They Might Be GiantsSetlists in 2009
31 Dec 2009 - Calvin Theatre, Northampton, MA, USA
Main: Doctor Worm, Withered Hope, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Dig My Grave, Meet the Elements, Take Out the Trash, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Meet James Ensor, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Albany, Dallas, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Glasgow, Charlottesville, Asbury Park, Brooklyn, Museum of Idiots, Clap Your Hands, Whistling in the Dark, Seven, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, New York City by cub, The Mesopotamians, They Might Be Giants
Encore 1: Shoehorn With Teeth, In the Middle, in the Middle, in the Middle, Damn Good Times
Encore 2: Alphabet of Nations, Mr. Me
28 Nov 2009 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Subliminal, Dig My Grave, Cowtown, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, Particle Man, Damn Good Times, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, Turn Around, Hearing Aid, Withered Hope, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Science Is Real, My Brother the Ape, Take Out the Trash, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, They Might Be Giants
Encore 1: Alphabet of Nations, Meet James Ensor, Museum of Idiots
27 Nov 2009 - Wolf Den, Uncasville, CT, USA
Main: Clap Your Hands, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Twisting, Dead, We Want a Rock, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hot Cha, Shoehorn With Teeth, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, James K. Polk, Women & Men, Whistling in the Dark, Your Racist Friend, In the Middle, in the Middle, in the Middle, Particle Man, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore: Museum of Idiots, Graveyard, Doctor Worm
21 Nov 2009 - TLA / Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main: Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip, Where Do They Make Balloons?, Pirate Girls Nine, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Bed Bed Bed, The Famous Polka, Roy G. Biv, Alphabet Lost and Found, Older, Seven, Fibber Island + Zilch by The Monkees, Particle Man, In the Middle, in the Middle, in the Middle, What Is a Shooting Star?, Alphabet of Nations, My Brother the Ape, One Dozen Monkeys, I Am a Paleontologist, Graveyard, Doctor Worm
Encore: Meet the Elements, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
17 Nov 2009 - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Subliminal, New York City by cub, Cowtown, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, Particle Man, The Famous Polka, Damn Good Times, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, We Live in a Dump, The Mesopotamians, Take Out the Trash, Ana Ng, Whistling in the Dark, Hearing Aid, Why Does the Sun Shine?, James K. Polk, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, They Might Be Giants
Encore 1: Drink!, Don't Let's Start, Graveyard, Fingertips
Encore 2: Alphabet of Nations, Dead
14 Nov 2009 - Royce Hall - UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Damn Good Times, James K. Polk, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, We Want a Rock, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Clap Your Hands, Cowtown, New York City by cub, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man + Here You Come Again by Dolly Parton, Twisting, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore 1: Don't Let's Start, Graveyard, The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Drink!, Fingertips
14 Nov 2009 - Royce Hall - UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Main: Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), Clap Your Hands, Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip, Where Do They Make Balloons?, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Pirate Girls Nine, Bed Bed Bed, The Famous Polka, Roy G. Biv, Alphabet Lost and Found, Older, Fibber Island + Zilch by The Monkees, Particle Man, In the Middle, in the Middle, in the Middle, What Is a Shooting Star?, My Brother the Ape, Alphabet of Nations, I Am a Paleontologist, Seven, Doctor Worm
Encore: Meet the Elements, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
13 Nov 2009 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Subliminal, Dig My Grave, Cowtown, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, Particle Man, The Famous Polka, Damn Good Times, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, We Live in a Dump, The Mesopotamians, Take Out the Trash, Whistling in the Dark, Hearing Aid, San Francisco, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Science Is Real, My Brother the Ape, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, They Might Be Giants
Encore 1: Drink!, Don't Let's Start, Graveyard, Fingertips
Encore 2: Alphabet of Nations, Dead
11 Nov 2009 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
Main: Subliminal, Meet the Elements, Cowtown, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Cyclops Rock, Clap Your Hands, Particle Man, Meet James Ensor, Seven, James K. Polk, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, My Brother the Ape, Take Out the Trash, Dead, Hearing Aid, Ana Ng, We Live in a Dump, Whistling in the Dark, Spider, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, They Might Be Giants
Encore 1: Don't Let's Start, Graveyard, Alphabet of Nations
Encore 2: The Mesopotamians, The Famous Polka, Fingertips
10 Nov 2009 - Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Damn Good Times, James K. Polk, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, What Is a Shooting Star?, Shoehorn With Teeth, We Want a Rock, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Clap Your Hands, Cowtown, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man, Twisting, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore 1: She's an Angel, New York City by cub, Graveyard, The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Drink!, The Famous Polka, Fingertips
6 Nov 2009 - The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, James K. Polk, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, What Is a Shooting Star?, Shoehorn With Teeth, We Want a Rock, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Clap Your Hands, Cowtown, New York City by cub, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man, Twisting, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore 1: Damn Good Times, The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Drink!, The Famous Polka, Fingertips
5 Nov 2009 - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, New York City by cub, Ana Ng, My Brother the Ape, Take Out the Trash, Doctor Worm, Cowtown, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, Damn Good Times, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, Seven, James K. Polk, Drink!, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, What Is a Shooting Star?, Shoehorn With Teeth, The Guitar, They Might Be Giants, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Encore 1: Older, Graveyard, Alphabet of Nations
Encore 2: The Mesopotamians, Fingertips
3 Nov 2009 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Minneapolis, Graveyard, James K. Polk, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, We Want a Rock, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Clap Your Hands, Cowtown, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man, Twisting, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore 1: Damn Good Times, Graveyard, The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Fingertips
31 Oct 2009 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX, USA
Main: Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), Clap Your Hands, I Am a Paleontologist, Pirate Girls Nine, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Bed Bed Bed, The Famous Polka, Roy G. Biv, Alphabet Lost and Found, Fibber Island + Zilch by The Monkees, Particle Man, What Is a Shooting Star?, In the Middle, in the Middle, in the Middle, Alphabet of Nations, My Brother the Ape, Older, Where Do They Make Balloons?, Seven, Graveyard, Doctor Worm
Encore: Birdhouse in Your Soul, Meet the Elements, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
26 Oct 2009 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Main: Subliminal, Damn Good Times, Ana Ng, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Meet the Elements, Take Out the Trash, Fingertips, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, Unsupervised, I Hit My Head by Mono Puff, What Is a Shooting Star?, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Older, New York City by cub, Particle Man, Drink!, Graveyard, The Mesopotamians
18 Oct 2009 - NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY, USA
Main: Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), Clap Your Hands, Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip, Where Do They Make Balloons?, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Pirate Girls Nine, Bed Bed Bed, The Famous Polka, Roy G. Biv, Alphabet Lost and Found, Older, Fibber Island + Zilch by The Monkees, Particle Man, What Is a Shooting Star?, My Brother the Ape, Alphabet of Nations, I Am a Paleontologist, Seven, Graveyard, Doctor Worm
Encore: Meet the Elements, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
16 Oct 2009 - Mr. Small's Theater, Millvale, PA, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Pittsburgh, James K. Polk, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, We Want a Rock, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Clap Your Hands, Cowtown, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man, Twisting, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore 1: Damn Good Times, Graveyard, The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Drink!, Fingertips
15 Oct 2009 - Beachland Ballroom And Tavern, Cleveland, OH, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, James K. Polk, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, We Want a Rock, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Clap Your Hands, Cowtown, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man, Twisting, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore 1: Damn Good Times, Graveyard, The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Drink!, Ana Ng, New York City by cub
13 Oct 2009 - The Vogue, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, New York City by cub, Ana Ng, My Brother the Ape, Twisting, Doctor Worm, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, Seven, Hearing Aid, James K. Polk, Science Is Real, I Am a Paleontologist, Dead, Spider, Don't Let's Start, What Is a Shooting Star?, Shoehorn With Teeth, Cowtown, Graveyard, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Encore 1: We Live in a Dump, The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Drink!, Alphabet of Nations, Damn Good Times
11 Oct 2009 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI, USA
Main: Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), Clap Your Hands, The Famous Polka, I Am a Paleontologist, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Pirate Girls Nine, Bed Bed Bed, Roy G. Biv, Alphabet Lost and Found, Fibber Island + Zilch by The Monkees, Particle Man, What Is a Shooting Star?, My Brother the Ape, Alphabet of Nations, Older, Where Do They Make Balloons?, Seven, Graveyard, Doctor Worm
Encore: Meet the Elements, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads