David Byrne at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow

Drawings by Jenny Soep

David Byrne, at The Big Chill

“Okay, look that way and listen this way,” he joked. Once you’ve seen one burning zombie, you’ve seen them all – while Byrne’s hypnotic show was not to be missed.

David Byrne @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 8 Aug

"Of course, that Byrne can take such absurdity and turn it into something both hilarious and moving is no surprise given his enduring legacy and irrefutable coolness."

David Byrne, Southampton Guildhall, UK

“Can we dance?” shouted one of the crowd, provoking an unexpectedly pedantic response. “Can you dance?” he mused back. “May you dance?”

David Byrne’s live show: the highlight of the year

"...the sweetest, goofiest, most lovely choreography since Stop Making Sense."

David Byrne leaves crowd spilling into the aisles

"On his return to London he still merited his three encores, one in a tutu, and left an initially reserved crowd spilling into the aisles."

David Byrne Awes Greek Theatre Audience

“Performers and audience alike kicked and popped balloons, David Byrne stood in the middle of it all looking like the ring master of one of the greatest shows on earth.”

David Byrne to the bone

"Een Dadaïstische songtekst, dansers die over het podium wervelen, Brian Eno nummers en een volledig in het wit geklede cast onder leiding van David Byrne."

Lokerse Feesten Dag 2 - David Byrne en Donna Summer

"Beide artiesten zijn op tournee met een show die er zich, alles welbeschouwd, niet direct toe leent om op een compleet artificiële en ongedwongen setting als een Belgisch zomerfestival per definitie overeind te blijven. Variatie én spanning, wat had u nog meer gewenst."

Burning Down Ferrara

"David Byrne, l'uomo che ha reinventato il funky e ricostruito un ponte tra l'alienazione urbana e l'essenza primitiva del ritmo, con una fantasia senza precedenti; a volte fa bene ricordarlo, andandolo a riascoltare."

Strepitoso Byrne a Sant’Elmo con 2 stop: lasciate che la gente venga a me o vado via

"Ma è stata la seconda a rivelare il carattere della star che non ha dimenticato il suo passato punk. Anzi lo rivive con la classe di un sessantenne newyorkese molto cool."

David Byrne in “Song of David Byrne and Brian Eno” @ Auditorium

"Per capire perché basta ascoltare la radio oggi, i germi di quel lavoro si ritrovano ora nella musica di tanti artisti di fama mondiale."

Koncert és színház egyben

"Aztán a népes magyar rajongótábor, ha nehezen is, de elengedte az ősz hajú ikont. David Byrne kétségtelenül a poptörténelem egyik legnagyobb hatású előadója, örülünk, hogy láthattuk."

David Byrne a Quartnak

"És a lényeg, az A+ pillanat: a Born Under Punches egyszerre volt kegyetlenebb, hátborzongatóbb és érzékibb a lemezváltozatnál. Még soha nem történt velem ilyesmi: egy kicsit sírtam rajta."

Ostravský festival měl ostré africko-americké finále

"I když rockoví staromilci Byrna rádi označují za robota, opak je pravdou."

Playboy o stępionych kłach

"Last night, David Byrne proved that he still can lead the audience to a boil."

David Byrne gastierte in Wien

"Genauso drei Tänzer, die viele der Songs mit Modern-Dance illustrieren - mit Requisiten wie Bürosessel und E-Gitarren. Langsam wird die Maschine warm."

Concert by David Byrne, Summer Time Jazz Festival, Belgrade

"Everyone who was there will remember this event for their whole life."

Right About Now, You Funk Soul Brother: μια βραδιά με τον David Byrne

"Σημασία έχει να δεις εκ του σύνεγγυς τη σημαντικότερη μορφή της νεοκυματικής νεοϋορκέζικης σκηνής των '70s, μιας σκηνής που πρέσβευε αντιρατσιστικά μότο, όπως το ότι “white is the total absence of color” (εξ' ου και η σημειολογία των λευκών κοστουμιών του θιάσου του Byrne)."

Review: David Byrne Live

"Ήταν η τέλεια συναυλία! Είχε ό,τι επιθυμεί η ψυχή του κατατρεγμένου συναυλιόφιλου που έχει ψωνίσει ένα σχετικά τσιμπημένο εισιτήριο και τον τρώει το σαράκι της ακύρωσης, των επεισοδίων, των καθυστερήσεων και του κακού ήχου:"

El espectáculo integral

"Sucedió apenas transcurrida la quinta canción, un delirio de energía, baile, polirritmias y sabiduría global."

Byrne deita a casa abaixo

"Aos 57 anos, Byrne tem ainda a loucura, a originalidade, a voz e o talento que sempre o caracterizaram."

O regresso triunfal de David Byrne a Lisboa

"A ansiedade era imensa e sentia-se no olhar de cada fã presente ontem à noite no Coliseu dos Recreios, em Lisboa."

David Byrne tears up the ‘Green’

"Ask me to compile the Top 10 concerts I’ve ever seen anywhere, and that one undoubtedly makes the list."

Byrne delivers a visual treat at CMAC

"The bigness of the ideas and the subtle humor — dancer Steven Reker vaulting over Byrne's head — made the night a visual treat without cliché."

And You May Find Yourself in a Beautiful House: David Byrne @ Wolf Trap

"That sounds cynical, but in actuality the Wolf Trap date was an inventive, joyous, irony-free ode to finding — nay, noticing — the moments of poetry that pop up in our mostly prosaic lives."

