Earlier this week, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, and a number of other artists marked the fifth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq with Speak UP!, a music, dance, spoken-word, and art event organized by Anderson and the singer Antony at Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse to benefit the anti-war groups NYC United for Peace and Justice and Iraq Veterans Against the War.

Among the performance highlights, according to Rolling Stone magazine, was Byrne's two-song set, in which he, "armed with a four-person choir, led an art-gospel sermon full of huge choruses ... Byrne's mesmerizing presence kept his pair of originals spiraling heavenward."

MTV reports that the aforementioned choir comprised two members of Scissor Sisters, Damien Rice, and Norah Jones, whose own set included a rendition of Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today."

For photos from the event, visit brooklynvegan.com.