Shows/1986
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Flyer promoting show dates in September, Aug. 29, 1986
Flyer promoting show dates in November and the band's debut album, Nov. 8, 1986
Postcard for Watchface's "The Serial Killer Series" starring John Flansburgh, Nov. 1986
Unknown dates[edit]
- Sometime between 1985 to 1986, They Might Be Giants were known to have performed either a show or a series of shows[1] at the Unique Clothing Warehouse at 726 Broadway[2], also known as the Unique Boutique. When asked about playing at the venue in 2025, John Flansburgh said[3]:
It was a good paying gig at a moment where we didn’t have many. It was very sweet. They had little signs over the store that referenced our songs so I wonder if it happened in early '86. Did we play in a window? I can kind of remember loading in, and the staff being super supportive, and that we got paid for something that I felt like we’d do for free. But I don’t remember the actual performance or crowd.
- Robby Virus of the band Two Party System recalled on Threads seeing They Might Be Giants at Unique Boutique[4]:
It was maybe a year before the release of their first album, so they were unknown at the time. Everyone in the store pretty much ignored them except for me and the friend I was with. We instantly recognized their genius. Several years later my band opened for them at The Grotto in New Haven, Connecticut. I asked them about that gig at Unique Boutique and they said they hated it because no one paid them any attention.
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