Why Does the Sun Shine?
by They Might Be Giants
Setlists featuring Why Does the Sun Shine?, page 21
4 May 2001 - They Might Be Giants at The Odeon, Cleveland, OH, USA
Main: Older, James K. Polk, Fingertips, I Palindrome I, Cyclops Rock, Ana Ng, Cowtown, Drink!, Particle Man, She's Actual Size, Twisting, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Women & Men, I've Got a Fang, Robot Parade (Adult Version), Minimum Wage, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, She's an Angel, New York City by cub
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
3 May 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, USA
Main: James K. Polk, Robot Parade (Adult Version), Fingertips, Cyclops Rock, Older, I've Got a Fang, Subliminal, Particle Man, The Famous Polka, Drink!, She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, She's Actual Size, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Minimum Wage, Purple Toupee, Spy, Shoehorn With Teeth, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Twisting
Encore 1: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, New York City by cub
Encore 2: Sleepwalkers
2 May 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Showplace Theatre, Buffalo, NY, USA
Main: Drinkin', Older, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, James K. Polk, Twisting, Spiraling Shape, Man, It's So Loud in Here, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Subliminal, Particle Man, The Famous Polka, Doctor Worm, She's Actual Size, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Purple Toupee, Pet Name, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, Spider, Cyclops Rock, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Why Does the Sun Shine?, New York City by cub
Encore 1: Robot Parade (Adult Version), Drink!, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Encore 2: Sleepwalkers
1 May 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Chameleon Club, Lancaster, PA, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Minimum Wage, She's Actual Size, Cyclops Rock, Shoehorn With Teeth, Older, Twisting, Subliminal, Drink!, Letterbox, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, S-E-X-X-Y, Fingertips, I've Got a Fang, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Particle Man, The Famous Polka, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: Robot Parade (Adult Version), Spy + Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan
Encore 2: Sleepwalkers
28 Apr 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
Main: Drinkin', Older, New York City by cub, She's Actual Size, Cyclops Rock, James K. Polk, She Thinks She's Edith Head, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), The Famous Polka, Drink!, Particle Man, Subliminal, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Spy, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Fingertips, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, The Guitar, Boss of Me
Encore: Why Does the Sun Shine?, Robot Parade (Adult Version), Twisting
27 Apr 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Springfield College, Springfield, MA, USA
Main: Drinkin', Older, New York City by cub, Spiraling Shape, She's Actual Size, Cyclops Rock, James K. Polk, She Thinks She's Edith Head, Shoehorn With Teeth, Drink!, Particle Man, Subliminal, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Pet Name, Fingertips, Your Racist Friend, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Doctor Worm
Encore: Robot Parade (Adult Version), Twisting
20 Apr 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Cyclops Rock, Don't Let's Start, Twisting, Older, Your Racist Friend, I've Got a Fang, Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, Drink!, Particle Man, Fingertips, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Why Does the Sun Shine?, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Robot Parade (Adult Version), Doctor Worm
Encore: Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Spy
19 Apr 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Main: Spider, The Guitar, James K. Polk, Cyclops Rock, Ana Ng, Twisting, Older, Your Racist Friend, I've Got a Fang, Drink!, Particle Man, Spy, Shoehorn With Teeth, She's Actual Size, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, New York City by cub, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Boss of Me, Doctor Worm
Encore: Fingertips, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
18 Apr 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Metropol, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main: Robot Parade (Adult Version), James K. Polk, Ana Ng, She's Actual Size, Cyclops Rock, Older, Twisting, Particle Man, Subliminal, Drink!, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Lie Still, Little Bottle, S-E-X-X-Y, Fingertips, Your Racist Friend, Till My Head Falls Off, Turn Around, Turn Around (Blues Version), Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Doctor Worm + Elusive Butterfly by Bob Lind
Encore 1: She's an Angel, New York City by cub
Encore 2: Sleepwalkers
17 Apr 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Toad's Place, New Haven, CT, USA
Main: Robot Parade (Adult Version), James K. Polk, Cyclops Rock, Older, Ana Ng, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man, Twisting, We Want a Rock, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin, Why Does the Sun Shine?, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: She's an Angel, Spy, New York City by cub
Encore 2: Sleepwalkers
