Brady Corbet shot David Byrne's latest concert film

The Brutalist director filmed four nights of the Who Is The Sky Tour? in Baltimore.

By Drew Gillis  |  August 27, 2026 | 11:00am
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Brady Corbet shot David Byrne's latest concert film

Between his work with the Talking Heads and his solo material, David Byrne already has a pretty impressive concert filmography. That streak seems poised to continue with the concert film for Byrne’s still-ongoing Who Is The Sky Tour?, which will be released as a concert film shot by Brady Corbet, director of The Brutalist (and, perhaps more relevantly here, Vox Lux). The film is currently in post-production, so there’s not yet any confirmed information about a release date or distributor (or even an official title). But we do know that the film was shot over four nights in Byrne’s hometown of Baltimore and was shot on 70 mm film.  

“When Brady told me he wanted to shoot our show in 70 millimeter (70 millimeter!) I didn’t realize what a difference it would make until I saw some frames he sent me,” says Byrne in a press release. “He was right, it really does capture the wide screen visual scope of the show. I’ve never seen anything like it.” Adds Corbet, “I am so grateful to David Byrne and his entire team for entrusting us to capture his hometown show on 8-perf and 15-perf 70mm. The band’s performance is an inclusive celebration of community, and of Baltimore in particular—one of America’s most underappreciated historic cities.”

The Who Is The Sky? show is a hopeful and ultimately very moving couple of hours with Byrne. (This writer caught a performance at Radio City Music Hall last year.) The show consists of both Byrne’s newer solo material along with some classics from the Talking Heads era. There is still a handful of shows left at the Hollywood Bowl and in Mexico City before the tour concludes on September 19 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. 

 
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