David Byrne
Forest Hills Stadium
Queens, NY
September 15, 2018
David Byrne - vocals, guitar
Bobby Wooten - bass
Angie Swan - guitar
Karl Mansfield - keyboards
Tendayi Kuumba - vocals
Chris Giarmo - vocals
Percussion:
Daniel Freedman
Davi Vieira
Tim Keiper
Gustavo Di Dalva
Mauro Refosco
Stephane San Juan
Source: master audience recording
Taper: larryrulz
Location: section 901 (lower bowl), 1st row
Lineage: CA-14 (cardioid) > Sony M10 (24/44) > Audacity (amplify, tracking) > TLH > FLAC 6 > foobar2000 (FLAC tags)
Sound: mp3 samples attached in the Comments
Length: 1:43:01
Notes: In a word - WOW! This was a sensational concert. This band sounds so good, it's an incredible listening experience. And the sound system was top notch, so my recording sounds excellent. As usual with this venue, especially on a Saturday night, the crowd is full of drinkers who are chatty as hell, but it doesn't ruin the recording. Visually, the stage presentation was really interesting to watch, so it was a treat for all the senses. While the new songs from David's album "American Utopia" were good, the Talking Heads songs were downright stunning. After hearing their version of "I Zimbra", a song I never really liked, I knew this was going to be a great experience. So enjoy the audio. Complete video coming soon. Here are some samples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLP9CfrFvO4
I Zimbra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGzXqdfB6Ug
Slippery People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHEleIUyNe4
Once In A Lifetime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYOhk_btzY4
Everybody's Coming To My House
The opening act was tUnE-yArDs. I have complete audio which will be shared here eventually.
Setlist:
01 Here
02 Lazy
03 I Zimbra
04 Slippery People
05 Dog's Mind
06 I Should Watch TV
07 banter/PSA
08 Everybody's Coming to My House
09 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
10 Once in a Lifetime
11 Doing the Right Thing
12 intro to Toe Jam
13 Toe Jam
14 intro to Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
15 Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
16 I Dance Like This
17 Bullet
18 Every Day Is a Miracle
19 Like Humans Do
20 Blind
21 Burning Down the House
Encore 1:
22 intro to Dancing Together
23 Dancing Together
24 The Great Curve
Encore 2:
25 intro to Hell You Talmbout
26 Hell You Talmbout - with Merrill Garbus from tUnE-yArDs