Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

Jan 3, 1981

0h 50m

★ 9.0

Overview

Adrian Belew augments the band on this 50-minute performance from the Westfalenhalle, in Dortmund, Germany, on December 20th, 1980, for the Rockpop TV show. Set List: Psycho Killer Cities I Zimbra Once In A Lifetime Animals Crosseyed And Painless Life During Wartime The Great Curve

Genres

Music

Production Companies

ZDF

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Cast

David Byrne

Adrian Belew

Tina Weymouth

Chris Frantz

Jerry Harrison

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8.0

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0.0

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5.5

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8.4

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6.4

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7.8

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7.4

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5.8

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8.4

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7.5

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5.7

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9.3

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7.8

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8.3

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7.5

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7.6

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