14 Apr 2001 - They Might Be Giants at The Vanderbilt, Plainview, NY, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Why Does the Sun Shine?, She's Actual Size, Cyclops Rock, Shoehorn With Teeth, Older, Twisting, Subliminal, Drink!, Letterbox, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Lie Still, Little Bottle, S-E-X-X-Y, Fingertips, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Don't Let's Start, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Particle Man, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: Frankenstein by Edgar Winter, Spy, Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan
Encore 2: She's an Angel
31 Mar 2001 - They Might Be Giants at The Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Why Does the Sun Shine?, She's Actual Size, Cyclops Rock, Cowtown, Shoehorn With Teeth, Older, Twisting, Subliminal, Drink!, Letterbox, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Fingertips, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Don't Let's Start, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Boss of Me, Particle Man + Elusive Butterfly by Bob Lind, The Famous Polka, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: Robot Parade (Adult Version), They Might Be Giants, Spy
Encore 2: She's an Angel
24 Mar 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Main: Subliminal, Particle Man, S-E-X-X-Y, James K. Polk, Fingertips, I've Got a Fang, Hypnotist of Ladies, Older, Cyclops Rock, Letterbox, She's Actual Size, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Drink!, Ana Ng, Doctor Worm, The Guitar, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Twisting
Encore 1: Robot Parade (Adult Version), They Might Be Giants, New York City by cub
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Sleepwalkers
23 Mar 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL, USA
Main: Subliminal, Particle Man, S-E-X-X-Y, James K. Polk, Boss of Me, Fingertips, I've Got a Fang, Older, It's Not My Birthday, Cyclops Rock, Pet Name, Letterbox, Women & Men, She's Actual Size, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Shoehorn With Teeth, Doctor Worm, Don't Let's Start, The Guitar, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Twisting
Encore 1: Robot Parade (Adult Version), New York City by cub
Encore 2: Drink!, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
18 Mar 2001 - They Might Be Giants at The Ritz, Raleigh, NC, USA
Main: Robot Parade (Adult Version), Boss of Me, I've Got a Fang, Fingertips, Letterbox, Drink!, Hypnotist of Ladies, The Famous Polka, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Spy, Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, Cyclops Rock, Minimum Wage, Spider, The Guitar, Particle Man, Older, Working Undercover for the Man, She's Actual Size, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Twisting
Encore 1: Shoehorn With Teeth, James K. Polk, New York City by cub
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
16 Mar 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Recher Theatre, Towson, MD, USA
Main: Robot Parade, Boss of Me, Fingertips, I've Got a Fang, She's Actual Size, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Hypnotist of Ladies, James K. Polk, Cyclops Rock, Minimum Wage, Doctor Worm, Particle Man, Subliminal, The Famous Polka, The Famous Polka (CD Skip Version), Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Shoehorn With Teeth, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Older, Drink!, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, New York City by cub
Encore 1: Robot Parade (Adult Version), Twisting
Encore 2: She's an Angel, Sleepwalkers
3 Feb 2001 - They Might Be Giants at House of Blues, Anaheim, CA, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, Cyclops Rock, Particle Man, The Famous Polka, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Robot Parade, I've Got a Fang, Don't Let's Start, Spy, Older, Ana Ng, Hypnotist of Ladies, Drink!, Cowtown, She's an Angel, Twisting, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Doctor Worm
Encore: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Dig My Grave
2 Feb 2001 - They Might Be Giants at House Of Blues (Sunset Strip), West Hollywood, CA, USA
Main: Fingertips, Boss of Me, I've Got a Fang, Why Does the Sun Shine?, She's Actual Size, Cyclops Rock, Don't Let's Start, Hypnotist of Ladies, Particle Man, Cowtown, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Pet Name, Spy, Older, We Want a Rock, It's Not My Birthday, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Twisting, James K. Polk, The Guitar, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: Robot Parade, Drink!, Birdhouse in Your Soul
Encore 2: (She Was a) Hotel Detective, Ana Ng, New York City by cub
31 Jan 2001 - They Might Be Giants at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main: Fingertips, Boss of Me, I've Got a Fang, Why Does the Sun Shine?, She's Actual Size, Hypnotist of Ladies, Don't Let's Start, Older, Cyclops Rock, Particle Man, Cowtown, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Spy + Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, We Want a Rock, It's Not My Birthday, She's an Angel, Ana Ng, Twisting, James K. Polk, I Am Not Your Broom, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: Robot Parade, New York City by cub
Encore 2: Drink!, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
30 Jan 2001 - They Might Be Giants at Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Main: Why Does the Sun Shine?, Boss of Me, Fingertips, She's Actual Size, I've Got a Fang, Ana Ng, Cyclops Rock, Particle Man, Cowtown, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Spy, Older, It's Not My Birthday, She's an Angel, Twisting, James K. Polk, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, No One Knows My Plan, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: Robot Parade, New York City by cub
Encore 2: Drink!, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads