David Byrne Announces AMERICAN UTOPIA Australian & New Zealand Tour
Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce that David Byrne - Talking Heads bandleader, solo artist, visual artist and author - will bring his American Utopia World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in November 2018. Tickets go on sale on Monday 18 June, via frontiertouring.com/davidbyrne.
"I've made a record that just has my name on it but is also the result of the contributions of many other people," says Byrne. "I suspect that like me, it is asking what are we like, what do we want, and what are we looking for?"
American Utopia debuted at # 1 on the Top Album Chart in the US, the highest chart position of his career, as well as at #1 on the Canadian album charts, plus Top 20 in the UK and Ireland. The career chart highs were repeated across Europe, including in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland, amongst others.
One of pop music's true visionaries, Byrne has released six solo albums, collaborated with Eno, St Vincent, Arcade Fire, Fat Boy Slim, De La Soul and more; won an Oscar; founded the Luaka Bop label; turned a ferry terminal into a musical instrument, designed bike racks, and published 2012 book How Music Works. The Talking Heads leader is currently on the road in the UK/Europe, having already taken his 80+ date world tour everywhere from Santiago to Tuscany, Saskatoon to Mexico City. Read more about the tour and Byrne's new album in in-depth interviews with The New York Times and GQ.
Byrne announced the release of American Utopia during a presentation of Reasons To Be Cheerful - an ongoing series he curates of hopeful writings, photos, music, and lectures. The presentation was given at New York's New School to a live audience and also was streamed via his Facebook page, while fans can sign up to the Reasons To Be Cheerful website to receive Byrne's 'thoughts, images and audio relating to this initiative' - head here. David Byrne is a Scottish-born, American artist, and one of the defining names in modern music. The American Utopia World Tour is simply not to be missed. Tickets are on sale Monday 18 June. Full Touring Band Line-Up:David Byrne - VocalsChris Giarmo - Backing Vocals
Tendayi Kuumba - Backing Vocals
Karl Mansfield - Keyboard
Angie Swann - Guitar
Bobby Wooten - Bass
Mauro Regosco - Tamborim Tree, Shaker
Davi Viera - Bongos
Gustavo Leite - Conga
Tim Keiper - Bells/Metalwork
Aaron Johnston - Bass Drum/Snare/Hi-Hat
Daniel Freedman - Bass/Snare/Hi-Hat VIDEO: 'Everybody's Coming To My House' by David Byrne VIDEO: 'Once In A Lifetime' by Talking Heads David Byrne
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR
NOVEMBER 2018
Presented by Frontier Touring GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Monday 18 June (12pm local time) Tuesday 13 November
TSB Bank Arena | Wellington, NZ
ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999
Horncastle Arena | Christchurch, NZ
ticketek.co.nz | Ph: 0800 842 538 Saturday 17 November
Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ
ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999 Tuesday 20 November
ICC Sydney Theatre | Sydney, NSW
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849 Wednesday 21 November
Convention Centre | Gold Coast, QLD
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849 Saturday 24 November
Margaret Court Arena | Melbourne, VIC
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849 Sunday 25 November
AEC Arena | Adelaide, SA
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849
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