The Talking Heads will reunite for a special performance

The question and answer session with the iconic band, composed by the singer david byrnethe bass player Tina Weymouththe drummer chris frantz and the guitarist Jerry Harrisonwill be to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense. It will take place on Monday, September 11, after the debut of the 4K restoration of the film by studio A24.

Both the Stop Making Sense premiere and the Q&A will be broadcast as a global theatrical event in IMAX theaters across the United States. The event will take place on the same date and fans can visit here to get tickets for performances near them. The film will then open in non-IMAX theaters in the US on September 22.

The event will mark the band’s first public appearance in more than 20 years.

Talking Heads: a troubled relationship

the companions of Talking Heads they have had a rocky relationship since their breakup in 1991. They had previously met in 1999 to promote the film’s 15th anniversary reissue. In 2002, they teamed up to perform four songs at the induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Famewhich marked their only live performance since 1984.

Byrne discussed the idea of ​​a band reunion with WIRED magazine last year, saying: “I think in a nutshell, you could say that we came together more as friends than amazing musicians. It was really a kind of shared taste in music. And then gradually, as you get older and grow and explore, your musical tastes start to change. It became more work than we did, we didn’t hang out all the time anymore, so you eventually broke up like that.”

Weymouth described Byrne as “insecure” in a series of essays in the Sunday Times earlier this year.

“He always seemed very unsure of himself and would often try to blame other people if things went wrong. Chris and I loved him very much and did our best to gloss over these disastrous character flaws, but it seemed obvious that Talking Heads was not going to last,” he said.

Her husband and drummer for the band, Chris Frantz, also described Byrne as “insecure” and “transactional” in his 2020 memoir. Speaking to The Guardian, she said that Byrne’s “brain is wired in such a way that he doesn’t know where he ends and other people begin. He can’t imagine someone else being important.”.

Speaking to NME last year about a possible reunion, Frantz said: “I tried it a couple of times and the last time was about 20 years ago, and after that David just said, ‘I never want you to ask me that question. again. I’m not going to address that issue. It’s a shame and it is what it is.”