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David Byrne extends ‘Who Is The Sky Tour,’ adds Forest Hills show. Get tickets

Nypost · · 988 words · By Matt Levy
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“David Byrne is on a “Road to Nowhere Venues all over Europe, Asia and North America.””
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Multiple web search results confirm David Byrne is touring in 2026 across the UK, Europe, and North America, and is currently touring across 12 countries.
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web search NEUTRAL — David Byrne is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker.He also launched a North American and Australian tour with the Tosca Strings. This tour ended with Los Angeles, San Diego and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Byrne
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web search NEUTRAL — Byrne toured Australia and New Zealand last month and is set for his first UK and European leg of the year across February and March, before heading to North America in the spring – including slots at…
https://www.nme.com/news/music/david-byrne-adds-more-uk-irel…
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web search NEUTRAL — David Byrne tour dates 2026. David Byrne is currently touring across 12 countries and has 42 upcoming concerts.
https://www.songkick.com/artists/275672-david-byrne/calendar
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“After announcing his ‘Who Is The Sky? Tour’ in June 2025, the former Talking Heads frontman has extended the run a fourth time.”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms the existence of the album 'Who Is the Sky?' released on September 5, 2025. Web search results confirm the tour associated with this album.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Ta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Byrne
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Byrne is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist, and filmmaker. He has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Who Is the Sky? is a studio album by American rock musician David Byrne with the New York City-based musical ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra, being their ninth and sixth studio album respectively. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Is_the_Sky?
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“the 73-year-old Rock Hall of Famer will also headline a handful of concerts in Singapore, Thailand, Japan, South Korea and North America come August and September.”
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Wikipedia confirms David Byrne was born May 14, 1952 (making him 73 in 2025). He is a founding member of Talking Heads (Rock Hall inductees). Web search results confirm the extension of the 'Who Is the Sky?' tour to include Asia and North America in August and September.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Ta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Byrne
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1990s_deaths_in_popula…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St. Ann's Warehouse is a performing arts institution in Brooklyn, New York City. It began when the St. Ann's and the Holy Trinity Church on Montague Street was converted into a venue for classical mus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Ann's_Warehouse
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“They’re slated to go down at: Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga, NY Thursday, Sept. 17 [and] Forest Hills Stadium Forest Hills, NY Saturday, Sept. 19”
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While web search results confirm the tour was extended to include Forest Hills Stadium, the specific dates (Sept 17 and 19) are not independently corroborated across multiple sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of music venues in the United States. Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_venues_in_the_Un…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Love This Giant Tour was a joint tour by American musicians David Byrne and St. Vincent. It started on 15 September 2012 in Minneapolis, United States, and ended on 12 September 2013 in Florence, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_This_Giant_Tour
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour is a 2008–2009 promotional concert tour of music co-written by David Byrne and Brian Eno with performances by Byrne. In addition to being a retrospective of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_David_Byrne_and_Brian…
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“Byrne headlined both weekends at the 2026 Coachella Music and Arts Festival.”
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One web search result claims Byrne headlined both weekends of Coachella 2026, but the Wikipedia entry for Coachella 2026 explicitly lists the headliners as Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G, contradicting the claim that Byrne was a headliner.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coachella 2026 was a music and arts festival that took place in Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, from April 10 to 19, 2026. It was the 25th edition of the festival. The scheduled headlining perfor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coachella_2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coachella is a music festival organized by the Los Angeles-based concert promoter Goldenvoice (a subsidiary of AEG Live). It takes place annually at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The even…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coachella_Festival_line-ups
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American singer Olivia Rodrigo has headlined two concert tours, supporting her studio albums. In 2022, Rodrigo embarked on her first concert tour, the Sour Tour, in support of her debut studio album S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olivia_Rodrigo_live_pe…
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“the Dumbarton native kept things tight in Indio, delivering 13-track mini-concerts on April 11 and 18.”
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Wikipedia confirms David Byrne was born in Dumbarton. A web search result specifically mentions he delivered 13-track mini-concerts in Indio on April 11 and 18.
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web search NEUTRAL — Coachella is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coachella
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web search NEUTRAL — Although he typically performs 21 songs per show, the Dumbarton native kept things tight in Indio, delivering 13-track mini-concerts on April 11 and 18.
https://amedpost.com/david-byrne-extends-who-is-the-sky-tour…
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web search NEUTRAL — Taken from 'Who Is The Sky?', the new album from David Byrne out now on Matador Records.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM-BTJKIz0Q
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“Tickets officially go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 24 at 10 am local time through Ticketmaster”
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The provided Ticketmaster search results are generic or refer to different dates (November 14, 2025), and do not confirm the specific April 24 date for David Byrne's tour.
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web search NEUTRAL — Buy and sell tickets online for concerts, sports, theater, family and other events near you from Ticketmaster.Ticketmaster United States. Highlights. Trending Searches.
https://www.ticketmaster.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Ticketmaster: All your entertainment needs under one virtual roof with tickets for theatre, concerts, sport, family events, clubs and more.Ticketmaster United Kingdom. Highlights. Reading and Leeds Fe…
https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/
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web search NEUTRAL — The general sale starts on Friday, November 14, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. local venue time with a ticket limit of 6.You’ll see your order but will not have access to the ticket barcode until this time. This …
https://help.ticketmaster.se/hc/en-us
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“The first leg of Byrne’s tour got underway in Pittsburgh on Sept. 16, 2025.”
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The search results provided for this claim are completely irrelevant (banking and credit union websites) and do not mention David Byrne or his tour.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bank with First Citizens, a family-led bank focused on long-term relationships, offering checking, savings, credit cards, loans, mortgages and investing.
https://www.firstcitizens.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — California Insurance License # OD12174. Arkansas Insurance License # 100110355. First Horizon Advisors, Inc., FHIS, and their agents may transact insurance business or offer annuities only in states w…
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web search NEUTRAL — First City Credit Union in Los Angeles County CA offers checking and savings accounts, mortgages, loans, and more. Explore our products and services today.
https://www.firstcitycu.org/
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“On Sept. 5, 2025, Byrne released his ninth solo album “Who Is The Sky?””
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the album 'Who Is the Sky?' was released on September 5, 2025.
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“Byrne unveiled the three-minute single “T Shirt” with Brian Eno.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a single titled 'T Shirt' with Brian Eno.
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“In December 2025, NPR dropped Byrne’s downright giddy Tiny Desk concert with his 12-piece blue-suited backing band.”
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“The 13 of them rip through four songs — “Everybody Laughs,” “Don’t Be Like That,” “(Nothing But) Flowers” and “Life During Wartime” — in a far too-brief 20 minutes.”
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