David Byrne, 3Arena, March 2026

still wakening up with songs from the concert in my head… now there's value for money

Agreed, we were in block K and usually there is just a sea of mobile phones in front of you but they were noticeable by their absence. The ending shot on the back screen of Life During Wartime with the helicopter searchlights was fantastic, looked incredible. Myself and my wife have been talking about this show all weekend.

I noticed people taking photos/videos, but they were respectful and discrete. One guy beside me was videoing quite a bit, but him going to the bar multiple times was more distracting. But he was enjoying himself, and it didn't really affect me.

It was really great to see how much people loved the show.

ah ok it wasn't on the playlist I have been listening too on spotify - oh well - a nice surprise

Yeah, that was it. Right at the start of the encore. Very annoying!

Loved everything about this gig. I was actually close to tears for Heaven and stayed in a beautiful mood for the rest of the gig. I did wonder how people who had seen American Utopia would feel about this one and I wonder if that was Mrs S's main issue, though I see a few others had seen it too and still enjoyed this one. I must watch AU on stream to see how it compares. Anyways, this gig was among my favourite ever gigs, up there with probably the best gig I've ever seen, St Vincent solo at the Olympia. Thinking of that gig, you can see why they are fans of each other - she has the same inventiveness and theatricality as DB. I actually only got into her after her DB collaborations but did randomly walk in on the 2013 EP gig in time to catch a joyous We're On The Road To Nowhere. Looking at the setlist now I could go back and kick myself I wasn't there for the whole gig!

I was at AU and last Fridays show

Who is this Sky is an evolution of what he started with in AU - it's the same concept of wireless musicians (deffo no backing tracks), freed from the shackles of a tether to a back line to be marshalled around the blank space of the PA free stage.

This time round and 8 yrs later the visual element have evolved leaps and bounds with the high def videos synched up to the performance

So to answer ur Q , if ud seen AU, This Sky wouldn't have been as big a revelation of the art of what staging is possible with moder technology. But that didn't detract from the enjoyment or impact of the spectacle

AnAnd anyway, what's wrong with being a Marxist shill?

Better than being a MAGA twat

Be organised well beforehand I reckon he usually knows who's coming, it's a lovely spot actually. Especially midweek it can be absolutely rammed Friday/Saturday.

The guy who owns it loves having famous people in there. He's a bit eccentric. Obviously there's a fixer involved, as it's used by a lot of high profile musicians and actors.

Getting inspected is usually grand. Just don't show up in a group. I've only been turned away once, when in a group of 6, and we just came back in pairs, about ten mins later and had no issue.

Me been a loner might make him feel I'm 'too drunk' or such

One day I'll get there

The Hacienda might be 'cool', but it is a death trap. Door locked with patrons inside, bars on all windows and doors. Door can only be opened by owner.

As I said, a death trap, and a mini-Stardust waiting to happen.

open every evening but you can never tell from the outside.