David Byrne played Eno-songs @ Celebrate Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Bandshell in NYC

"In Brooklyn, the above-capacity crowd wasn't deterred by threats of rain, which held off for the length of the two-hour set."

David Byrne Gives Record Start to ‘Celebrate Brooklyn’

“'My name is Dave, and I’ll be your waiter tonight,' said Byrne as he took the stage."

From the Bonnaroo Beacon: Once In A Lifetime

"Indeed, Byrne was everywhere, and helped curate the first area solely dedicated to hand-picked artists selected by a musician at Bonnaroo at That Tent."

Bonnaroo: David Byrne, St. Vincent, Grizzly Bear, TV on the Radio

"On a stage that presented performers selected by David Byrne, the Dirty Projectors mixed syncopated West African rhythms – yep, irony – with Byrne-like melodies and vocal harmonies that reference ‘50s pop and ‘60s soul, topping their work on their new, very enjoyable 'Bitte Orca.'”

Byrne’s show was a perfect blast from the past

"As much a piece of performance art as an actual performance, Byrne delighted in smashing the boundaries between artistic disciplines, incorporating modern dance into idiosyncratic pop-rock songs and practically pulling the all-too-eager audience onstage with him."

Aftermath: David Byrne at Jones Hall

"'This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around... no time for dancing, for lovey-dovey,' but Byrne was obviously lying. Monday night, for those two hours, that was all there was."

Byrne delights crowd with quirk

"The 100-minute show, which included four encores, had the sold-out house on its feet and dancing for the concert's duration."

Live Review: David Byrne And DeVotchKa, Morrison, CO, June 20, 2009

"The 57-year-old took the stage at the stroke of 9 p.m., leading a parade of white-clad musicians and back-up singers. "

What I learned at the David Byrne show last night

"...it was a visual and aural feast unlike anything I’ve experienced."

Review: David Byrne @ the Paramount

"'Now that's a way to finish a show,' said one man on the sidewalk.

'That was the gayest marching band I've ever seen,' said his conversation partner."

Friday Night: David Byrne at the Greek Theatre

"David Byrne, the cerebral, witty art rocker who has explored many areas of music and performance since his beginnings as part of the Talking Heads in the 70s, entranced a capacity crowd at Berkeley's Greek Theatre with a show entitled Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno."

Nada ha cambiado, pero nada es igual

"David Byrne es un gran maestro."

Music Review: David Byrne, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

"There’s something quite incredible about how an artist one imagines would take himself very seriously is able to come across so down to earth."

Byrne, la permanente revolución sonora

"Pero Byrne ya había comenzado a sorprender con una puesta en escena que no hace más que certificar su capacidad para mover ficha en el mundo de la escena y llevar el rock a otros lugares."

David Byrne refresca las esencias del pop-rock en el nuevo milenio

"No defraudó ni un ápice la visita de este portentoso artista; todo lo contrario, su concierto en la sala será de los que perdurarán en la memoria, la retina y la vista."

Suoni e visioni di David Byrne

"David Byrne è stato ed è un visionario, qualche volta così trendy da far gola all'universo letterario di Oscar Wilde, spesso così multimediale da far forza in un gioco futurista e scorazzare oltre l’elettronica."

David Byrne travolge il pubblico de La Fenice

"Vecchio e nuovo repertorio si fondono per tutta la durata dello spettacolo in una unicità che conferma l’intelligenza creativa di David Byrne e Brian Eno, collaboratore come allora del nuovo lavoro 'Everything That Happens Will Happen Today' del 2008."

David Byrne im Volkshaus: Der Mann im Strom

"Wie er am Freitagabend im Volkshaus auf die Bühne stakst, ein langer, dünner Mann mit schlohweissem Haar, um dann verknotet und mit vergittertem Gesicht eine stockende Ansprache zu halten, die klingt wie Sprache gewordene Nervosität, treffen ihn alle Vorurteile aufs Mal."

Vordenker mit Kultfaktor

"Das hat fast schon etwas Spirituelles, stünde dort oben nicht ein Vordenker der New-Wave-Bewegung, der einst mit seiner Ex-Band Talking Heads das lärmende Drei-Akkord-Muster des Punk aufbrach und nervöse, zappelnde Funk-Beats und düstere Ethno-Einflüsse untermischte."

David Byrne: New Theatre

"Dressed top to toe in white, he looked for all the world like an old (very fit and elegant) cricketer returning to the crease."

David Byrne, Royal Festival Hall, London

"During one of many encores for this stunning show, David Byrne, his band, backing singers and three dancers emerge on stage wearing tutus."

Once in a lifetime live music from David Byrne

"From the moment the Scottish-born New Yorker emerged with his four-man band and three backing singers, there was magic afoot."

Review: David Byrne, Royal Concert Hall

"Byrne tore up the house with a show that was colourful, exciting, funky, funny and clever, bringing his audience to their feet, never to sit down, with a devastatingly powerful version of Talking Heads' Crosseyed And Painless."

Review: David Byrne, National Concert Hall, Dublin

"Clearly the show has been tightly choreographed, yet there's a sense of spontaneity. That's a tricky feat to pull off, but Byrne -- a true renaissance man -- manages it."

Kriebelend Onderbenengevoel Bij Theatershow David Byrne

"Na een nummertje of tien is er dan uiteindelijk toch 'geen houden meer aan'. De Grote Kale Beveiligingsmeneer (GKB) van Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn probeert het aanvankelijk nog wel, maar de fans op leeftijd die zich - eerst nog schuchter, daarna steeds rebelser en in groteren getale - voor het podium melden om zich oog in oog met David Byrne in het middelbare zweet te dansen, laten zich niet meer wegsturen."

