Shows/2002-07-17

4 wikians attended: Artmonkeygirl Rosefox Shaie Tisher

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Ticket

Setlist:

• Clap Your Hands
• New York City
• Why Does The Sun Shine?
• Bed Bed Bed
• In The Middle
• Everything Right Is Wrong Again
• John Lee Supertaster
• Dead
• I've Got A Fang
• Doctor Worm
• Meet James Ensor
• Four Of Two
• On The Drag
• Man, It's So Loud In Here
• Robot Parade
• Don't Let's Start
• She's Actual Size
• Boss Of Me
• Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
• No!
• Fingertips
• She's An Angel
• How Can I Sing Like A Girl?

Encore:

• Violin
• Birdhouse In Your Soul
• The Guitar
• Everybody Conga
• No One Knows My Plan

Encore 2:

• Spin The Dial
  • Drops of Jupiter
  • My Generation
• Older
  • My Generation Interlude
• James K. Polk

They Might Be Giants
— with Noe Venable opening —
The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA
July 17, 2002

Fan Recaps and Comments:

Rosefox:

At the end of the show on the 16th, Flansburgh came out to sign autographs. I got my ticket stub signed and said that I'd loved the show but was surprised and sad that they didn't play New York City, since it was the first time they'd been in San Francisco since 9/11 and a lot of transplanted New Yorkers (myself included) were hungry for anything that reminded them of home. In fact, I said, if he promised to play it the next night, I would go buy a ticket for it right now.

"We'll play it tomorrow," Flansburgh said. "I promise."

I bought my ticket and came back the next night, and damned if they didn't open the show with New York City and follow it with just about every song I have ever wanted to hear them play. I wonder whether Flansburgh looked over the edge of the stage and saw me right up front screaming "THANK YOU!" at the top of my lungs. I think about half the people in the room were crying, and we were all singing along as loud as we could.

That moment right there made me a TMBG fan for life. There is a band that knows how to keep its fans happy.