Shows/2026-05-28

31 wikians attended: 2bitmonkey, 33rdFootstep, Allisonlikesstuff, BlueCanary, Brianwlevine, CapitalQ, Chriscost0318, Craighecht, Derek Denim, Dinnercereal, Jadasse, Kayakcup, Lepidelectric, Liam2015, Lucy, Lukehennisch, LynntendoDamecube, Oliveirach, Radiofreehailey, RealityMinus3 & Zeke Rat, Richegreen, Rosefox, Scottscottscott, SeaIntoTheLandem, TDK, Tmbgdanfan, Tvman, Vvedge, Waymu, Wireless mike, Zafiredis

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Links:

• Full YouTube recording by Jadasse: Set 1, set 2 + encores

Setlist:
Set 1:

• Sammy Intro
• The Statue Got Me High
• Turn Around
• She's Actual Size
• Narrow Your Eyes
• Mammal
• I Palindrome I
• Dinner Bell
• Fingertips
• Synopsis For Latecomers
• Spider
• The Guitar
• stelluB
• Wu-Tang
• Authenticity Trip (w/ false start)
• Doctor Worm

Set 2:

• Video of stelluB reversed
• Stompy Intro
• Miller Time
• Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
• Brontosaurus
• No One Knows My Plan
• I'll Sink Manhattan
• The Darlings Of Lumberland
• Out Of Jail
• The Mesopotamians
• Moonbeam Rays
• Ana Ng
• New York City
• Number Three
• See The Constellation (not on setlist)
• Subliminal
• Particle Man
  • Here You Come Again

Encore 1:

• Get Down
• Withered Hope

Encore 2:

• Spy
  • Token Back To Brooklyn
• Birdhouse In Your Soul

They Might Be Giants
Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY
May 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Fan Recaps and Comments

This show marked the first performance of "See The Constellation" since 2018.

Rosefox:

I kept thinking "Holy Mother of Horns!" I've seen some good TMBG shows and some great TMBG shows, but I think this was the best since that legendary Bowery Ballroom set, maybe the best ever. Very early, Flansburgh said something like, "We're only two songs in and this is already the best show of my life." I'm sure it was hyperbole, but even then we could tell we were in for something special.

The band was so tight! JL set a shockingly fast pace for "Dinner Bell" and then made it look easy. And the crowd energy was crackling — I've really never felt anything like what was happening on the floor during "The Guitar." It was almost a relief to have the false start on "Authenticity Trip" and a vague sense of the band being slightly out of sync for "Doctor Worm" to bring us down to earth and remind us that these guys aren't superhuman, they're just very, very good. But the second set took us right back up to the stratosphere! Dan Miller's acoustic intro to "Istanbul" was outstanding even by his very high standards. Putting "Ana Ng" and "New York City" back to back was inspired, all that yearning and then all that hope and promise. By the time JL made a little guitar-strumming motion and JF said "Oh, you want to do that one? Okay," we were all so high on the show that it just felt natural and reasonable for them to pull out "See the Constellation" and rock it like they hadn't taken it out of rotation for nearly a decade.

When they left after the second set, the fans were chanting ONE MORE SONG. Then those of us who've been to a few shows and know how they do encores started up with THREE MORE SONGS. And they gave us five. The horns were laser-precise on "Get Down," just stupendous. I was trying to sing along and couldn't because the music pinned me in place and all I could do was experience it. I was actually crying by the end of "Withered Hope," which I love so, so much. How is there so much raw emotion in such a nonsense song? It can't be explained, only experienced.

The improv on "Spy" was fun and silly, the tension ebbed a little... and then Flansburgh leaned in and sang "The token back to Brooklyn fell between the grating" and we all very quietly lost our minds. I got weepy again listening to people singing along in a reverent whisper. If you know that song and you know it well enough to sing it, you're a particular kind of fan to whom that moment means the world. What a gift. What a blessing.

How the fuck are they going to follow this for two more nights?