They Might Be Giants
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1993
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester
MA
Total Time: 1:32:01
CD1:
01. O Do Not Forsake Me
02. Don't Lets Start
03. The Guitar
04. Sleeping In the Flowers
05. Ana Ng
06. A Self Called Nowhere
07. She's Actual Size
08. Purple Toupee
09. Dirt Bike
10. I Palindrone I
11. Lulluby to Nightmares
12. Lucky Ball & Chain
13. Which Describes How You're Feeling
14. Why Must I Be Sad
15. Shoehorn With Teeth
CD2:
01. Ondine
02. Everything Is Catching On Fire
03. The Statue Got Me High
04. The One That You Love -- Introduce the Band
05. Particle Man
06. Your Racist Friend
07. Spy
08. Dinner Bell
09. Thermostat
10. Toddler Hiway
11. Twisting
12. The Famous Polka
13. Birdhouse In Your Soul
14. Dig My Grave
(encore)
15. Mammal
16. Istanbul
17. Frankenstein
John Flansburgh: Vocals, Electric Guitar
John Linnell: Vocals, Accordion
Tony Maimone: Bass Guitar
Brian Doherty: Drums & Percussion
Kurt Hoffman: Saxaphone, Clarinet
Frank London: Keyboard, Trumpet
First performance of O Do not Forsake Me, Sleeping In the Flowers, A Self Called Nowhere, Dirt Bike, Lullaby to Nightmares, Which Describes How You're Feeling, Why Must I Be Sad, Ondine, Spy, Thermostat
Central Park Summerstage
New York
NY
Total Time: 1:10:51
01. O Do Not Forsake Me
02. Don't Lets Start
03. Why Does The Sun Shine (slow ver)
04. Why Must I Be Sad
05. Particle Man
06. Ondine
07. I Palindrome I
08. The Guitar
09. The Famous Polka
10. Sleeping In the Flowers
11. Everything Is Catching On Fire
12. The Statue Got Me High
13. Your Racist Friend
14. Jessica
15. No One Knows My Plan
16. Istanbul
17. Twisting
18. Stump The Band (White Rabbit)
19. Birdhouse In Your Soul
20. Frankenstein
21. Dig My Grave
22. Spy
John Flansburgh: Vocals, Electric Guitar
John Linnell: Vocals, Accordion, Saxaphone
Tony Maimone: Bass Guitar, Ukelale
Brian Doherty: Drums & Percussion
Kurt Hoffman: Keyboard, Saxaphone
Frank London: Trumpet
Rick McRae: Trombone
Laura Cantrall: Vocals
Ryan Cohen: Saxaphone
First performance of Jessica, No One Knows My Plan
Georgia Theater
Athens
GA
Total Time: 1:01:12
01. O Do Not Forsake Me
02. Don't Lets Start
03. The Guitar
04. Why Does The Sun Shine (slow Ver)
05. No One Knows My Plan
06. Lucky Ball & Chain
07. Ohhh oh oh oh
08. Why Must I Be Sad
09. Whistling In the Dark
10. Sleeping In the Flowers
11. I Palindrome I
12. Mystery Song
13. Your Racist Friend
14. She's Actual Size
15. Ondine
16. Birdhouse In Your Soul
17. Spy
18. The Famous Polka
19. Dig My Grave
John Flansburgh: Vocals, Guitar
John Linnell: Vocals, Accordion
Tony Maimone: Bass Guitar
Brian Doherty: Drums & Percussion
Kurt Hoffman: Keyboard, Saxaphone
Steven Bernstein: Trumpet
Steven Moon: Vibraphone
Stone Balloon
Newark
DE
Total Time: 1:20:38
CD1:
01. O Do Not Forsake Me
02. Don't Lets Start
03. The Guitar
04. Why Does the Sun Shine (slow ver)
05. No One Knows My Plan
06. Lucky Ball & Chain
07. Trumpet solo
08. Turn Around
09. Sleeping In the Flowers
10. The Statue Got Me High
11. Whistling In the Dark
12. Why Must I Be Sad
13. Introduce the Band
14. Narrow Your Eyes
15. She's Actual Size
16. Particle Man
CD2:
01. Ondine
02. I Palindrome I
03. Mammal
04. Istanbul
05. Ana Ng
06. Twisting
07. Frankenstein
(encore #1)
08. Dirt Bike
09. Birdhouse In Your Soul
10. Dig My Grave
(encore #2)
11. The Famous Polka
12. Spy
John Flansburgh: Vocals, Guitar
John Linnell: Vocals, Accordion
Tony Maimone: Bass Guitar
Brian Doherty: Drums & Percussion
Kurt Hoffman: Keyboard, Saxaphone
Steven Bernstein: Trumpet
Steven Moon: Vibraphone
Recreation & Convocation Center, SUNY Albany
Albany
NY
O Do Not Forsake Me
Don't Let's Start
The Guitar
Why Does the Sun Shine
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Ana Ng
Turn Around
Sleeping in the Flowers
Particle Man
I Palindrome I
Lucky Ball & Chain
The Statue Got Me High
The Famous Polka
Birdhouse in Your Soul
Frankenstein
WEQX FallFest
East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg
PA
Dirt Bike
Intro: They Might Be Giants
The Guitar
Sleeping In The Flowers
Snail Shell
I Palindrome I
Lucky Ball & Chain
Turn Around
The Statue Got Me High
Whistling In The Dark
Intro: The Band
I Should Be Allowed To Think
Narrow Your Eyes
Why Must I Be Sad?
Extra Savoir-Faire
She's Actual Size
Particle Man
Don't Let's Start
The Famous Polka
Mammal
Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas)
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Ana Ng
Twisting
Intro: The Crew
Frankenstein
Dig My Grave
No One Knows My Plan
Birdhouse In Your Soul
Spy
CBGB
New York
NY
Snail Shell
Show Intro
The Guitar
Why Does the Sun Shine
Why Must I Be Sad
Meet James Ensor
I Palindrome I
Lucky Ball & Chain
Turn Around
Should Be Allowed to Think
Sleeping in the Flowers
The Statue Got Me High
Whisitling in the Dark
Extra Savoir-Faire
She's Actual Size
Particle Man
Don't Let's Start
The Famous Polka
Mammal
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Ana Ng
Twisting
Frankenstein
Dig My Grave
No One Knows My Plan
Birdhouse in Your Soul
Spy
Universal Ampitheater
Los Angeles
CA
Istanbul
Unrelated Thing
Particle Man
Why Does The Sun Shine
Video Appearances Vol 2
Various
Various
01. 03/14/93 120 Minutes: New Wave Marathon
02. 09/05/93 120 Minutes: Why Does the Sun Shine
03. 10/26/93 Conan O'Brien: Why Does the Sun Shine, interview
04. 10/06/94 120 Minutes: AKA Driver, The End of the Tour
05. 10/30/94 Good Morning America: Dirt Bike
06. 10/31/94 Conan O'Brien: AKA Driver
07. ??/??/94 JBTV: Destination Moon, Subliminal, Meet James Ensor, Istanbul, Extra Savoir-Faire, Unrelated Thing
08. ??/??/94 Cutting Edge Chicago: interview
09. 01/??/95 House of Blues: Istanbul, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar
10. The Jon Stewart Show: interview, Snail Shell, Destination Moon
11. ??/??/95 Space Ghost: TMBG mention
12. ??/??/95 Sound FX: Spy, Dirt Bike, interview, The Guitar
13. 03/31/96 Barrymore Theater backstage: interview
TMBG television appearances 1993-1995, varying quality