Shows/1986
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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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