Turkuaz has released the full tour schedule for their upcoming run of shows celebrating Talking Heads‘ 1980 album, Remain In Light, featuring Talking Heads co-founder Jerry Harrison and touring guitarist Adrian Belew as well as percussionist Yahuba Garcia-Torres.
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In addition to offering some details about the special run of shows, the Tuesday announcement includes the addition of a late-night show at the Joy Theater in New Orleans, LA on May 2nd during New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The band also announced Monday that they will take their Remain In Light celebration to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO for a co-headlining show with The Motet.
[Photo: Michael Weintrob via Turkuaz]
Along with the complete list of dates, Turkuaz also shared some details about what fans can expect from these special performances. According to a press release, the Remain In Light shows “will feature songs from Remain in Light, as well as other tunes from the Talking Heads songbook over a 90-minute set of music.”
Until this week, Turkuaz had been releasing the tour one date at a time as various festival lineups were released, including Electric Forest, FloydFest, The Peach Music Festival, BottleRock Festival, and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
“Remain in Light and Talking Heads have been part of the soundtrack of our lives, and a huge inspiration to us as a band since day one,” frontman Dave Brandwein explains in a press release. “It’s certainly not every day you get a chance to collaborate with the very people who inspired you. These shows, and this chance to work with Jerry and Adrian is a dream come true. More than anything, all parties involved are excited to bring this music back to life, and back to the stage in a way that hasn’t been done for many years.”
Upon seeing Turkuaz perform their own show live this past December, Belew shared, “Turkuaz came in town to play the Exit/In. Jerry Harrison flew in and he and I went to see the show. It was super funky and joyous! After two songs we looked at each other and said ‘this is gonna work beautifully!'”
Harrison adds, ”What a joy it is to be playing music with Adrian Belew again. Having recently produced music for Turkuaz, it was like I was introducing close friends who had never met. We all left the rehearsal very excited.“
Additionally, the ensemble released a promotional video of the entire group jamming out “Crosseyed and Painless” from the classic album.
Turkuaz – Remain In Light Turns 40
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See below for a full list of Turkuaz’s Remain In Light Turns 40 shows with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew. Tickets for all of Turkuaz’s upcoming concerts, including the Remain In Light shows, are available through their website.