Sur scène, David Byrne fait revivre son partenariat créatif avec Brian Eno

"Le show s'équilibre alors parfaitement entre hédonisme, intensité urbaine et les moments rêveurs deEverything That Happens plus tourné vers une pop élégiaque."

Letter From Paris: David Byrne Burns Down the Olympia

"The singers danced and played music, and the dancers sang and played all across the stage, including through Byrne's legs and over his head."

Working overtime to reinvent the past

"It sounds remarkable, a reinvention rather than a recreation of the past. At moments like that, Byrne seems to be dealing in the opposite of nostalgia, as inventive as he ever was."

David Byrne at Colston Hall, Bristol

"Looking like some kind of vaguely sinister religious cult, David Byrne and his band kicked off their latest British tour dressed in pristine white from head to toe."

David Byrne, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

"These were not the sort of performers one normally sees flanking R n' B crooners or dance music acts; this trio - two girls and a bloke - were trained athletic contemporary dancers with a vocabulary of moves that referenced great New York names like Merce Cunningham and Lucinda Childs. How very David Byrne."

It’s all white on the night

"He came on stage in brilliant white from his hair to his clothes; from his strat to his shoes; from his band to his rather splendid dancers."

Talking Heads’ David Byrne speaks to us before his upcoming Nottingham gig

"At a time when many are forecasting the death of pop music in the face of the threat of the internet, Byrne is uniquely optimistic."

David Byrne: The Sage, Gateshead

"Byrne has grown into his skin, and stands tall, still whippet-thin, with white suit and white guitar and a shock of elegantly white hair; Warhol gone right. Gosh, Eno does like his thin white dukes."

David Byrne: Gig of the Week

"If rock'n'roll has been elevated to an art form David Byrne is one of the performers who helped put it there."

Byrning down the house

"A David Byrne concert in Seattle isn't quite a once-in-a-lifetime event, but you wouldn't have known that by the reception here Wednesday night."

So much more than just a talking head

"In the midst of a New Wave-reviving musical climate, where everyone from Franz Ferdinand to Ashlee Simpson are mining the days when sonic exploration and world music informed the pop landscape, David Byrne is making the rounds to show us all how it’s done."

Twice in a lifetime

"Nonetheless, Crosseyed and Painless is the song that has the audience streaming forth from their seats down to the front of the stage, unable to hold their feet any longer as its uncertain start gives way to the ecstasy of a fully-fledged funk workout."

David Byrne stakes out his own territory

"If that’s what growing old is about, maybe we shouldn’t get so freaked out after all."

David Byrne Makes Sense Of His Tour

“It felt wonderful singing the songs, and I knew if I didn’t tour, then the recording process would be the last time for quite a while that I’d enjoy performing them—except in the shower.”

Byrne Down the House

"Between him and Eno, every bizarre sound you wish was on shock jock radio today was brewed in their nerd rock labs. They're universally acknowledged as influential."

Byrne still knows no musical boundaries

"David Byrne was a vision of stark white Monday at Jack Singer Concert Hall, from his frosty hair and hospital-like outfit down to his tennis shoes."

Byrne brings it all together at Queen E.

"Everyone clamored for their seats as the house lights dimmed and the stage lights came up revealing the man we all came to see, David Byrne."

David Byrne wows Radio City Music Hall

"David Byrne was born in 1952, so I’m not sure how it’s possible that he was the most vital, energetic person in attendance at his sold-out Radio City Music Hall concert last night. But he was."

David Byrne breaks out Brian Eno-era Talking Heads classics, tutus for Radio City gigs

"This was more of a performance than a concert, as evidenced by the interpretative stylings of a trio of dancers who together served as the evening’s mischievous Puck from A Midsummer’s Night Dream, stealing and running around with the back-up singers’ microphones, sliding across the stage on cubicle chairs and, at one amazing moment, literally leap-frogging over Byrne’s shoulders while he was in the middle of a guitar solo."

David Byrne remains in the light

"David Byrne is the most nonchalantly confident stupendously awkward person probably in all of history, but certainly in the history of those disciplines (rock music, conceptual art, bicycle activism, PowerPoint presentation, blogging) to which he is inclined and to which he is invaluable."

David Byrne op het toppunt van zijn kunnen in Antwerpen

"David Byrne (56) heeft niet de gewoonte het spel van de popmuziek volgens de gebruikelijke regels te spelen. Hij geeft nauwelijks nog interviews, heeft lak aan hits en airplay, en had geen zin om langs te gaan bij De laatste show."

Schaut auf diese Hände!

"So laute nun mal das Dogma, und daran wolle er sich halten. Die freundlich vorgetragene Ansage des weißhaarigen, drahtigen Herrn ist meterdicke Selbstironie."

Ein wenig hüftsteif, aber mit Würde: David Byrne in der Alten Oper

"Die Tour könnte erfolgreicher sein, den Dancefloor-Philosophen von einst kennen viele schon nicht mehr. Dass er aber wieder zurecht da oben auf der Bühne steht, das beweist er mit einer so schmissigen wie ambitionierten Show in der Frankfurter Alten Oper."

