About
David Byrne brings his choreographed Who Is the Sky? show, a 13-person band of musicians and dancers, to the open-air bowl at Forest Hills.
The Talking Heads frontman built this tour like a piece of theater, with 13 musicians, singers and dancers moving around him the whole night. Expect songs from Who Is the Sky? next to Talking Heads classics, all in an open-air Queens bowl on a September evening. If you missed American Utopia on Broadway, this is the closest thing to it you will get.
What to expect
It is billed as an evening with Byrne, so plan on one long set rather than a big undercard. The ensemble moves freely around the stage rather than standing behind gear, and the visual design does a lot of the storytelling, so seats with a full view of the stage pay off.
Good to know
- Take the E/F/M/R to Forest Hills–71st Av or the LIRR to Forest Hills, then walk about 10 minutes.
- The venue is outdoors and runs rain or shine.
- The show is all ages, so it works for a family outing with older kids.
- Leave extra time for security lines at the stadium's single main entrance area.
Common questions
Will he play Talking Heads songs?
His current tour mixes new material from Who Is the Sky? with songs from his catalog, including Talking Heads.
Is there an opener?
It is billed as An Evening With David Byrne; no opener is listed.