David Byrne reveals expanded fall tour schedule

David Byrne has unveiled additional dates for a fall tour in support of his forthcoming collaboration with Brian Eno--the pair's first collaboration in 27 years.

The trek, which will feature Byrne and his band performing music from the forthcoming album "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" along with material from Eno-produced Talking Heads and Byrne solo albums, will kick off Sept. 16 in Bethlehem, PA.

The trek is currently set to hit more than 35 cities and run into November. Dates are below.

"Everything That Happens," Byrne's first recorded collaboration with Eno since 1981's "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts," will be offered in both streaming and retail versions beginning Aug. 18 from the album's website, and a sample song from the set is currently available as a free download.

The idea of the album was conceived during Byrne's visit to Eno's studio after Nonesuch Records re-released "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" in 2006, according to a press release.

"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," Byrne said in a statement.

"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," added Eno. "This thought tapped into my long love affair with gospel music which, curiously, was inadvertently initiated by David and the Talking Heads."

"The live shows will maybe try to draw a line linking this new material with what we did 30 years ago, a little bit anyway," Byrne said.

TOUR DATES
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September 2008
16 - Bethlehem, PA - Zoellner Arts Center
17 - Baltimore, MD - Lyric
18 - Newport News, VA - Ferguson Center for the Arts
20 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater
21 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
22 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
23 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre
25 - Austin, TX - Paramount
26 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
28 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
30 - Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum

October 2008
2 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
3 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
4 - Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theater
6 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall
8 - Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center For the Arts
9 - Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery
11 - Park City, UT - Eccles Center for the Performing Arts
12 - Denver, CO - Buell Theater
14 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
15 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
17 - Omaha, NE - Kiewit Concert Hall
18 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
19 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
21 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theater
23 - Cleveland, OH - Allen Theatre
24 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre
25 - Indianapolis, IN - Clowes Memorial Hall
26 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Opera House
29 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
30 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
31 - Boston, MA - Wang Center

November 2008
1 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Spa Resort and Casino
3 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
5 - Albany, NY - Empire State Plaza
7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall
8 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre

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