David Byrne Reinvented 'American Utopia' With Talking Heads Classics After His Band Caught Covid

After members of his band and crew caught Covid, David Byrne reinvented his 'American Utopia' show with some Talking Heads classics.

Bruce Glikas/WireImage/Gettyon just a couple of days’ notice after several members of his backing band and crew tested positive for Covid-19., a revamped version of the show that featured some new arrangements and new setlist additions, including a handful of songs he made with Brian Eno, and plenty of Talking Heads favorites.Byrne announced and detailed the altered shows — which will continue through Jan.

2 — in a video message shared Tuesday. After noting that the band members and crew who did test positive for Covid were vaccinated and only experiencing mild symptoms, he said, “Rather than canceling our shows, we’re looking at this as an opportunity to, well, honor our commitment to the audiences who are coming, and creating something special. We’re just gonna, come up with a show! This is our opportunity to make lemonade from Covid lemons.

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