Former Talking Heads singer David Byrne, amid three shows at the Met Philadelphia, told a fan at the "No Kings" march that “he wanted to be here for this.”

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, in Philadelphia for a 3-night stop on his latest tour, joined the “No Kings” protest in Old Cilly Saturday to show support for the anti-Trump movement and snap a few photos with fans along the way👇Several marchers posted photos of themselves on social media with Byrne, who rode a bike during the march, which went from City Hall to Independence Mall.Ryan Godfrey, a 54-year-old software solutions engineer, was among those who chatted with Byrne, shortly after surreptitiously taking a photo of Byrne behind him.Godfrey had just attended one of Byrne’s concerts and recognized the singer when he saw him on his bicycle with marchers on Market Street.“I knew he was a big bike guy — and we had just seen him on Thursday,” Godfrey said. He decided to introduce himself.“I said, ‘Hi, I really appreciated your concert the other night. It was amazing; thank you so much for that.’ He said, ‘Of course, thanks for enjoying it,’ and then I said, ‘And also thank you very much for being here today — this is very important, that you’re doing this,’” Godfrey recalled.“And he said, ‘Of course. I wanted to be here for this.’”He said Byrne was anything but aloof with marchers.“He was very genial, very kind and very friendly and open to interactions from everyone around him,” he said.Another fan quoted Byrne in the sign they carried in the march, then got to hold the sign next to a laughing Byrne. The message? “Love & acceptance are now ‘punk ideologies.’” Byrne has been critical of Trump both in his music and in interviews and writings. During Saturday’s show, he mentioned the “No Kings” rally, drawing applause from the crowd, according to social media posts.One Bluesky poster said Byrne — who can be seen carrying a camera during the protest — showed photos of himself and his band at the march on the stage backdrop during Saturday night’s concert. read: @phillyinquirer @davidbyrneofficialView all comments

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