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They Might Be Giants
Vida Festival in Barcelona, Spain
June 30, 2018 at 11:00 PM
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Translated from El Periódico:
They Might Be Giants, music as a game
The indie-pop institution unleashed a handful of charming hooks and witty antics at the Vida Festival
The party started with the video for "Walk This Way," the classic rap-rock track by Aerosmith and Run-DMC, projected on a screen with a They Might Be Giants song playing over it: a demo of "Last Wave," a single from their recent album explicitly titled "I Like Fun." With the band assembled on stage, an unstoppable succession of classics from yesterday and today followed, from the essential "Birdhouse in Your Soul" to "Let's Get This Over With," which Linnell debuted on the accordion; from the crunchy power pop of "All Time What" to the oldie but goodie "Your Racist Friend"; from their cover of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (The Tokens) to another cover, "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" by The Four Lads. In between, they turned the audience into part of a rather quirky orchestra and even performed a live fade-out, reaffirming the spirit of playfulness as a solution to all ills. You shouldn't stop being the child you once were; or at least not entirely.
"We haven't been to Barcelona enough," guitarist John Flansburgh admitted shortly after They Might Be Giants kicked off their concert at Vida Festival, a project he has shared for 35 years(!) with another John, keyboardist John Linnell. They haven't been here enough, but they made up for it with their proverbial enthusiasm, boundless energy, and a healthy dose of delirium.