David Byrne Tour Dates 2008...

David Byrne is going on tour...We're on the Road to SOMEWHERE! How about Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater on October 24th.

Here is a portion of today's Press release about his latest news:
Everything That Happens... was conceptualized during a visit to Brian Eno's studio after the two reconnected upon Nonesuch Records' re-release of Bush of Ghosts. Byrne explains, "I recall Brian mentioning that he had a lot of largely instrumental tracks he'd accumulated, and since, in his words, he 'hates writing words,' I suggested I have a go at writing some words, and tunes over a few of them, and we see what happens." Thus the two began exchanging vocal and instrumental tracks, and the transatlantic collaboration began.

Everything That Happens... is less a collage than the duo's previous effort of some 27 years ago and more a collection of songs. Whereas Bush of Ghosts incorporated the contributions of 11 additional musicians along with a variety of "found" voices--ranging from radio talk-show hosts to Lebanese mountain singers--this latest recording almost exclusively features Byrne's lyrics and voice alongside Eno's various electronic tracks. "When we started this work, we started to think we were making something like electronic gospel: a music where singing was the central event, but whose sonic landscapes were not the type normally associated with that way of singing," says Eno. "This thought tapped into my long love affair with gospel music, which, curiously, was inadvertently initiated by David and Talking Heads."

With a Byrne tour, David Byrne, Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno scheduled in support of the release of Everything That Happens from the fall of `08 through early `09 in the U.S., Australasia in early '09, and Europe in March 09, the focus will be on these new songs as well as Byrne's previous collaborations with Eno including some Talking Heads albums (many of which were produced by Eno). "The live shows will maybe try to draw a line linking this new material with what we did 30 years ago," explains Byrne, "a little bit anyway."

Sep 16 Bethlehem, PA @ Zoellner Arts Center - Baker Hall
Sep 17 Baltimore, MD @ Lyric
Sep 18 Newport News, VA @ Ferguson Center for the Arts
Sep 20 Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheater
Sep 21 Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Sep 22 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
Sep 23 Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre
Sep 25 Austin, TX @ Paramount
Sep 26 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits (Zilker Park)
Sep 28 Alburquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium
Sep 30 Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum
Oct 2 San Diego, CA @ Humphreys
Oct 3 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
Oct 4 Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theater
Oct 6 San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall
Oct 8 Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Center For the Arts
Oct 9 Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery
Oct 11 Park City, UT @ Eccles Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 12 Denver, CO @ Buell Theater
Oct 14 Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
Oct 15 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst
Oct 17 Omaha, NE @ Kiewit Concert Hall
Oct 18 St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
Oct 19 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre (Reserved)
Oct 21 Lousiville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theater
Oct 23 Cleveland, OH @ Allen Theatre
Oct 24 Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater
Oct 25 Indy, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall
Oct 26 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Opera House
Oct 29 Toronto, ONT @ Massey Hall
Oct 30 Montreal, QUE @ Metropolis
Oct 31 Boston, MA @ Wang Center
Nov 1 Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata
Nov 3 Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre
Nov 5 Albany, NY @ Empire State Plaza
Nov 7 Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall
Nov 8 Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre