David Byrne has a lot of new today. There is a new album ‘Who Is The Sky?’ on the way in September, a new song with a new music video ‘Everybody Laughs’ out now and tour dates for Australia and New Zealand in January 2026.
“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,” says Byrne. “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.”
‘Who Is The Sky?’ was produced by Kid Harpoon (Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles) and features 12 songs arranged by members of the New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. The album features appearances from St Vincent, Hayley Williams of Paramore and Tom Skinner of The Smile.
“It took me a second to realize, oh yeah, these songs are personal, but with David’s unique perspective on life in general,” adds Kid Harpoon (aka Tom Hull). “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.”
DAVID BYRNE
WHO IS THE SKY? WORLD TOUR
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND JANUARY 2026
Presented by Frontier Touring
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Runs 22 hours from: Thursday 12 June (2pm local time)
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Begins: Friday 13 June (1pm local time)
Wednesday 14 January
Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ
Saturday 17 January
Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 21 January
ICC Sydney Theatre | Sydney, NSW
Thursday 22 January
Sidney Myer Music Bowl | Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 24 January
Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena | Adelaide, SA
Tuesday 27 January
RAC Arena | Perth, WA
World tour dates:
Here are David Byrne’s tour dates:
9/14/2025 – Providence, RI – Veterans Memorial Auditorium
9/16/2025 – Pittsburgh, PA – Benedum Center PAC
9/17/2025 – Columbus, OH – Mershon Auditorium
9/19/2025 – Akron, OH – Akron Civic Theatre
9/21/2025 – Schenectady, NY – Proctors
9/23/2025 – Syracuse, NY – Landmark Theatre
9/25/2025 – Buffalo, NY – Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
9/27-28/2025 – Washington D.C. – The Anthem
9/30, 10/1/2025 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
10/3-4/2025 – Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre
10/7/2025 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
10/8/2025 – Portland, ME – Merrill Auditorium at City Hall
10/10/2025 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
10/14/2025 – Richmond, VA – Altria Theater
10/16-17/2025 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark
10/21-22/2025 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Massey Hall
10/25/2025 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
10/28-29, 31/2025 – Chicago, IL – The Auditorium
11/3-4/2025 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
11/6-7/2025 – Denver, CO – Bellco Theatre
11/11-12/2025 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
11/16-17/2025 – San Francisco, CA – The Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
11/20-21/2025 – Los Angeles, CA – Dolby Theatre
11/25-26/2025 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
11/28-29/2025 – Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park
12/2-3/2025 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
12/5-6/2025 – Miami, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre
1/14/2026 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena
1/17/2026 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Center
1/21/2026 – Sydney, Australia – ICC Sydney Theatre
1/22/2026 – Melbourne, Australia – Sidney Myer Music Bowl
1/24/2026 – Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena
1/27/2026 – Perth, Australia – RAC Arena
2/12/2026 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
2/15-16/2026 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
2/18/2026 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
2/21-22/2026 – Milan, Italy – Teatro degli Arcimboldi
2/24/2026 – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle
2/27/2026 – Zurich, Switzerland – The Hall
3/2/2026 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
3/3-4/2026 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
3/6-7/2026 – Glasgow, UK – SEC Armadillo
3/9-10/2026 – Manchester, UK – o2 Apollo
3/13/2026 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
3/15/2026 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
3/18-19/2026 – Paris, France – La Seine Musicale
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