David Byrne officially adds those tour dates without Brian Eno

By Alex Young on August 5th, 2008

David Byrne’s upcoming tour dates have become even more of a story than the actual album they will be supporting. After all, since news of Byrne’s work with Brian Eno on Everything That Happens Will Happen Today surfaced in April, questions regarding potential on stage collaborations involving the two music legends have been spreading like wild fires.

While we now know Byrne will be hitting the road on his own, until now, dates of the upcoming tour have only been showing up on ticket outlets and venue websites. But with a free preview of the new album available on the official website, Byrne has unveiled the full list of dates for his “Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno” tour.

David Byrne will embark on a six-month world tour starting September 16. The tour, titled “David Byrne, Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno,” will feature Byrne performing songs from his numerous collaborations with Brian Eno, including tracks from several Talking Heads albums produced by Eno, the pair’s 1981 collaboration My Life in the Bush of Ghosts and their newest collaborative effort, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. “The live shows will…try to draw a line linking this new material with what we did 30 years ago,” explains Byrne. He will tour throughout the U.S. from the fall of ‘08 through early ‘09, Australasia in early ‘09 and Europe in March ‘09.

Among highlights? An ACL aftershow!?!?! But no NYC Show. I guess you win some and you lose some…

David Byrne 2008 Tour Dates:
09/16 - Bethlehem, PA @ Zoellner Arts Center
09/17 - Baltimore, MD @ Lyric Opera House
09/18 - Newport News, VA @ Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall
09/20 - Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre
09/21 - Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
09/22 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
09/23 - Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre
09/25 - Austin, TX @ Paramount
09/26 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
09/28 - Albuquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium
09/30 - Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre
10/02 - San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay
10/03 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
10/04 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre
10/06 - San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall
10/08 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
10/11 - Park City, UT @ Eccles Center for the Performing Arts
10/12 - Denver, CO @ Buell Theater
10/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ State Theater
10/15 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
10/17 - Omaha, NE @ Kiewit Concert Hall
10/18 - St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
10/19 - Kansas City, MO @ Upton Theatre
10/21 - Louisville, KY @ Palace Theater
10/23 - Cleveland, OH @ Allen Theatre
10/24 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater
10/25 - Indianapolis, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall
10/26 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Opera House
10/29 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
10/30 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
10/31 - Boston, MA @ Wang Center
11/01 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Bogata
11/03 - Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre
11/05 - Albany, NY @ Empire State Plaza
11/07 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall
11/08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre