Setlists featuring Why Does the Sun Shine?, page 25
10 Apr 1999 - They Might Be Giants at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA
Main: Doctor Worm, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Birdhouse in Your Soul, She Thinks She's Edith Head, She's Actual Size, Shoehorn With Teeth, James K. Polk, Man, It's So Loud in Here, Twisting, Exquisite Dead Guy, Somebody Took My Eyeball, Ana Ng, Older, Cyclops Rock, She's an Angel, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, The Guitar
Encore: New York City by cub, Particle Man, Spy
13 Mar 1999 - They Might Be Giants at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI, USA
Main: Anecdote, The Statue Got Me High, Spy, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Older, James K. Polk, Exquisite Dead Guy, Thunderbird, Shoehorn With Teeth, Ana Ng, Finished With Lies, Cyclops Rock, Sorry I Fucked Up the Show, Somebody Took My Eyeball, S-E-X-X-Y, The Guitar, No One Knows My Plan
Encore 1: New York City by cub, Why Does the Sun Shine?
Encore 2: Birdhouse in Your Soul
11 Mar 1999 - They Might Be Giants at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Shoehorn With Teeth, Man, It's So Loud in Here, She Thinks She's Edith Head, Don't Let's Start, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Spy, Exquisite Dead Guy, Particle Man, Finished With Lies, Cyclops Rock, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm
4 Mar 1999 - They Might Be Giants at Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main: She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Cyclops Rock, Somebody Took My Eyeball, Ana Ng, Finished With Lies, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, She Thinks She's Edith Head, Older, New York City by cub, Particle Man, The Guitar, Spy, She's Actual Size, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), James K. Polk, S-E-X-X-Y, Twisting, Pet Name, Till My Head Falls Off, Why Does the Sun Shine?
Encore 1: Exquisite Dead Guy, Turn Around
Encore 2: Spider, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
29 Jan 1999 - They Might Be Giants at Otterbein College, Westerville, OH, USA
Main: I Am Not Your Broom, New York City by cub, They Got Lost, Twisting, The Famous Polka, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, She's an Angel, James K. Polk, Working Undercover for the Man, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Ana Ng, S-E-X-X-Y, She's Actual Size, Spy, Somebody Stole My Hairstyle, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Particle Man + The Sign by Ace of Base, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spider, The Guitar, No One Knows My Plan, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm
23 Jan 1999 - They Might Be Giants at The Garage, London, England
Main: Finished With Lies, Subliminal, Why Does the Sun Shine?, She's an Angel, Working Undercover for the Man, Don't Let's Start, Meet James Ensor, Older, Your Racist Friend, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), They Got Lost, Particle Man, James K. Polk, Birdhouse in Your Soul, She's Actual Size, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, I Palindrome I, Spider, The Guitar, Doctor Worm, Exquisite Dead Guy, New York City by cub, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore: Lie Still, Little Bottle, Spy
18 Jan 1999 - They Might Be Giants at The Garage, London, England
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, I Am Not Your Broom, Twisting, The Famous Polka, The Famous Polka (CD Skip Version), Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Older, Spy, Shoehorn With Teeth, Particle Man, Why Does the Sun Shine?, S-E-X-X-Y, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Spiraling Shape, Ana Ng, Mammal, They Got Lost, Pet Name, Spider, The Guitar, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: She's an Angel, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: Exquisite Dead Guy, No One Knows My Plan
31 Dec 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Tramps, New York, NY, USA
Main: Auld Lang Syne by [traditional], Doctor Worm, Finished With Lies, The Famous Polka, Working Undercover for the Man, She's an Angel, Particle Man, Older, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Shoehorn With Teeth, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Somebody Took My Eyeball, Ana Ng, I Am Not Your Broom, Spy, Mammal, S-E-X-X-Y, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, No One Knows My Plan, Twisting, Subliminal, She's an Angel, They Got Lost, New York City by cub, The Guitar, James K. Polk, Till My Head Falls Off, Dig My Grave
30 Dec 1998 - They Might Be Giants at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
Main: Finished With Lies, Meet James Ensor, The Famous Polka, She's an Angel, Particle Man, Whistling in the Dark, She's Actual Size, Shoehorn With Teeth, Battle for the Planet of They Might Be Giants, James K. Polk, Pet Name, Older, Twisting, Somebody Took My Eyeball, Ana Ng, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, S-E-X-X-Y, Mammal, New York City by cub, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Spider, The Guitar, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: Exquisite Dead Guy, They Got Lost
Encore 2: Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy, No One Knows My Plan
Encore 3: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
17 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, USA
Main: She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, The Guitar, No One Knows My Plan, James K. Polk, First Kiss, Absolutely Bill's Mood, Window, She's Actual Size, Spy, Whistling in the Dark, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Your Racist Friend, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, They Got Lost, Older, Particle Man, Shoehorn With Teeth, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, I Palindrome I, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, New York City by cub, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore: Mammal, The Famous Polka, Birdhouse in Your Soul
16 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, USA
Main: New York City by cub, They Got Lost, Older, I Can't Feel My Arm, Ana Ng, Working Undercover for the Man, Subliminal, The Famous Polka, The Famous Polka (CD Skip Version), Mammal, Sorry I Fucked Up the Show, She's Actual Size, Twisting, Till My Head Falls Off, James K. Polk, Spiraling Shape, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, S-E-X-X-Y, Spy, Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Songs (Version 2), Particle Man, Shoehorn With Teeth, The Guitar, Turn Around, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Exquisite Dead Guy, She's an Angel, Doctor Worm
13 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at TLA / Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main: She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, Twisting, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Till My Head Falls Off, Your Racist Friend, The Famous Polka, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, S-E-X-X-Y, Mammal, Particle Man, Spy, Whistling in the Dark, I Am Not Your Broom, Don't Let's Start, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Sorry I Fucked Up the Show, Somebody Took My Eyeball, Ana Ng, Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, New York City by cub, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Older, They Got Lost, Doctor Worm, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
12 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC, USA
Main: She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, Twisting, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Till My Head Falls Off, The Famous Polka, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, Particle Man, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, Sorry I Fucked Up the Show, Spiraling Shape, New York City by cub, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Older, Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, Ana Ng, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
9 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Main: She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, Twisting, Your Racist Friend, Birdhouse in Your Soul, She's Actual Size, Till My Head Falls Off, Spy, They Got Lost, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, S-E-X-X-Y, The Famous Polka, James K. Polk, Particle Man, Whistling in the Dark, Ana Ng, New York City by cub
Encore 1: Why Does the Sun Shine?
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm
8 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Metropol, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main: She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, New York City by cub, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, James K. Polk, Your Racist Friend, The Famous Polka, Till My Head Falls Off, She's Actual Size, Boss of Me, They Got Lost, Older, Working Undercover for the Man, Spy, Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, Somebody Stole My Hairstyle, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Particle Man, S-E-X-X-Y, Shoehorn With Teeth, Spider, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Don't Let's Start, Why Does the Sun Shine?
Encore 1: Exquisite Dead Guy, I Am Not Your Broom, Twisting
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm
7 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at The Odeon, Cleveland, OH, USA
Main: She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, New York City by cub, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Your Racist Friend, The Famous Polka, The Guitar, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, They Got Lost, Older, Mammal, Working Undercover for the Man, Whistling in the Dark, Spy, Particle Man, S-E-X-X-Y, Shoehorn With Teeth, Spider, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Ana Ng, Why Does the Sun Shine?
Encore 1: Exquisite Dead Guy, I Am Not Your Broom, Twisting
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm
6 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at The Opera House, Toronto, ON, Canada
Main: She's an Angel, Ana Ng, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Shoehorn With Teeth, The Famous Polka, The Famous Polka (CD Skip Version), Birdhouse in Your Soul, Particle Man, Dig My Grave, She's Actual Size, The Guitar, Subliminal, Spy, Meet James Ensor, S-E-X-X-Y, New York City by cub, Spiraling Shape, James K. Polk, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, Doctor Worm, Why Does the Sun Shine?
Encore 1: Whistling in the Dark, Exquisite Dead Guy, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Encore 2: Doctor Worm
4 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Main: She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, New York City by cub, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Subliminal, The Famous Polka, Sorry I Fucked Up the Show, The Guitar, She's Actual Size, They Got Lost, Older, Working Undercover for the Man, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Particle Man, S-E-X-X-Y, Spy, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Birdhouse in Your Soul, James K. Polk, Don't Let's Start, Why Does the Sun Shine?
Encore 1: Exquisite Dead Guy, Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, Twisting, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm + The Boys Are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy
3 Oct 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
Main: She's an Angel, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, James K. Polk, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Shoehorn With Teeth, Working Undercover for the Man, I Am Not Your Broom, Twisting, The Famous Polka, After Hours Party at the Insect Hospital, Meet James Ensor, They Got Lost, Older, Particle Man, S-E-X-X-Y, Spider, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Spiraling Shape, New York City by cub, Whistling in the Dark, The Guitar, No One Knows My Plan, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: She's Actual Size, Spy
Encore 2: Don't Let's Start, Turn Around
30 Sep 1998 - They Might Be Giants at The Rave, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Main: Doctor Worm, New York City by cub, Whistling in the Dark, Subliminal, The Famous Polka, Working Undercover for the Man, Mammal, Somebody Took My Eyeball, Ana Ng, She's Actual Size, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, They Got Lost, Older, Your Racist Friend, She's an Angel, Spy + Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan + Aqualung by Jethro Tull, No One Knows My Plan, Window, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, S-E-X-X-Y, Shoehorn With Teeth, Birdhouse in Your Soul, James K. Polk, Why Does the Sun Shine?
Encore 1: Lie Still, Little Bottle, Particle Man, The Guitar, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm