CONCERT REVIEW: David Byrne at The Fox Theatre, Detroit

David Byrne performs at The Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on Friday, August 10, 2018. Photo by Mike Shaler

By Mike Shaler [All images © Mike Shaler]

On August 10th 2018, David Byrne made a stop at The Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on his American Utopia Tour.  Benjamin Clementine opened the show who displayed poetic singing while playing piano.

  ‘American Utopia’ is also the name of Byrne’s latest album which was released in March of this year.  The show started with Byrne sitting at a table on an empty stage with him holding a brain.  Byrne has always been a peculiar person and this is what makes him so interesting to watch.  Spanning several decades of success from being a solo artist to being with the Talking Heads, Byrne has tons of material to make anyone get up out of their seat and have a good time.


David Bryne Setlist – Friday, August 10, 2018
Here | Lazy | I Zimbra (Talking Heads song) | Slippery People (Talking Heads song) | I Should Watch TV (David Byrne & St. Vincent cover) | Dog’s Mind | Everybody’s Coming to My House (With a capella reprise by the… more) | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads song) | Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song) | Doing the Right Thing | Toe Jam (Brighton Port Authority cover) | Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (Talking Heads song) | I Dance Like This | Bullet | Every Day Is a Miracle | Like Humans Do | Blind (Talking Heads song) | Burning Down the House
[Encore]
Dancing Together | The Great Curve (Talking Heads song)
[Encore 2]
Hell You Talmbout (Janelle Monáe cover)


David Byrne


Benjamin Clementine