David Byrne has announced a new album titled Who Is the Sky?It will be released on Sept. 5, and followed less than two weeks later by the launch of an international tour that will stretch into 2026.Who Is the Sky? was produced by Kid Harpoon and arranged by members of the New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. Special guests include St. Vincent, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and the Smile drummer Tom Skinner. This is Byrne’s first new album since 2018’s American Utopia.”I did a LOT of cooking (Mexican and Indian mostly) and a LOT of drawing,” Byrne said in a press release, speaking about the seven years since American Utopia. “I’ve found that when the time comes, it’s easier to start if there’s a little stockpile – and before too long there was. Very rudimentary songs began to emerge, with just me on acoustic guitar singing over a programmed loop or beat.”Byrne’s global tour will launch Sept. 14 in Providence, Rhode Island and make its way across North America through the end of 2025. Then in 2026, he’ll bring the tour to Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the U.K. According to a press release, the tour will feature 13 musicians, singers and dancers, several of whom were members of the American Utopia band, and they will be “mobile” during the sets.A complete track listing, full list of tour dates and the album’s first single, “Everybody Laughs,” is available below. (More information about tour tickets can be found here.)“Someone I know said, ‘David, you use the word “everybody” a lot.’ I suppose I do that to give an anthropological view of life in New York as we know it,” Byrne continued. “Everybody lives, dies, laughs, cries, sleeps and stares at the ceiling. Everybody’s wearing everybody else’s shoes, which not everybody does, but I have done. I tried to sing about these things that could be seen as negative in a way balanced by an uplifting feeling from the groove and the melody, especially at the end, when St. Vincent and I are doing a lot of hollering and singing together. Music can do that – hold opposites simultaneously.”READ MORE: Why David Byrne Walked Out on Talking Heads’ Final ConcertDavid Byrne, ‘Who Is the Sky?’ Track Listing:1. “Everybody Laughs”2. “When We Are Singing”3. “My Apartment Is My Friend”4. “A Door Called No”5. “What Is the Reason for It?”6. “I Met the Buddha at a Downtown Party”7. “Don’t Be Like That”8. “The Avant Garde”9. “Moisturizing Thing”10. “I’m an Outsider”11. “She Explains Things to Me”12. “The Truth”David Byrne, 2025/2026 World Tour DatesNorth America:Sept. 14, 2025 – Providence, RI @ Veterans Memorial AuditoriumSept. 16, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center PACSept. 17, 2025 – Columbus, OH @ Mershon AuditoriumSept. 19, 2025 – Akron, OH @ Akron Civic TheatreSept. 21, 2025 – Schenectady, NY @ ProctorsSept. 23, 2025 – Syracuse, NY @ Landmark TheatreSept. 25, 2025 – Buffalo, NY @ Shea’s Buffalo TheatreSept. 27, 2025 – Washington D.C. @ The AnthemSept. 28, 2025 – Washington D.C. @ The AnthemSept. 30, 2025 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music HallOct. 1, 2025 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music HallOct. 3, 2025 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang TheatreOct. 4, 2025 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang TheatreOct. 7, 2025 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale TheatreOct. 8, 2025 – Portland, ME @ Merrill Auditorium at City HallOct. 10, 2025 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music HallOct. 14, 2025 – Richmond, VA @ Altria TheaterOct. 16, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia presented by HighmarkOct. 17, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia presented by HighmarkOct. 21, 2025 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Massey HallOct. 22, 2025 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Massey HallOct. 25, 2025 – Detroit, MI @ Fox TheatreOct. 28, 2025 – Chicago, IL @ The AuditoriumOct. 29, 2025 – Chicago, IL @ The AuditoriumOct. 31, 2025 – Chicago, IL @ The AuditoriumNov. 3, 2025 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum TheatreNov. 4, 2025 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum TheatreNov. 6, 2025 – Denver, CO @ Bellco TheatreNov. 7, 2025 – Denver, CO @ Bellco TheatreNov. 11, 2025 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount TheatreNov. 12, 2025 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount TheatreNov. 16, 2025 – San Francisco, CA @ The Theater at Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumNov. 17, 2025 – San Francisco, CA @ The Theater at Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumNov. 20, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby TheatreNov. 21, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby TheatreNov. 25, 2025 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert HallNov. 26, 2025 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert HallNov. 28, 2025 – Dallas, TX @ Music Hall at Fair ParkNov. 29, 2025 – Dallas, TX @ Music Hall at Fair ParkDec. 2, 2025 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox TheatreDec. 3, 2025 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox TheatreDec. 5, 2025 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason TheatreDec. 6, 2025 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason TheatreAustralia & New Zealand:Jan. 14, 2026 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Spark ArenaJan. 17, 2026 – Brisbane, Australia @ Brisbane Entertainment CenterJan. 21, 2026 – Sydney, Australia @ ICC Sydney TheatreJan. 22, 2026 – Melbourne, Australia @ Sidney Myer Music BowlJan. 24, 2026 – Adelaide, Australia @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre ArenaJan. 27, 2026 – Perth, Australia @ RAC ArenaEurope & United Kingdom:Feb. 12, 2026 – Berlin, Germany @ TempodromFeb. 15, 2026 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS LiveFeb. 16, 2026 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS LiveFeb. 18, 2026 – Brussels, Belgium @ Forest NationalFeb. 21, 2026 – Milan, Italy @ Teatro degli ArcimboldiFeb. 22, 2026 – Milan, Italy @ Teatro degli ArcimboldiFeb. 24, 2026 – Frankfurt, Germany @ JahrhunderthalleFeb. 27, 2026 – Zurich, Switzerland @ The HallMarch 2, 2026 – Cardiff, UK @ Utilita ArenaMarch 3, 2026 – London, UK @ Eventim ApolloMarch 4, 2026 – London, UK @ Eventim ApolloMarch 6, 2026 – Glasgow, UK @ SEC ArmadilloMarch 7, 2026 – Glasgow, UK @ SEC ArmadilloMarch 9, 2026 – Manchester, UK @ o2 ApolloMarch 10, 2026 – Manchester, UK @ o2 ApolloMarch 13, 2026 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3ArenaMarch 15, 2026 – London, UK @ Eventim ApolloMarch 18, 2026 – Paris, France @ La Seine MusicaleMarch 19, 2026 – Paris, France @ La Seine MusicaleTalking Heads Albums Ranked Worst to BestFor the decade and a half that they held it together, Talking Heads led a charmed musical career.Gallery Credit: Bryan Wawzenek