David Byrne Adds New UK & Ireland Dates to ‘Who Is The Sky?’ Tour | NME

David Byrne is extending his ‘Who Is The Sky?’ world tour with a fresh set of dates across the UK and Ireland this summer. The former Talking Heads frontman will be performing in Dublin, Halifax, Edinburgh, and Cardiff, in addition to his already scheduled headline appearance at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk this July. Tickets for these newly announced shows go on sale at 10am on Friday, February 6.

The tour supports Byrne’s latest solo album, ‘Who Is The Sky?’, released in September in collaboration with the New York City ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. This marks his first studio album in six and a half years, following 2018’s ‘American Utopia’, which featured collaborations with Hayley Williams, St. Vincent, and Tom Skinner of The Smile.

Byrne’s touring schedule is extensive. He recently completed a leg in Australia and New Zealand and is currently preparing for a UK and European run throughout February and March. Following this, he’ll head to North America in the spring, including performances at both weekends of the Coachella festival.

His European dates encompass both headline concerts and festival appearances, including Open’er Festival in Poland and Bilbao BBK Live in Spain. The newly added UK and Ireland dates further solidify his commitment to performing for audiences across the continent.

2026 UK and European Tour Dates

FEBRUARY
12 – Tempodrom, Berlin, DE
15 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
16 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
18 – Forest National, Brussels, BE
21 – Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan, IT
22 – Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan, IT
24 – Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, DE
26 – Rockhal Main Hall, Esch-sur-Alzette, LU
27 – The Hall, Zurich, CH

MARCH
02 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK
03 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
04 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
06 – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, UK
07 – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, UK
09 – O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
10 – O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
11 – O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
13 – 3Arena, Dublin, IE
15 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
16 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
18 – La Seine Musicale, Paris, FR
19 – La Seine Musicale, Paris, FR

JUNE
07 – St Anne’s Park, Dublin, IE*
12 – Piknik i Parken, Oslo, NO
17 – O2 Universum, Prague, CZ
18 – Budapest Arena, Budapest, HU
21 – Release Athens x SNF Nostos, Athens, GR
23 – Fiera del Levante, Bari, IT
25 – Lucca Summer Festival, Lucca, IT
26 – Marostica Summer Festival, Marostica, IT
28 – Arena Pula, Pula, HR

JULY
01 – Open’er Festival, Gdynia, PL
03 – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, DK
04 – Down The Rabbit Hole, Beuningen, NL
10 – Cruïlla Festival, Barcelona, ES
11 – Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, ES
14 – Ageas Cooljazz Festival, Cascais, PT
18 – The Piece Hall, Halifax, UK*
21 – Playhouse, Edinburgh, UK*
24 – Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK
26 – Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, UK*

(*Newly announced dates)

Beyond the tour, Byrne remains active in other creative endeavors. He recently shared the single ‘T-shirt’, co-written with Brian Eno, and has been vocal about his political views, previously releasing a playlist titled ‘The Beautiful Shitholes’ in response to comments made by Donald Trump in 2018. He also surprised audiences by performing the Talking Heads’ classic ‘Psycho Killer’ for the first time in 19 years at the start of his tour, and was joined onstage by Hayley Williams of Paramore for a performance of Paramore’s ‘Hard Times’ and their collaborative track, ‘What Is The Reason For It?’.

Most recently, Byrne covered Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” as part of the song’s five-year anniversary, with Rodrigo herself calling Byrne “one of my all-time heroes.” He also performed Talking Heads’ “Burning Down The House” with Rodrigo at Governor’s Ball last summer.