Overview
- Who Is the Sky? opens in the top 10 on four Billboard sales charts: Top Album Sales No. 10, Vinyl Albums No. 5, Indie Store Album Sales No. 4, and Top Current Album Sales No. 9.
- Byrne began the tour on Sept. 16 at Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center with a set that blended new songs, solo favorites, and Talking Heads staples in a highly visual, choreographed production.
- He performed “Psycho Killer” live for the first time since 2006 and gave live debuts to “Don’t Be Like That,” “I Met the Buddha at a Downtown Party,” and “My Apartment Is My Friend,” while “Independence Day” returned for the first time since 1992.
- He premiered a cover of Paramore’s “Hard Times,” and the set featured “What Is the Reason for It?,” whose studio version includes Paramore’s Hayley Williams.
- The tour continues across North America through December before Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Europe into March 2026, with a 2026 Coachella appearance announced, as Byrne reiterates he is not pursuing a full Talking Heads reunion and some reports note a no‑cellphone policy at shows.