as well as his famous collaboration with Brian Eno, 'Strange Overtones' from 2008's 'Everything That Happens Will Happen Today'. 


Byrne's set featured a number of backing singers and dancers with flamboyant energy. Each track also included a customised routine.

Rounding off, David Byrne even introduced the theme of politics to the show, finishing off the show with a live performance of 'Life During Wartime', with a number of images of anti-ICE and pro Palestine protests on the big screens in the background.

See footage of this below.

 

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News of this comes after David Byrne added several UK and Ireland dates to his upcoming world tour.

Such shows include  Halifax, Edinburgh, and Cardiff, along with a previously announced show at Suffolk's Latitude Festival in July.

This will also see Byrne head over to Ireland for a live show at Dublin's St Anne's Park on June 7.

See the tour dates in full below.


David Byrne’s 2026 UK and European tour dates are:

FEBRUARY
12 – Tempodrom, Berlin, DE
15 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
16 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
18 – Forest National, Brussels, BE
21 – Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan, IT
22 – Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan, IT
24 – Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, DE
26 – Rockhal Main Hall, Esch-sur-Alzette, LU
27 – The Hall, Zurich, CH

MARCH
02 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK
03 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
04 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
06 – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, UK
07 – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, UK
09 – O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
10 – O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
11 – O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
13 – 3Arena, Dublin, IE
15 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
16 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
18 – La Seine Musicale, Paris, FR
19 – La Seine Musicale, Paris, FR

JUNE
07 – St Anne’s Park, Dublin, IE*
12 – Piknik i Parken, Oslo, NO
17 – O2 Universum, Prague, CZ
18 – Budapest Arena, Budapest, HU
21 – Release Athens x SNF Nostos, Athens, GR
23 – Fiera del Levante, Bari, IT
25 – Lucca Summer Festival, Lucca, IT
26 – Marostica Summer Festival, Marostica, IT
28 – Arena Pula, Pula, HR

JULY
01 – Open’er Festival, Gdynia, PL
03 – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, DK
04 – Down The Rabbit Hole, Beuningen, NL
10 – Cruïlla Festival, Barcelona, ES
11 – Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, ES
14 – Ageas Cooljazz Festival, Cascais, PT
18 – The Piece Hall, Halifax, UK*
21 – Playhouse, Edinburgh, UK*
24 – Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK
26 – Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, UK*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written by Dalton Mac Namee

Dalton Mac Namee is a content writer for Nova.ie and a freelance GAA reporter from Louth, Ireland.

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