Watch David Byrne perform ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ of solo and Talking Heads hits
David Byrne has become the latest artist to perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, bringing his band along to play a number of solo and Talking Heads hits.
The iconic singer is in the midst of the US leg of his Who is the Sky? tour, but made the time to make a quick stop to perform as part of the ramshackle concert series, performing four different songs from across his setlist.
Byrne spliced his set between a selection of new and old favourites, opening with the lead single from his most recent album, ‘Everybody Laughs’, before moving on to another gem from Who is the Sky?, ‘Don’t Be Like That’.
Pausing only briefly between songs to thank the audience, Byrne and his band, all dressed in matching blue boiler suits, crammed around the desk to then perform two Talking Heads classics, ‘(Nothing But) Flowers’ and ‘Life During Wartime’.
Although he did not perform it during his stint on the Tiny Desk Concert, Byrne has just released a new single called ‘T-Shirt’, which he co-wrote with longtime collaborator Brian Eno.
Byrne released the tune, with it having become a fresh but firm fan favourite while he has been performing it over the course of his current tour.
With his most recent stop in the run of shows having been in Dallas, Texas, on November 29th, he is next set to continue the tour on December 2nd at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, where he will perform for two nights.
Following his stint in the United States coming to an end, Byrne will then travel across the Atlantic next year for a run of dates in the UK in early March, where he will visit Cardiff, London, Glasgow, and Manchester.
He will then return to the country later in the year to headline Latitude Festival in Suffolk in July.
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