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Playback presents Stop Making Sense

Sat 5 Sept · 20:00

The Sugar Club

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About This Event

The Playback presents Stop Making Sense festival brings the music of Talking Heads to The Sugar Club in Dublin on 5 September 2026. The event features Stop Making Sense performing the music of Talking Heads, an American post-punk band formed in New York City in 1975. The festival will run at 19:00.

Talking Heads were an American post-punk band formed in New York City in 1975. The group consisted of vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth, and guitarist and keyboardist Jerry Harrison. The band is often associated with the development of new wave music, combining elements of punk rock, art rock, funk, and world music with a distinctive visual and artistic style. David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth met while studying at the Rhode Island School of Design

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Playback presents Stop Making Sense takes place on Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 20:00.

Playback presents Stop Making Sense is held at The Sugar Club in Dublin (8 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2).

Stop Making Sense is performing at Playback presents Stop Making Sense.

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