David Byrne: stay hungry

"He sits down with a fresh beer, and a radio DJ is asking him about the psychedelic African music he has collected and released on Luaka Bop, and someone else is asking about the documentary he made about the chicken-sacrificing Candomblé religion in Brazil, and then I ask him about a little thing I noticed in the sleevenotes to the new album, a reference to a book called What Is the What?, the fictionalised biography of a former child refugee from Sudan by Byrne's friend Dave Eggers."

David Byrne at Cirkus, Stockholm

"Ibland känns det lite väl genomtänkt och fungerande, och även om det ofta svänger bra från scenen blir helheten något stel, det sackar en aning."

The dance takes Byrne to unimagined heights

"After being brainwashed with unimaginative Eurovision choreography for five Saturdays in a row, it is both uplifting and liberating to meet the dancers that Mr Byrne has with him at the Circus."

Byrning down the house: Sirkus Byrne inntok hovedstaden i går kveld

"Det eneste ankepunktet må være at konsertarrangøren av en eller annen uforståelig grunn hadde fått for seg at det var lurt å sette ut stoler til publikum når en mann av David Byrnes kaliber skulle innta scenen."

Byrne - brilliant and timely

"Byrne's greatness has never been in that he sung a bell, but it is amazing for word when his voice filled up rear view of four secure vocalists. Though it is Byrne's voice on top; it never glossed over, but retains its character."

Swing Party with David Byrne

"Och hela tiden deltar David Byrne själv med ett tafatt danssteg eller en plötslig 360-graderssnurr. Allt tycks möjligt av en kulturell renässansman som gjort balettmusik och dokumentärfilm med samma egensinne."

Talking Heads Byrne wants Jacko’s glove

"I think Michael Jackson is selling his bits and pieces now. I know one of the gloves was up for sale. I’m tempted to try to get a glove."

David Byrne reißt die Berliner von den Sitzen

"Nun ist ein Abend mit David Byrne nicht unbedingt ein Popkonzert gängiger Machart. Es ist eine rhythmische, eingängige, höchst tanzbare Musik, in die aber immer wieder kunstvoll zelebrierte Ecken und Kanten, Überraschungen und Überrumpelungen eingearbeitet sind. Nicht immer ist alles, wie es scheint."

David Byrne: Das beste Talking-Heads-Konzert ohne Talking Heads

"David Byrne ist der perfekte Entertainer. Mit einer Mischung aus gespieltem Irrsinn, Disziplin und spätjugendlichem Charme zieht der 56-Jährige das Publikum in seinen Bann."

A total experience

"From the white clothes to the vibrant curtains of color to the unique choreography (one song used swiveling office chairs for props), Byrne's show was an excellently presented whole."

David Byrne concert ‘magical’

"There was nothing close to ordinary about Friday night's David Byrne concert at Foxwoods' Fox Theatre. In fact, it was more a performance piece than a rock concert."

A study in forward motion

"It's rooted in rock-solid rhythms, but feels like it's spinning off the axis."

David Byrne serves it up

"No substitutes, it's not an a la carte menu," he said. "There is a set menu. There will be dessert. And I'll be your waiter."

David Byrne

"He obviously hasn't lost a step, herking, jerking, walking backwards, and wiggling around with his youthful ensemble. Altogether, Byrne and his crew delivered a spirited and unique audio/visual experience."

David Byrne dazzles with spectacular show

"Known for his wildly original stage performances, Byrne didn't disappoint. He and his band took to the stage dressed in blinding white outfits."

David Byrne at Tampa Theatre review, pics and setlist

"David Byrne is the sort of dude who commands attention with his very presence and as soon as he strode onto the stage at tonight’s sold-out show at Tampa Theatre, and gazed out at the crowd with his intense dark-eyed stare, I found it hard to look away."

Byrne Show Is Piece Of Musical Art

"Byrne's rock may be art, but it's never arch. If something about it makes you laugh, that's probably intentional. And the show, before a crowd of 1,325, was art - funny, sexy, joyous art."

Miami Beach audience hears ageless music from Byrne of famed Talking Heads

"Thirty years later, Byrne is more accepting, of musical soulfulness and sheer beauty, or of the notion that life has meaning after all."

Saturday Night: David Byrne at The Fillmore Miami Beach

"Better Than: Just about any show you've ever been to. Really."

Genius, anyone? David Byrne still at his best — on stage and on latest CD

"It took about four songs into David Byrne's performance at The Calvin Theater earlier this month for someone in the audience to be moved enough to shout during a quiet moment, 'You're a genius.'"

Former Talking Heads leader plays one heck of an eccentric concert

"Still, the most unusual thing about his Hong Kong visit was the fact that the musician brought his bicycle with him. It's unclear where exactly Byrne did his bike riding. He wasn't here long enough to visit our country parks."

Byrne Down the House

"Dressed in white, accompanied by a four-member band with six dancers [the tour has three dancers and three backup singers who occasionally dance—ed.] also in white, his show was a mix of dance, mime and performance art with a loud funk beat to boot."

Byrne celebrates long musical life with Brian

"It's a show as much for the eyes as the ears, with Byrne and his 10 collaborators, including a four-piece band, three singers and three dancers, dressed in white and often working the songs with highly original choreographed routines."

David Byrne @ Perth Zoo

"The audience, once they had been jolted out of their own zombie-robot ruts, lapped it up, demanded two encores, and thanks to some interpretive dance and the lace tutus saved for the final encore, went home with something new to think about."

Talking Heads’ David Byrne celebrates Brian Eno influence

"No Psycho Killer - that didn't fit the music-made-with-Eno theme - but everyone went into the night reminded that music made for dancing is a pleasure we all need more of.

