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[[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> | ||
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>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 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" /> | 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 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> | ||