David Byrne enlists Detroit students for new video, expands tour with Tune-Yards

David Byrne has taken “Everybody’s Coming to My House,” from his new album American Utopia, and handed it over to Detroit School of Arts (DSA) Vocal Jazz Ensemble students who have performed their own verison, and was filmed in part by their classmates from the school’s Radio & Television Department. Says David:

When I saw what the DSA students did with my song, it completely changed the way I thought of it. In fact, it changed the meaning of the song—I realized it was about inclusion, welcoming, and not being alone. It’s a more generous interpretation of the song than what I do with my voice. We ARE all in the same house—if we want to be. Just goes to show how a song can change (radically!) depending on who is singing it.”

Watch that video, and stream American Utopia in full, below.

With his test run of the “untethered” American Utopia Tour a success, David is taking it to South America this week for Lollapalooza festivals there, and will be back in North America for Coachella, Governors Ball and more. His tour with Tune-Yards hits NYC for two shows in September and they’ve just added more dates, including shows in the South, NJ, CT and Albany, NY. Updated dates are listed below.

Related: Check out pics and setlist from Tune-Yards’s show at Brooklyn Steel.

David Byrne – American Utopia 2018 Tour Dates
March 16 – Santiago, CHI – Lollapalooza (Chile)
March 18 – Buenos Aires, ARG – Lollapalooza (Argentina)
March 19 – Teatro Gran Rex – Buenos Aires (Argentina) #
March 20 – Teatro de Verano – Montevideo (Uruguay) %
March 22 – Porto Alegre, BRA – Pepsi on Stage $
March 24 – Sao Paulo, BRA – Lollapalooza (Brazil)
March 26 – Curitiba, BRA – Teatro Positivo $
March 28 – Rio De Janeiro, BRA – Km de Vantagens Hall $
March 29 – Belo Horizonte, BRA – Km de Vantagens Hall $
April 3 – Mexico City MX – Metropolitan Theater @
April 5 – Monterrey MX – Auditorio Pabellón M @
April 7 – Guadalajara, MEX – Corona Capital Guadalajara
April 12 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Theater ^
April 14 – Indio, CA – Coachella
April 15 – Tucson, AZ – Centennial Hall SOLD OUT ^
April 17 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Theater SOLD OUT ^
April 18 – Las Vegas, NV – Smith Center for the Arts ^
April 19 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center-Ikeda Theater SOLD OUT ^
April 21 – Indio, CA – Coachella
April 24 – Dallas, TX – Winspear Opera House SOLD OUT ^
April 25 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion ^
April 27 – San Antonio, TX – Tobin Center for the Performing Arts SOLD OUT ^
April 28 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Outside Lawn ^
April 29 – New Orleans, LA – Jazz Fest
May 4 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Festival
May 5 – Memphis, TN – Beale Street Music Festival
May 06 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium SOLD OUT *
May 8 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Civic Auditorium SOLD OUT *
May 9 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium SOLD OUT *
May 10 – Durham PAC – Durham, NC SOLD OUT *
May 12 – Washington, DC – The Anthem SOLD OUT *
May 13 – Pittsburgh, PA – Benedum Center for the Arts *
May 15 – Milwaukee WI – Riverside Theater SOLD OUT *
May 16 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theater SOLD OUT *
May 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theater SOLD OUT *
May 18 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theater *
May 20 – Edmonton, ALB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium *
May 21 – Calgary, ALB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium *
May 23 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theater SOLD OUT *
May 24 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theater SOLD OUT *
May 25 – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
May 27 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium SOLD OUT *
May 28 – Eugene, OR – Hult Center SOLD OUT *
May 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – Capitol Theatre SOLD OUT *
June 06 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theater SOLD OUT *
June 2 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theater SOLD OUT *
June 3 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theater SOLD OUT *
June 5 – Des Moines, IA – Des Moines Civic Center *
June 7 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Center for the Arts SOLD OUT *
June 8 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House SOLD OUT *
June 9 – Indianapolis, IN – Farmers Bureau Lawn Amphitheater *
June 14 – Oxford, England – New Theatre SOLD OUT **
June 15 – Glasgow, Scotland – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall SOLD OUT **
June 17 – Birmingham, England – Birmingham Symphony Hall SOLD OUT **
June 18 – Manchester, England – Manchester Apollo SOLD OUT **
June 19 – London, England – Hammersmith Apollo SOLD OUT **
June 20 – London, England – Hammersmith Apollo SOLD OUT **
June 23 – Prague, Czech Republic – Metronome Festival
June 25 – Zagreb, Croatia – INmusic Festival
June 26 – Wien, Austria – Museumsquartier
June 27 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
June 30 – Ewijk, Netherlands – Down The Rabbit Hole
July 3 – Paris, France – Days Off Festival
July 5 – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival
July 6 – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
July 8 – Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
July 11 – Cascais, Portugal – Cool Jazz Festival
July 13 – Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao BBK Live Festival
July 14 – Barcelona, Spain – Cruilla Barcelona
July 17 – Zürich, Switzerland – Theater 11
July 19 – Ravenna, Italy – Ravenna Festival
July 20 – Perugia, Italy – Umbria Jazz Festival
July 21 – Trieste, Italy – Piazza Unità
July 27 – Camden, NJ – XPoNential Music Festival
July 28 – Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion *
July 29 – New York, NY – Panorama Music and Arts Festival
July 31 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion SOLD OUT *
August 1 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion *
August 3 – Toronto, ON – Sony Center for the Performing Arts SOLD OUT *
August 4 – Toronto, ON – Sony Center for the Performing Arts *
August 5 – Canandaigua, NY – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center *
August 7 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica*
August 8 – Grand Rapids, MI – Devos Performance Hall SOLD OUT *
August 10 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theater *
August 11 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center @ The Heights *
August 12 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend *
August 16 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater SOLD OUT ~
August 17 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater SOLD OUT ~
August 18 – San Jose, CA – City National Civic Auditorium ~
August 21 – Sacramento, CA – Community Theater SOLD OUT ~
August 22 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Center ~
August 24 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl SOLD OUT ~
August 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Auditorium ~
August 27 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater SOLD OUT ~
August 28 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater SOLD OUT ~
September 7 – West Long Branch, NJ – OceanFirst Bank Center at Monmouth University +
September 8 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre +
September 9 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre +
September 11 – Merrill Auditorium – Portland, ME +
September 15 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium +
September 17 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre SOLD OUT +
September 23 – North Charleston, SC – N. Charleston Performing Arts Center +
September 26 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theater +
September 28 – Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts +
September 29 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore +
September 30 – Tampa, FL – Mahaffey Theater +
October 6 – Dallas, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie

# w/ Lisandro Aristimuño
% w/ Juana Molina
$ w/ Karina Zeviani
@ – w/ Mexico Institute of Sound
^ w/ Perfume Genius
* w/ Benjamin Clementine
** w/ Laura Mvula
~ w/ Ibeyi
+ w/ Tune-Yards