Singular Artists proudly present Stop Making Sense - Live for a headline show in The Button Factory, Dublin on Saturday, 28 November 2026.
Tickets are available from singularartists.ie on Friday, 15 May at 10am.
On 19th October 1984, Talking Heads and Jonathan Demme released the greatest concert movie of all time.
Last year, Slippery People recreated ‘Stop Making Sense’ live on stage at Gorilla in the city of Manchester. The show was an overwhelming success with an incredible online response from the audience which led to the band announcing follow up shows in Albert Hall where they played to over 3,000 people on both nights. Now they’re bringing this to Dublin.
Singer Duncan Wallis of indie-pop favourites Dutch Uncles dons the famous big suit, dances with the lamp, plays along with the ghetto blaster as the rest of the band not only bring the music to life but also the iconic choreography, all played out in front of the big screen.
The film was like no other concert-movie that had come before – for one, the viewer doesn’t see the audience until the final song. But what really makes Stop Making Sense stand out is the form it takes. David Byrne walking on stage armed only with a guitar and a beatbox performs ‘Psycho Killer’ solo. He’s joined by bass player Tina Weymouth for the ballad ‘Heaven’ and then drummer Chris Frantz for ‘Thank You For Sending Me An Angel’ with Jerry Harrison completing the founding line-up of the band for the staccato ‘Found A Job’.
But this is where Talking Heads are just getting warmed up.
Each song brings new members on to the stage; a percussionist, backing singers, virtuoso funk guitarist Alex Weir and the great Bernie Worrell with his signature synth sound that elevates the whole show beyond that of a normal rock concert and into the stratosphere.
Sadly the tour which preceded ‘Stop Making Sense’ was the last from the band and fans have been unable to see the magic that was made on that night in 1984 live. There have been reissues of the concert film, which received a cinematic release in 2023, and solo runs from David Byrne, perhaps most notably his ‘American Utopia’ tour but Talking Heads never reunited to play together.
And so Slippery People, the band consisting of 10 members, will play all of the Talking Heads songs featured in the film. From ‘Psycho Killer’ to ‘Burning Down The House’ to ‘Once In A Lifetime’ and everything in between.
They have a tape they’d like to play for you, and everyone is getting involved.