Especially music as powerful as this."

REVIEW: David Byrne, Hamer Hall Melbourne, February 9, 2009

"But a David Byrne show is not just about songs. Art school student Byrne gives as much attention to the visual as he does to the setlist."

Byrne dishes up a diverse, satisfying menu

"The most bizarre element of the night was three lively and skilful interpretive dancers who appeared sporadically through the show. They added an occasionally distracting but ultimately positive visual element to the show."

Review: Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno at the ASB Theatre

"Some combinations of ingredients guarantee a perfect result - and the long-time David Byrne-Brian Eno combo is just that."

David Byrne makes senses work overtimepick

"It’s impossible to downplay the amount of entertainment provided by dancers Lily Baldwin, Natalie Kuhn and Steven Reker."

Concert Review: David Byrne, Clowes Hall, Indianapolis

"There may be some obvious reasons why David Byrne is such a compelling performer: his height, spiky grey hair, a sort of rigid grace (if such a thing is possible), vocals that sound much more relaxed since first recorded in the late ’70s (although he can still access that grimacing panic)."

Rhythm of life: Byrne solo still echoes Eno influence

"The stage at the Civic Opera House on Sunday was a blur of rhythmic motion, with four musicians, three backing vocalists, three dancers and, of course, the reason for the sold-out crowd: venerated art-rocker David Byrne."

David Byrne: Weird and wonderful as he ever was

"Byrne's show also served as a sort of compare and contrast experiment, with the songs of Byrne and Eno 'then' set against the songs of Byrne and Eno 'now,' their differences and similarities often striking."

Concert Review: David Byrne, Toronto, October 29

"At Massey Hall, the 56-year-old Byrne looked decidedly less pasty and more relaxed than in his Talking Heads years; he sounded even better, his voice a more resonant and versatile instrument than ever."

David Byrne better than he ever was

"New York folk-art rocker David Byrne has lost none of his ineffable magic."

Concert Review: David Byrne, Massey Hall, Toronto – October 29, 2008

"If only every musical act could put so much thought into and exude so much energy and passion during their concerts."

Byrne burns down the house

"While well aware of stark realities (in the same song the narrator hears his neighbour's car explode), Byrne exudes a clear-headed, cautious optimism that people of goodwill can unite and find their way in the dark, a bit reminiscent of a certain similarly cerebral candidate for office in his homeland."

Review: David Byrne at Metropolis

"Immediate impressions: The quivering emotion in Byrne's voice; his shock of white hair, matched by the all-white wardrobe sported by him, his four-piece band, three backup singers, and the three modern dancers who joined one song later."

Talking Heads frontman still burning down the house

"It seemed only fitting that on Halloween night, David Byrne's sharp and scintillating show at the Citi Wang Theatre should be a grab bag loaded with a few tricks, and plenty of treats."

Head hunters fired up by David Byrne

"Can we talk about David Byrne doing a show of Talking Heads material without using the line 'Same as it ever was?'?

Review: David Byrne brings energy, enthusiasm to Borgata show

"Audience members - later baby boomers who remembered Byrne from his early-to-mid 1980s heyday - cheered and applauded after every song, but sang along to the Talking Heads tunes."

Whirling heads

"It wasn't a Talking Heads reunion. But for fans of that band or its frontman, David Byrne, it was the next best thing."

Live in Jersey: David Byrne Plays the Songs of Byrne and Eno

"Decked in solid white—ditto his 10 piece troupe—Byrne was mega-moderne as ever, despite the songs' ages."

God David Byrne plays the Wang Theatre

"As Byrne approached center stage, it became evident this was a performance rather than an ordinary concert. He was followed out by a drummer, full percussion section, a keys/synth player, a trio of back up singers and three dancers all clad in Byrne's classic white."

Byrne offers thrilling, funky show

"A methodical performer who creates electric spontaneity through preparation and control, Byrne delegated the show’s more kinetic moves to his dancers who Xeroxed his moves, or vice versa, and interacted with the singers, instructing them to emulate their moves and re-arranging them by hijacking their mic stands."

Byrne-ing down the house

"The former head Talking Head and his magnificent, multiculti, international, 10-piece ensemble — dressed all in white from head-to-toe — was clearly in a jubilant mood Wednesday night, and so was the sold-out crowd, who roared back their approval. This wasn't just a concert; it was a celebration, full of energy, hope and joy."

David Byrne, Brian Eno deliver something special at UB

"On Friday, before a sold-out house in the University at Buffalo’s Center for the Arts, that partnership was shared and celebrated with a crowd that gave every indication of being grateful for its existence."

David Byrne: 26 October 2008: Civic Opera House — Chicago, IL

"Surely, the audience suspected beforehand that they were perhaps in for such a treat. Byrne has built a solid reputation by being not only a vital artistic talent, but also one who has consistently backed up this reputation by creating pure musical poetry for close to 35 years."

Album Review: David Byrne and Brian Eno

"...awash in resonant, airy atmospheres, winding synths, and pillowy harmonies..."

Interviews: David Byrne

"Since his days fronting Talking Heads, people have been trying—and failing—to label David Byrne."

David Byrne and Brian Eno, “Everything That Happens Will Happen Today”

"Blending rock, folk, electronica, gospel and these indescribably ethereal flourishes, David Byrne and Brian Eno again do something together that they couldn't have done with Talking Heads — or on their own."

Byrne-ing Down the House

"Even before he'd played a note, David Byrne stood in the big applause Saturday at the Landmark Theatre."

