An Evening With David Byrne - Who is the Sky Tour

An Evening With David Byrne – Who is the Sky Tour lands at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on April 5, 2026. Singer, guitarist and principal songwriter from Talking Heads, Byrne emerged in 1970s New York alongside the new wave and art-rock scenes, before opening a wide solo path that links pop experimentations with Afro‑Latin grooves, funk and more intimate writing. From the sample‑driven explorations of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts with Brian Eno to the tropical textures of Rei Momo, then the orchestral pop of Grown Backwards and the punchier contours of American Utopia, his catalog sketches a restless, clear-cut vision of how songs move on stage and in the city.

This evening format puts the focus on the breadth of his songbook and his taste for hybrid forms. Byrne has collaborated closely with Brian Eno (Everything That Happens Will Happen Today) and with St. Vincent (Love This Giant), and has carried his curiosity into film, dance and musical theater. Expect a fluid journey through eras and influences, where art rock roots brush against electronics, Caribbean rhythms and taut pop writing—an approach that has shaped his live shows as much as his records. In Vancouver, the tour gathers these threads into a focused set led by a performer who treats arrangement, movement and narrative as parts of the same conversation.