It seems that Talking Heads fans weren't the only people really hoping that the group would decide to play live again after their appearances to promote the Stop Making Sense reissue last year.
Billboard reports that Coachella curator and Goldenvoice president Paul Tollett traveled to the Toronto International Film Festival last September to meet with the band about playing at the festival. Tollet says he “sensed there were no shows happening, so I didn’t make an offer.” He adds that he never talked money with the band, but a Billboard source says the gig could have earned the group as much as $10 million.
After Coachella moved on, Live Nation then approached the Heads and said it was willing to pay them $80 million to headline six to eight festival gigs. But the group ultimately turned down that offer.
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