David Byrne brings out plenty of Talking Heads classics at theatrical Coachella 2026 set

    David Byrne brought theatrics and choreography to the Coachella stage this weekend – see the full setlist and footage below.

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    The energetic set saw him dipping liberally into his back catalogue to perform a set comprised largely of Talking Heads classics – including ‘Psycho Killer’, ‘Once In A Lifetime’, ‘This Must Be The Place’ and ‘Burning Down The House’.

    The 73-year-old’s shows are famously flamboyantly constructed and feature a troupe of backing singers and dancers, with each track getting a customised routine.

    Mixed in among the set were tracks from his recent solo album ‘Who Is The Sky?’ and there was also an outing for his classic Brian Eno collaboration ‘Strange Overtones’, from 2008’s ‘Everything That Happens Will Happen Today’.

    Byrne allowed politics to come into his set too, rounding out a rendition of Talking Heads’ ‘Life During Wartime’ by showing images of anti-ICE and pro-Palestine protests on the big screens behind the stage.

    Check out footage here: