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David Byrne To Headline MONA FOMA

Celline Narinli

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Former frontman of Talking Heads, David Byrne, has been confirmed as the headline act for next year's MONA FOMA Festival in Hobart.

According to The Mercury, Byrne will be performing alongside New York singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark, also known as St. Vincent, on Sunday 20 January. The duo recently collaborated and released their first record together, Love This Giant.

MOFO curator Brian Ritchie was ecstatic to have landed Byrne for the festival. "I think he's the perfect artist for MOFO, because he crosses all these different fields of endeavour while always maintaining a freshness to his work."

The full MOFO program will be announced on Friday 5 October. Tickets will also be available as of this date from the festival's official website.