David Byrne

The former Talking Heads frontman has long been one of the most inventive live performers around. For his latest tour, playing old hits alongside songs from his new album American Utopia, Byrne is reinventing the rock band stage set-up once again with an amusingly original use of wireless technology. Neil McCormick

Birmingham Symphony Hall (0121 780 3333), tonight and touring (davidbyrne.com)