Fifty years ago this month, three clean-cut art-school students who called themselves Talking Heads played an audition night at the Bowery club CBGB.

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Truly next-level Talking Head heads will know that the band played their first ever gig on 5 June, 1975, opening for the Ramones at CBGB in New York. Appearing as a three piece consisting of David Byrne, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, the fledgling band already had future classics such as Psycho Killer in their set.

David Byrne joined Olivia Rodrigo on stage at Governors Ball on Sunday night, and fans were stunned to learn that the Talking Heads frontman is still alive

The Talking Heads celebrated their 50 th anniversary by giving a gift to fans. The legendary rock band released the first official music video for their classic hit “Psycho Killer” in June 2025. The song is from their debut album,

Talking Heads always struggled to fit into a box because they refused to fall under one label, it meant their first gigs were chaotic to say the least.

After years of silence, iconic band Talking Heads appeared to be gearing up to announce something big for their 50th anniversary. Teasers popped up on the band’s social media promising something would be revealed on June 5, 2025 – exactly five decades on from their first ever show.