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'''"Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew: Remain in Light"''' is a series of live performances by [[Jerry Harrison]] and [[Adrian Belew]] that began in 2022, mostly based on the 1980 [[Remain in Light Tour]] by [[Talking Heads]], which featured an expanded lineup with Belew on guitar.

== Background and Development ==
[[Adrian Belew]] and [[Jerry Harrison]] have remained collaborators since Belew contributed guitar to the 1980 [[Talking Heads]] album [[Remain in Light]], and joined the band's expanded lineup for the 1980-1981 [[Remain in Light Tour|tour]]. When meeting up, the two would often find themselves talking about their [[Live in Rome]] performance and expressed interest in trying to do something like that again.<ref>Rosen, Steven. “Adrian Belew Remains on Stage and on Tour.” ''Cincinnati Magazine'', 2 July 2024, www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/adrian-belew-remains-on-stage-and-on-tour/. Accessed 10 July 2024.</ref> Jerry has said that, "''We regularly talked about how fantastic the Talking Heads tour was that we did in 1980 and also the YouTube video that documents playing in Rome in 1980 [...] We wanted to use it as a blueprint for a tour.''"<ref name=":0">Niesel, Jeff. “Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew Bring Their Remain in Light Tour to the Agora.” ''Cleveland Scene'', 5 July 2024, www.clevescene.com/music/jerry-harrison-and-adrian-belew-bring-their-remain-in-light-tour-to-the-agora-44561380. Accessed 18 July 2024.</ref> 

Harrison had previously worked with the band [[Turkuaz]], having met the group in 2016. Later that year on November 11, Harrison would perform the song "[[Take Me to the River]]''"'' with the group at [[The Fillmore]] in [[San Fransisco]], California. The following year, Harrison would produce the song "[[On the Run]]" with the band.<ref name=":1">LUSTIG, JAY. “Cooler Heads: The Band Cool Cool Cool Helps Harrison and Belew Re-Create “Remain in Light” on Tour.” ''NJArts.net'', 29 July 2024, www.njarts.net/cooler-heads-the-band-cool-cool-cool-helps-harrison-and-belew-re-create-remain-in-light-on-tour/. Accessed 30 July 2024.</ref> There were talks about a possible album produced by Harrison for Turkuaz, although the project fell through.<ref name=":0" /> 

Harrison nevertheless still had a good feeling about the band. According to Harrison, Turkuaz was chosen because ''"They’ve got the kinks worked out for me. It’s like they know who wanted the top bunk and who likes the lower bunk on the bus. A tour with brand new people takes some time to work out and sometimes there are incompatibilities. With Turkuaz, I realized we could just walk in and begin.''”<ref name=":0" /> While Harrison encouraged the band to study ''Live in Rome,'' he also stressed that the the band should do the show "their own way."<ref name=":1" />

The project purposefully started out by playing music festivals, as Jerry put it, "we knew that we would provide something that was very interesting for fans of a festival, but it was a little hard to gauge exactly what our draw would be." The success of the festival shows lead to a more extensive touring production.<ref>Benson, John. “Talking Heads Alums Harrison, below ‘Remain in the Light, Are Agora-Bound.” ''News-Herald'', 28 July 2024, www.news-herald.com/2024/07/28/talking-heads-alums-harrison-below-remain-in-the-light-are-agora-bound/. Accessed 30 July 2024.</ref> The band would first perform at Peach Fest in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 2021, going on in the middle of the night following a set by Oysterhead.<ref name=":2">Pehling, Dave. “CBS SF Talks to Talking Heads Member Jerry Harrison about Remain in Light.” Cbsnews.com, CBS San Francisco, 14 Aug. 2024, www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/interview-talking-heads-jerry-harrison-adrian-belew-remain-in-light/. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.</ref>

== Show Details ==

=== Choreography ===
During various points in the show, the band would engage in a number of choreographic moves, especially by vocalists[[Shira Elias]] and [[Sammi Garett]]. Like much of the choreography on the Speaking in Tongues Tour, many movements began as improvisational moments during shows, that would later be repeated if the band felt they fit the vibes of the songs being performed.<ref name=":1" />

=== Gear ===
During shows, Harrison would usually play two keyboards, a Nord Stage 3 and a Prophet 5. The keyboards were stacked right on top of each other, Harrison explained that “''because I’m singing, it’s important to not have one of those gigantic racks of keyboards, so I have a custom stand to make it as svelte as possible.''”<ref>Ponti, Aimsel. “Members of Talking Heads, Styx and Foreigner All Perform in Maine This Week.” ''Press Herald'', 29 July 2024, www.pressherald.com/2024/07/29/members-of-talking-heads-styx-and-foreigner-all-perform-in-maine-this-week/. Accessed 30 July 2024.</ref>

== Personnel ==
Belew and Harrison are joined on stage by a backing band who were originally members of the group [[Turkuaz]]. After Turkuaz broke up, former members later created [[Cool Cool Cool]], who continue to act as the backing band. Taylor Shell, who did not continue on with Cool Cool Cool, was replaced by Julie Slick, who had previously performed with Belew.<ref name=":2" />

In early 2024, [[Josh Schwartz]] announced that he would be stepping back from both Cool Cool Cool and the backing band in order to tour less and focus more on his JOSCH solo project.<ref>Liveforlivemusic.com. “Josh Schwartz Announces Departure from Cool Cool Cool Following Ongoing Tour [Update].” ''Liveforlivemusic.com'', 9 Mar. 2024, liveforlivemusic.com/news/josh-schwartz-departure-from-cool-cool-cool/. Accessed 10 July 2024.</ref> During subsequent shows, Schwartz would join the band on stage as a special guest and perform the song "Give it Away." He would also continue to perform on Saxophone and bakcing vocals as part of the backing band for the tour.<ref>PinkishCube. “Cincinnati Last Night!” ''Reddit.com/R/Talkingheads'', 27 July 2024, www.reddit.com/r/talkingheads/comments/1edsu8m/cincinnati_last_night/#lightbox. Accessed 30 July 2024.</ref>

=== Other Talking Heads Members ===
In an interview in 2024, Harrison had mention the possibility of including [[Chris Frantz]] and [[Tina Weymouth]] as part of the project, but "''they didn't want to''." Additionally, Harrison discussed inviting Alex Weir, who couldn't join for health reasons, and Dolette McDonald, who couldn't join for logistical reason. He regretted not inviting Nona Hendryx.<ref name=":2" /> Percussionist Steve Scales would join the band for their show in Asheville, North Carolina.<ref>“Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew Setlist at Rabbit Rabbit, Asheville.” ''Setlist.fm'', 2023, www.setlist.fm/setlist/jerry-harrison-and-adrian-belew/2023/rabbit-rabbit-asheville-nc-4ba683a2.html. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.</ref>

=== Current Tour Personnel ===
Source: liveforlivemusic.com <ref>Broerman, Michael. “Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew Open “Remain in Light” Tour with Cool Cool Cool [Photos/Audio].” ''L4LM'', 17 Feb. 2023, liveforlivemusic.com/news/jerry-harrison-adrian-belew-remain-in-light-cool-cool-cool-2-16-23/. Accessed 18 July 2024.</ref>
* [[Jerry Harrison]] (Lead Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar)
* [[Adrian Belew]] (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
* [[Craig Brodhead]] (Guitar, Keyboard)
* [[Chris Brouwers]] (Trumpet, Keyboard)
* [[Mikey Carubba]] (Drums)
* [[Shira Elias]] (Vocals)
* [[Yahuba Garcia-Torres]] (Percussion)
* [[Sammi Garett]] (Vocals)
* [[Greg Sanderson]] (Saxophone)
* [[Julie Slick]] (Bass)
* [[Josh Schwartz]] (Saxophone)

=== Former Tour Personnel ===

* Dave Brandwein (Guitar, Vocals)<ref name=":2" />
* Taylor Shell (Bass)<ref name=":2" />

== Setlist ==
The setlist for shows on the tour stays the same from show to show. Occasional changes were made during the certain shows, especially when the act was opening Colonel [[Les Claypool|Les Claypool's]] Fearless Flying Frog Brigade in 2023. At certain shows the songs ''[[Rev It Up]], [[The Great Curve]], [[Once in a Lifetime]], [[Slippery People]], [[Thela Hun Ginjeet]], [[Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)]], [[Cities]]'', and ''[[Drugs]]'' were omitted.

== Show Dates ==
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|2025/05/25
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|2025/06/05
|O2 Ritz Manchester
|London
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