Byrne Brings ‘Eno’ to Shows

"'Michael ‘Coach’ Conner is hitting home runs every day, adapting this system to the ever-changing environments on this tour.'”

Byrne-ing down the house

"David Byrne doesn't break out The Big Suit, but his current tour is sure to thrill fans of the Talking Heads, one of rock music's seminal bands."

Review: David Byrne at the Calvin

"It's entirely possible that no one on earth Tuesday had as much fun at work as David Byrne did when he and his band performed at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton, Mass."

Byrne, Baby, Byrne

"The stage lights faded like a flashbulb after a shot, leaving naught but David Byrne’s outline: still, guitar held out at neck-level like a gun, head bowed. As with careful poses, the veteran art-funkster’s sync-ups with lights and music left indelible mental images, like this one, which closed his secondLandmark Theatre encore on Nov. 29."

David Byrne provides joyful evening in concert

"Safe to say, though, no skinny white guy with white hair ever rocked so joyously in Wimbledon whites."

Byrne still Dazzles

"It doesn't seem as though Byrne has lost a beat, be it in his voice, his movement, or his odd, undying sense of visual artistry."

The Grand gets Byrned up

"Wednesday night at The Grand was that rare occasion, as legendary new wave rocker David Byrne and his 10-piece accompaniment of drummers, guitarists, background singers and interpretive dancers owned the place."

David Byrne Revives His Dancing Days at Opening Show of Eno Tour

"Byrne — looking fit, trim and sporting a magnificent shock of silver hair — handled all guitar duties with surprising aplomb, expertly replicating the pneumatic wheeze of chords on 'Home' and the angular funk of 'Crosseyed And Painless.'”

Byrne visits outer and inner space at Zoellner

"As usual, Byrne was a hypnotic vocal chameleon. His special effects ranged from an eerily stinging croon to a demented-preacher whoop. As usual, his body was a gyrating bean pole. His trademark moves ranged from knee wags to half-zombie slides."

David Byrne: Same As He Ever Was

"Byrne always had another gear which resonated with his audience - reciprocation of energy drove the concert, getting fans out of their seats and into the aisles, singing lyrics and dancing."

Music: David Byrne

"It's not every day, or every decade, that a pair of probable geniuses like Byrne and Eno make a record together — in fact, it had been 27 years. Each man can sometimes come off as a remote egghead, but Byrne's staging of their album (plus songs from their prior collaborations, 1978-81) was as warm and ecstatic as concerts get, Byrne fronting an ensemble — dressed head-to-toe in white — that included two drummers and three backup singers."

ACL review: David Byrne

"Like the Paramount set, the newer material blended seamlessly with older hits, though when the band hit 'Once in a Lifetime,' with its angelic synth-drone, crisp poly-rhythms and Zen-like lyrics — it really is one of the pop highlights of the past 30 years."

Clad in White, Byrne and Co. Deliver Musical Heaven

"No matter what he's playing, writing, composing, programming or singing, David Byrne always lets you know he's thinking things through."

David Byrne

"David Byrne's vocals, energy and musicianship were strong and astounding as one could hope for."

David Byrne stages stimulating performance

"Leave it to Talking Heads alumnus David Byrne to start his concert in Phoenix on Tuesday by remarking about the clouds painted on the ceiling of Phoenix's historic Orpheum Theatre."

David Byrne (Greek Theater)

"Byrne settles into a groove here — and it could be country, James Brown funk, a languid electronic beat or a neo-folk-rocker — and sticks with it, Eno's touches often difficult to discern. The 6½- minute 'I Feel My Stuff' is the exception to the rule."

David Byrne’s Revival, Rapturously Merging ‘81 & ‘08 in Concert

"To say more, David Byrne is a relevant artist who can put together a band and sweep an audience with joy in 2008 seemingly just as well as he could in 1981."

Review: David Byrne pays tribute to Eno works in concert

"One of the greatest partnerships to ever occur in the recording studio was the pairing of vocalist-songwriter David Byrne and producer Brian Eno."

David Byrne | 10.07.08 | S.F.

"Simply put, seeing him live was so unapologetically mind-blowing that all my years of hundreds of live performances seemed to pale in comparison to one wild Monday night at San Francisco's Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall."

David Byrne @ Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco

"It was Byrne’s careful and skilled mixing of old, new, familiar, and deep cuts from his solo and Talking Heads catalog that made the concert a tasteful retrospective, and not merely a money-grab 'greatest hits' tour."

Concert Court: David Byrne at Ryman Auditorium 9/22/2008

"We all left the place smiling."

David Byrne Brings Down the House

"The overriding theme of the night was a wild, psychedelic, jangly dance aesthetic, punctuated with a more mild, mid-tempo song every now and then."

Rocker Raises The Roof At Davies Symphony Hall

"Anyone expecting the former Talking Heads principle and longtime solo artist to lean towards the ambient, cerebral side of things because of the tour’s focus on collaborations with self-proclaimed 'non-musician' Brian Eno was in for a surprise."

Review: Ex-Talking Head David Byrne still rocks theatrics

"Dressed as an angel, David Byrne is a musical miracle."

Eccles Center is off to a rollicking season

"It is good thing Park City High School's new wing was built to meet rigorous seismic codes because the rafters got a good shaking Saturday night."

David Byrne @ the Buell Theatre

"David Byrne came off like an art-rock televangelist at the Buell Theatre on Sunday."

