David Byrne, 3Arena, March 2026

Mrs Shuttleworth · 14-03-2026 03:23AM

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I'm neither a demented crank nor a shitposter. Been posting here for years and big fan of TH for decades. And the American Utopia show was excellent. But I thought that tonite was a terrible (and backing tracked) concert and have the courage to say so, which in Dublin is culturally verboten.

scruff monkey · 14-03-2026 03:39AM

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"A cheapo Marxist Communist shillfest but very happy to charge eye watering Trump Tower prices to look at it."

Educate me, at what point during the event did seizing the means of production touch you inappropriately?

fafy · 14-03-2026 04:38AM

so original, so fresh, absolutely phenomenal

The Nal · 14-03-2026 10:11AM

Love it. Havent really seen a show like that before. Great sound and crowd too.

hold my beer · 14-03-2026 01:36PM

Brilliant gig, a thoroughly enjoyable night. The stage and lighting was superb, the songs magic.

kg703 · 14-03-2026 01:53PM

Incredible show. Enjoyed it greatly. First time seeing David Byrne and definitely did not disappoint! Will be a tough one to beat and we are only in March

Goldengirl · 14-03-2026 03:40PM

An evening with David Byrne: an indefinable, uplifting, soul-saving live performance

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/03/14/an-evening-with-david-byrne-an-indefinable-uplifting-soul-saving-live-performance/

Says on this that it's the same show in St Anne's?

Hard to see how that is possible but am happy to go again as I see so many others are .

loyatemu · 14-03-2026 04:00PM

Not much to add but incredible show. Great to hear "Air" which a lot of the crowd didn't seem to recognise. "Nothing but Flowers" was also amazing to hear live.

PTH2009 · 14-03-2026 04:23PM

Had the "cheap seats' with 70/80% view of the stage but still amazing (Block H) . I'd say been in the flat seats and some of the lower rows in the central blocks must of felt like been in the apartment

I know it's in Vegas soon enough, pity it's not in the Sphere as the production is tailor made for the venue

delbertgrady · 14-03-2026 04:54PM

Melting into the foreground.

Goldengirl · 14-03-2026 05:49PM

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Your pics are like mine except opposite side !

PTH2009 · 14-03-2026 06:11PM

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Happy with my decision, I'd hate to be a bit further to my left, the corners of Block A we're curtained off for obvious reasons. Security gave out to me for having a nosey for curiosity ha

PTH2009 · 14-03-2026 06:40PM

Was this 'show' outdoors yet ?

The Iron Giant · 14-03-2026 07:03PM

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Yeah I know of at least one in Australia when he played the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Probably a few more I'm sure.

sporina · 14-03-2026 09:20PM

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i want to be in the band NOW - lol - i put a post in insta asking if i could have an audition after the gig - no reply.. I would be great - totally - met some ladies on the luas on way home who also wanna be in his band… i would say a lot of us do.. the blond las was brill - well they all wer but she stood out to me,.. what a show - its theatre as well as some of the most fun creative music ever.. LOVE it - sooooo invigorating

The Iron Giant · 14-03-2026 09:27PM

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She was so good. I was hypnotised watching her movements a couple of times.

One thing I forgot to say was that the crowd around me was in such good form and really added to the atmosphere. Was so nice.

John_Rambo · 14-03-2026 09:42PM

Cracking gig. Really enjoyed it

But I can sort of see @Mrs Shuttleworth point. I'm not a seasoned gig goer, maybe five a year. Shuttles is and is probably a bit cynic, can spot things I don't. And that's fair enough.

However, David Byrne’s views haven’t really changed. It wasn’t some cheap Marxist communist shillfest. His ethos and message have been remarkably consistent since the 1980s. The 1986 film True Stories, for example, explored ideas about walkable towns, low carbon lifestyles and creative urbanism decades before those ideas entered the mainstream. Byrne was already looking at how people live, move and interact in towns through humour, music and observation.

The guy was simply way ahead of his time and probably still is.

sporina · 14-03-2026 10:16PM

@Mrs Shuttleworth David was defo singing.. maybe it wasn't for you - we perceive the world through our own view..

it screamed joy, community and imagination to me - and the audience wer loving it - I got such a buzz of that too..

and he seems so humble.. LOVED IT.. my heart feels soo warm since..

maybe you need to let some joy into your life

fmul9798 · 14-03-2026 10:19PM

Absolutely stunning performance. I went way over on VIP because i missed American Utopia. I got 5th row from the stage slap bang in the centre. Entire field of vision was the wrap around screens and were so close to them, it was a dream. We are still talking about it.. and shall be for a very long time.

fmul9798 · 14-03-2026 10:29PM

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indeed he was singing - I was 5th row from the stage - I could hear him…

The Iron Giant · 14-03-2026 10:31PM

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Agreed. We were up the front and we could hear him.

Reading all the five star reviews today from Irish reviewers is so heartening. Glad it was almost unanimously well received.

Goldengirl · 14-03-2026 10:35PM

Each to their own . Mrs S didn't like it and had to leave …at the last song , before the encore .

I would not have stayed that long if I really hated it I don't think . The last one that pvssed me off was Morrissey . But I still stayed the course and I know others loved that concert .

But wow… the crowd in 3 Arena were singing every word and dancing where I was . I bet he got some kick from hearing that reaction, I hope so .

Loved it , think I might have said that already . 😊

RolandGoose · 15-03-2026 02:15AM

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Wow! I'm absolutely blown away by your comments Mrs S, almost as much as I was by the show last night. But for very, very, very different reasons!

Gillman1998 · 15-03-2026 09:45AM

Totally knocked out by that show. The visuals were stunning and the sound was spot-on. An added bonus was that it was one of the nicest crowds at a gig for a long time. Not a cross word, people chatting before the show and fair play to the seated people on the floor - they were on their feet almost from the start. I saw American Utopia in New York which I thought was a highlight but this presentation was another level.

TenPicnics · 15-03-2026 10:54AM

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As one of the people in the flat seating at the front, I can confirm it was a mainly dancing night for me and the really lovely strangers all around me. Stayed in the seat for Heaven, which blew me away from the start, but after that it was out of the seat (loads of room to dance in the space around those seats). Not that the view when seated wasn't amazing, it was just too overwhelmingly good not to dance. Absolutely everyone seemed to be filled with joy at what we were lucky to be seeing/hearing. Brilliant crowd.

The Nal · 15-03-2026 11:22AM

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Dancing in the aisles in Block C too.

cannco253 · 15-03-2026 12:31PM

fewest phones out I’ve seen in a very long time. The last 5-6 song run was stunning.

Life during wartime stole the show for me…

“This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco”

sporina · 15-03-2026 01:25PM

I adored "T Shirt" - have a video of it - and wow - the harmonies are soooooo beautiful… almost tear provoking

bodhrandude · 15-03-2026 01:27PM

Like Scruff I saw David Byrne and St Vincent at the Electric Arena at EP 2013, it was a brilliant gig although for some of it I was stuck behind one of the marquee pillars, but an amazing gig. So I'm envious for those of you who have got to see his most recent productions. I saw American Utopia on screen at the Body & Soul festival which looked amazing too.

delbertgrady · 15-03-2026 02:00PM

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T Shirt was a highlight for me, too.

David Byrne, 3Arena, March 2026

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