Shows/2026-06-05

38 wikians attended: Alanprobesucks, Allisonlikesstuff, Alonelytylenola, Apostrophe T, Bluef00t, Boysrestroom, Broooooke, Cremetangerine, Ddizzystarzz, Deerats, Execmalfunction, FantasticMrSocks, Frankieepy, Freakles, Harrycalder, JarnikMaginski, Josh, Kinnes, Lexithebard, Mattl, MoroboshiAtaru, Motorpike, Newandtroubling, Redemptus, ResentfulAppendage, Riptor3000, Ruddy, Sandyjoys, SeaIntoTheLandem, Spyspyspyspy, Staffman, Surly-U-Jest, Tdrum11, The View-Monster, TheGiggler, TomInBoston, Valerie, Wireless mike

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• Setlist

Setlist:

Set 1:

• Sammy Intro
• S-E-X-X-Y
• The Bells Are Ringing
• New York City
• Spiraling Shape (with false start)
• XTC Vs. Adam Ant
• Till My Head Falls Off
• Pet Name
• Exquisite Dead Guy
• Metal Detector
• How Can I Sing Like A Girl?
• James K. Polk
• Wu-Tang
• Hit The Ground
• stelluB
• Synopsis For Latecomers
• Brontosaurus

Set 2:

• Video of stelluB reversed
• Terror Intro
• Let Me Tell You About My Operation
• Birdhouse In Your Soul
• Wearing A Raincoat
• Don't Let's Start
• Can't Keep Johnny Down
• I'll Sink Manhattan
• Whistling In The Dark
• Number Three
• Subliminal
• Out Of Jail
• Letterbox
• Spy
• Get Down
• Where Your Eyes Don't Go

Encore:

• Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)
• The End Of The Tour

Second encore:

• Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

On the setlist but not played:

• Doctor Worm (in second encore)

They Might Be Giants
House of Blues in Boston, MA
June 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Fan Recaps and Comments:

JarnikMaginski:

Linnell messed up during Spiraling Shape and they had to restart the song. Before restarting he asked the crowd in the middle to stop screaming because he couldn't concentrate, and then asked the sound engineer to raise Marty's volume because he couldn't hear the drums. During the replay, Linnell made mistakes in the same place but the band dropped out for a bit and continued on the next bar.

“Beards not beer.” - Linnell

Surly-U-Jest:

i am a little frustrated with this show. not with the band but with the audience. i'm reactivating this account for the first time in a long time. it's nothing major, but i wanted it documented. as is noted, Doctor Worm was ON the setlist in the second Encore but was not played. i can say with certainty this was because of a person in the audience who i believe was inebriated who shouted rather aggressively during a quiet moment "PLAY DOCTOR WORM!!" in the middle of Istanbul. in the middle of Dan Levine's trombone solo. that was EXTREMELY disrespectful. it made me and my boyfriend very upset, and obviously made the band frustrated.

in addition - there was someone in attendance who was holding up a sign that said "wanted:" and then a drawing of a worm on it. this is far more tasteful but i think contributes / indicates a poor attitude as a audience member.

i think a healthy attitude should be to start and end with the assumption that you are a GUEST in the musical experience and that it is fundamentally disrespectful to put your own desires before the show that the band has planned.

-LeBaron