David Byrne @ The Pabst Theater

"Despite their artifice, these dancers added panache and undeniable momentum to Byrne's already hard-driving show, and if their chipper demeanors were at odds with the paranoid edge of the Talking Heads songs, well, so was Byrne's new material."

Byrne’s energetic art-rock is just as fun as ever

"It would be difficult to think of a second generation rock artist who has done more to push the boundaries of rock music than David Byrne."

Review: Iconic rocker Byrne delivers dizzy mix

"The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer served up a sonic and visual treat for an Omaha crowd that was as diverse as the music presented during his hour-and-45-minute concert."

Byrne satisfies, and challenges, audience

"Byrne’s gift, whether prodded by Eno’s genius or not, is in satisfying his audience’s expectations and challenging them at the same time."

Concert Review: David Byrne at the Uptown Theater, 10/19/08

"When Byrne launched into the first song – I didn’t download the new album before the show, and honestly, I don’t think many people in the audience had, either – the wall of warm sound enveloped us like I’d forgotten live music could."

Byrne burns down the Palace

"To sum it up, it is a show I will not soon forget. But I am sure most of Byrne’s fans expected nothing less."

Byrne burns down the Palace

"The show was all about motion, in the music and on the stage."

Byrne, baby, Byrne: Former Talking Heads frontman brings new ‘gospel-folk-electronic’ songs to Allen

"Before the concert, Byrne reportedly was doing laundry backstage. No wonder the white outfits worn by him and his entourage were spotless. You easily could've mistaken them for members of some extraterrestrial cult, ready to catch a ride on the next comet."

Review: David Byrne

"Let the record show that the crowd started dancing five songs into David Byrne's two-hour Michigan Theater set Friday night. By show's end, band members definitely weren't the only ones sweating."

What We Listened to in 2009

"What I've always found more revealing—and definitive—than a person's favorite records of the year is what they're actually still listening to."

David Byrne hace pop

"El músico... reflexiona sobre los más de 30 años de trabajo con su colaborador y productor Brian Eno..."

David Byrne: “Bush fue un Midas al revés: arruinó todo lo que tocó”

"Ahora recorre el mundo con una nueva gira y habla de todo: música, política, tecnología."

Sonic adventurers strike again

"A unique pairing of left-brain sonic adventurers, the union was a fruitful one..."

‘The business is an exciting mess’

"'Pop music is like the daily paper.'"

David Byrne, toujours à contre-courant

" This is a guy who leads since more than thirty years a career of wealth and an inventiveness constant ."

David Byrne and Brian Eno get spiritual

"Don't tell anyone, but David Byrne and Brian Eno have a new album."

Byrne baby Byrne

"...the overall mood of “Everything That Happens” is very relaxed with a focus on the melody..."

“Toda música empieza con la voz humana”

"Después de casi 30 años, el escocés recupera su alianza con Brian Eno en el disco 'Evrything that happens will happen today."

David Byrne & Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - Todomundo

"There are... some gorgeous moments here, such as the gospel-tinged 'One Fine Day' and the lush, celestial masterpiece of a title track."

Ex-‘Head’ David Byrne talks about working with Brian Eno

"Most of it was pure joy."

Genios reunidos

"Compinches asiduos, David Byrne y Brian Eno publican disco conjunto, elaborado a través del correo eléctronico."

Ahead of the past: David Byrne and Brian Eno, together again

"The one tendency that seems to connect all of Byrne’s projects is an appreciation for the magic in everyday lives."

Byrne takes Eno inspiration on the road

"Like many truly great records, it's a subtle, sneaky album that flows right over you on first listen and then colonises your consciousness over a period of several weeks."

Byrne-Eno collaboration simple but fresh

"Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is the most delightful disc of Byrne’s post-Talking Heads career..."

Still Making Sense

"The result is a record so modern it could not have been made as a 1980s sequel to My Life … and could barely have been created in 1991, when Talking Heads broke up."

David Byrne and Brian Eno collaborate and surprise us again

"I’ve always loved Byrne’s tenor voice and his rather precise (but not sterile) delivery, and he’s in great form here."

David Byrne and Brian Eno pay homage to higher powers

Brian Eno, David Byrne rediscover the magic

"...the songs feel so uncluttered and direct you could imagine many of them played on a guitar and sung around a campfire."

Concert halls? Now we’re talking

"The entire project is something different, an attempt to feel a path into the new economy of the music business."

Brian Eno and David Byrne turn album into art

"This is the most compelling argument in favour of music as a physical product in quite a while."

David Byrne explains how he and Brian Eno got their groove on after two decades apart

“That is the overall vibe of the record,” Byrne agrees. “[It says], ‘We're going to get through this. Humanity will prevail.' ”

Dépasser le passé

"Nous n'avions planifié ni à court ni à long terme. Brian avait des musiques sous la main qui ressemblaient à des mixes un peu crus. Il m'a demandé si ça pouvait m'intéresser d'y mettre des paroles. J'ai dit oui, et il m'a envoyé ça par Internet, ce qu'on ne faisait pas il y a 30 ans."

No ‘Ghosts’ for Byrne and Eno

"Byrne conjures melodies that meander but never lose their tunefulness, and there's a sense of uplift even as an undercurrent of melancholy threads its way through the album like a shiver up the spine."

David Byrne

The Talking Heads' former frontal lobe on recording his soulful new album with Brian Eno, transforming buildings into musical instruments, writing song-and-dance numbers about Imelda Marcos, and designing bicycle racks for a better tomorrow.

