Shows/2015-05-17

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Setlist: (This is not the correct order, except for a few, such as the encore. Can't Keep Johnny Down was the first, however, and Unpronounceable was the start of the second set.)

1st Set

• What Nut Intro
• Can't Keep Johnny Down
• Music Jail, Pt. 1 & 2
• Number Three
• Good To Be Alive
• Doctor Worm
• The Famous Polka
• Madam, I Challenge You To A Duel
• Rhythm Section Want Ad
• 32 Footsteps
• Take Out The Trash
• When Will You Die
• Older
• Answer
• Damn Good Times
• Bills, Bills, Bills
• Let Me Tell You About My Operation
• Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

2nd Set

• Unpronounceable
• Twisting
• Man, It's So Loud In Here
• Underwater Woman
• Drink!
• Erase
• I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
• Careful What You Pack
• Particle Man
  • Here You Come Again
• James K. Polk
• New York City
• Dead
• Ana Ng
• Robot Parade

Encore

• Mammal
• The Mesopotamians
• Fingertips

Encore 2

• Birdhouse in Your Soul

They Might Be Giants
Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH
May 17, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Fan Recaps and Comments:

Good show, of course. I was about four rows back on the floor. The sound was pretty mushy. I noticed the roadies inspecting the cone of Dan's amp with a flashlight a few times, but it was more that just his channel; not the acoustics of the room, mind you: the mix and/or actual PA. I don't see any huge differences from other recent set lists, but I'll let others post an authoritative list. I did notice the Spin-the-Dial gear on Flansburgh's stack (complete with powered-up, amplified, rigid FM antenna), but they didn't use it. I wonder if they've been doing that recently. A good crowd; no discourteous episodes as far as I could tell. There were at least two both-parents-and-their-twelveish-year-old near me, FWIW. I saw one guy with the long-sleeve "tattoo" shirt—props to him because I didn't have the guts to wear mine from 1997. Somebody took a picture of my 20th-anniversary ringer shirt, so I guess that was old enough! And, free pro tip: don't eat cashews during the intermission before you play the bass clarinet. You're welcome. -Hyperfine (talk) 12:11, 18 May 2015 (EDT)