--- title: "David Byrne" description: "David Byrne announced an extensive world tour in support of his forthcoming solo record, American Utopia, to include the Fox Theatre on Friday, August 10 at 8 p.m. David will perform songs from the new album, which is out March 9 via Todomundo/Nonesuch Records, as well as classics from his solo career and his days with Talking Heads. A twelve-piece band will also join David on stage for a choreographed concert that he has called “the most ambitious show I’ve done since the shows that were filmed for Stop Making Sense.”" canonical: "https://www.313presents.com/news/detail/david-byrne-announces-extensive-world-tour-to-include-the-fox-theatre-august-10" dateModified: "2025-06-10T08:01:18-04:00" type: "event" --- # DAVID BYRNE ANNOUNCES EXTENSIVE WORLD TOUR TO INCLUDE THE FOX THEATRE AUGUST 10 16 Jan / 2018 Tickets On Sale Now ![](https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/DavidByrne-Thumbnail-206x103-fb0433594d.jpg) (DETROIT – January 16, 2018) – Today, David Byrne announced an extensive world tour in support of his forthcoming solo record, *American Utopia, *to include the Fox Theatre on Friday, August 10 at 8 p.m. David will perform songs from the new album, which is out March 9 via Todomundo/Nonesuch Records, as well as classics from his solo career and his days with Talking Heads. A twelve-piece band will also join David on stage for a choreographed concert that he has called “the most ambitious show I’ve done since the shows that were filmed for *Stop Making Sense*.” Tickets ($37.50, $54.50, $74.50 and $115) go on sale Friday, January 19 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at [313Presents.com](http://www.313Presents.com), [LiveNation.com](https://www.livenation.com/), The Fox Theatre and Little Caesars Arena XFINITY box offices and [Ticketmaster.com](http://www.ticketmaster.com). To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. All online ticket purchases for both US and EU shows will receive a CD of the new album. Last week, Byrne announced the release of *American Utopia *during a presentation of “Reasons To Be Cheerful,” an ongoing series he curates of hopeful writings, photos, music, and lectures. The presentation was given at New York’s New School to a live audience and also was streamed via his [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/DBtodomundo/) page. He also released the first track from the album, “[Everybody’s Coming To My House](http://smarturl.it/MyHouse.Sp)”— co-written with Brian Eno, featuring contributions from TTY, Happa, Isaiah Barr Leader of the Onyx Collective, Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never), Mercury Prize winner Sampha, and others. The song’s visual companion piece can be seen [here](http://smarturl.it/MyHouse.YT). “Everybody’s Coming To My House” is available to download instantly with pre-orders of *American Utopia* on [iTunes](http://smarturl.it/AmericanUtopia.iT)and at [nonesuch.com](http://smarturl.it/AmericanUtopia.Ns). Nonesuch Store pre-orders also include an exclusive print facsimile of an early handwritten lyric sheet to the song. Acclaim for “Everybody’s Coming To My House”: *"Byrne gives fans a catchy, funky house-party song with drums and horns, in the way only Byrne can." Billboard* *"The track glides along on a polyrhythmic groove that has become a stalwart of Byrne's work." Rolling Stone* *"Funky and danceable, in an instantly recognizable David Byrne way." Brooklyn Vegan* David Byrne photos, bio, *American Utopia *album art, and more are available [here](http://publicity.nonesuch.com/davidbyrne). **David Byrne** [Website](http://davidbyrne.com/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/dbtodomundo) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/DBtodomundo/) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/davidbyrneofficial/) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/davidbyrneofficial) [Mixcloud](https://www.mixcloud.com/Todomundo/) ![6559_kc2_GLI_MarketingAssets_660x360.jpg](https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/DavidByrne-Spotlight-660x360-2e2e07f98e.jpg) [![More Info for David Byrne](https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/DavidByrne-Thumbnail-206x103-fb0433594d.jpg)](https://www.313presents.com/events/detail/david-byrne-2018) ##### Fox Theatre ##### Event Starts 8:00 PM [David Byrne](https://www.313presents.com/events/detail/david-byrne-2018) "American Utopia 2018 Tour" with Benjamin Clementine Aug 10 / 2018 @ 8:00 PM ##### Fox Theatre ##### Event Starts 8:00 PM [David Byrne](https://www.313presents.com/events/detail/david-byrne-2018) "American Utopia 2018 Tour" with Benjamin Clementine Aug 10 / 2018 @ 8:00 PM [Get Tickets](https://www1.ticketmaster.com/david-byrne-american-utopia-tour-detroit-michigan-08-10-2018/event/0800542CD2D12FFD?artistid=734679&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60)