Ten Musicians Who Rock The Web

"Byrne, former front man of Talking Heads, and Eno, essentially the father of ambient music and the producer of landmark records from the likes of U2 and Coldplay, have collaborated on a range of projects..."

Everything That Will Happen In The Music Business’ Future May Have Happened To Eno And Byrne

"As an artist and someone who understands that records still cost money to make, even in the home-recording era, I hope that this breakdown of middlemen and labels does mean larger yields for artists."

David Byrne and Brian Eno together again on ‘Everything That Happens Will Happen Today’

"Ultimately, it offers the best of two worlds: basic tunes and heartfelt vocals, cleverly skewed through the sensibility of pop's brainiest duo."

Same as he ever was

"It takes off in completely different directions."

Thirty-four years after forming the legendary band Talking Heads with fellow Rhode Island School of

"...Everything is absolutely brimming with creative life, deep soul, abundant creativity and the forward-looking ethic that has been a benchmark of both men's work, be it Eno's with Roxy Music, U2 and on his own, or Byrne's with Talking Heads and during a solo career that now eclipses his work with that band."

David Byrne and Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"If Byrne—an artist that has always written music that’s a few years ahead of its time—is optimistic about the future, there may just be a bright cloud on the horizon. We can only hope."

David Byrne & Brian Eno Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"It's a bit like Cheech and Chong reuniting to perform Molière."

Eno and Byrne still offer sharp sound on latest collaboration

"What seems simple on the surface has much more going on underneath, a sign of two artists busy at their craft."

Byrned to a crisp

"...while My Life in the Bush of Ghosts turned what was once artless into art, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is a self-referential look at the process of art-making."

Song of the Day: David Byrne and Brian Eno - Strange Overtones

"The end result is something new and not new, a brilliant product by two creative forces that could not have been achieved by one without the other."

Brian Eno and David Byrne reunite in the return of the digital masters

"We both wanted to make an album that combined something human, fallible and personal with something very electronic and mathematical. We wanted to paint a picture of the human trying to survive in an increasingly digital world."

David Byrne & Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"Anyone expecting something intriguingly and, sometimes, maddeningly infectious will be in luck."

Album: David Byrne & Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"They characterise the result as a sort of "electronic gospel", Byrne's vocals embedded in a choir of Eno's multitracked backing..."

CD: Pop review: David Byrne and Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"This is, after all, a collaboration between the Liberal Democrats' freshly-appointed adviser on youth affairs, aged 60, and a man who recently curated an event at which a choir of geriatrics performed a cover of Queen's Bicycle Race, and who designed a chair that looks like it has a Mohican haircut."

Together Again in Different Time Zones

"Mr. Byrne and Mr. Eno have been consistent pipelines between pop and various avant-gardes..."

David Byrne and Brian Eno Offer Full Stream of New Album

"As one would expect from innovators of this caliber, the album is being released in a very 2008 fashion..."

David Byrne, Brian Eno and the viral album

"Byrne and Eno are doing all this without the help of a label..."

Byrne & Eno’s Everything That Happens Will Happen Today:

"It doesn't sound like any contemporary gospel record that you would hear out there, but it's informed by that feeling and those kind of lyrics, which allude to hope in the face of despair."

News Review: David Byrne and Brian Eno

"Ultimately, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is about how music heals even if it can't cure."

Inside Music: Re:Masters / David Byrne

"Byrne took a few minutes away from his multimedia marathon to discuss his work process, the connections between his ventures and his vision of music's future."

David Byrne and Brian Eno, “Everything that Happens Will Happen Today”

"When it comes to stretching the boundaries of rock 'n' roll in bold and exciting new directions, the accomplishments of David Byrne and Brian Eno cannot be denied, together or separately."

Album: David Byrne & Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"A consolation for some, a miracle for others."

David Byrne & Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"Everything That Happens is a brilliant addition to a creative partnership that has yielded so much and shouldn't have taken 27 years to rekindle."

Coping With David Byrne & Brian Eno

"...you begin to hear a connection between the ranters impersonated on Remain in Light, the chopped-up preachers ofGhosts, and the meaning-of-life babble set to churchy changes here."

Music Review: David Byrne and Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"This record is solid and timeless, and doesn't vaunt its importance or cling to hipster trends."

Eno, Byrne ‘Happen’ with bright sounds about dark times

"In the end, music is a last refuge."

David Byrne & Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"...the album is a beautifully melodic, unpretentious offering — and nothing whatsoever like its predecessor."

Twice in a Lifetime: Byrne, Eno Reunite for New Disc

"David's Mr. Geeky and I'm Mr. Egghead..."

David Byrne & Brian Eno

"As with their haunting, Kuti-inspired sound collage My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Everything that Happens Will Happen Today is the product of one of the better collaborations that modern music has known."

Dos prodigios que retoman la conversación sobre la música

"David Byrne & Brian Eno. Vuelven a colaborar juntos después de 27 años."

David Byrne, Brian Eno write songs by e-mail

"...with no expensive, all-encompassing ad campaign, Everything That Happens has still attracted fans."

David Byrne, Brian Eno write songs by e-mail

"...with no expensive, all-encompassing ad campaign, Everything That Happens has still attracted fans."

David Byrne, Brian Eno write songs by e-mail

"...with no expensive, all-encompassing ad campaign, Everything That Happens has still attracted fans."

Interview: David Byrne

"It's like that Borges story of the guy who rewrote ‘Don Quixote' and maintained that his version was different even though every word of it was the same..."