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== Background and Development == | == 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> | [[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> | ||
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> | |||
== Personnel == | == Personnel == | ||