Setlists featuring Why Does the Sun Shine?, page 27
30 Jul 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Hatch Shell, Boston, MA, USA
Main: Lines Upon a Tranquil Brow by Walt Kelly and Norman Monath, James K. Polk, Doctor Worm, She's Actual Size, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Twisting, Shoehorn With Teeth, Particle Man, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Everybody Conga, No One Knows My Plan
Encore: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm
21 Jun 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Twisting, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, She's Actual Size, Particle Man, Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Ana Ng, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Doctor Worm, The Guitar, Till My Head Falls Off, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Shoehorn With Teeth
16 May 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Burger Bowl, Atlanta, GA, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Till My Head Falls Off, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, Ana Ng, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, S-E-X-X-Y, Birdhouse in Your Soul, She's Actual Size, Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, Particle Man, Doctor Worm, Shoehorn With Teeth, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, The Guitar, Everybody Conga, No One Knows My Plan, They Got Lost, Twisting
2 May 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Main: Particle Man, Meet James Ensor, Doctor Worm, The Famous Polka, New York City by cub, Exquisite Dead Guy, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, James K. Polk, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Ana Ng, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Shoehorn With Teeth, Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, No One Knows My Plan, Twisting, Dig My Grave, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, Till My Head Falls Off
1 May 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main: Snail Shell, New York City by cub, Turn Around, James K. Polk, Till My Head Falls Off, I Am Not Your Broom, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, She's Actual Size, Doctor Worm, S-E-X-X-Y, Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, Older, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, Meet James Ensor, Particle Man, Ana Ng, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Everybody Conga, No One Knows My Plan
Encore 1: They Got Lost, Twisting, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: Shoehorn With Teeth, Georgy Girl by The Seekers, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
24 Apr 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA
Main: Letterbox, New York City by cub, Turn Around, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, James K. Polk, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, She's Actual Size, S-E-X-X-Y, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, Finished With Lies, Doctor Worm, Meet James Ensor, Ana Ng, Pet Name, They Got Lost, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Twisting, The Guitar, Everybody Conga, No One Knows My Plan
Encore 1: Exquisite Dead Guy, Particle Man, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore 2: Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
21 Apr 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, USA
Main: I Palindrome I, New York City by cub, S-E-X-X-Y, They Got Lost, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Spiraling Shape, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, Shoehorn With Teeth, Older, Doctor Worm, Meet James Ensor, Particle Man, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Rest Awhile, Rhythm Section Want Ad, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, Ana Ng, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore 1: Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, Twisting
Encore 2: The Guitar, Everybody Conga, No One Knows My Plan
17 Apr 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Catholic University, Washington, DC, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Sleeping in the Flowers, Till My Head Falls Off, They Got Lost, She's Actual Size, Why Does the Sun Shine?, S-E-X-X-Y, Doctor Worm, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Birdhouse in Your Soul, No One Knows My Plan, Particle Man, Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, Older, Ana Ng, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, The Guitar
Encore 1: Shoehorn With Teeth, Twisting, Rhythm Section Want Ad, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
16 Apr 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Toad's Place, New Haven, CT, USA
Main: Snail Shell, New York City by cub, Turn Around, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, James K. Polk, Till My Head Falls Off, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Particle Man, She's Actual Size, S-E-X-X-Y, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Rest Awhile, Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, Georgy Girl by The Seekers, I Am Not Your Broom, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Doctor Worm, Twisting, Older, They Got Lost, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Spider, The Guitar
Encore 1: Pet Name, Rhythm Section Want Ad, No One Knows My Plan
Encore 2: Ana Ng, Dig My Grave
3 Apr 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, They Got Lost, She's Actual Size, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Doctor Worm, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Older, Twisting, Till My Head Falls Off, Spiraling Shape, Particle Man, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Ana Ng, No One Knows My Plan, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Shoehorn With Teeth, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
28 Mar 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Doctor Worm, She's Actual Size, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Ana Ng, S-E-X-X-Y, They Got Lost, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, No One Knows My Plan, Twisting, Finished With Lies, Particle Man, Spy, Georgy Girl by The Seekers, I Am Not Your Broom, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Don't Let's Start, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, Till My Head Falls Off, Dig My Grave, Shoehorn With Teeth, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
27 Mar 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Avalon, Boston, MA, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, They Got Lost, She's Actual Size, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Don't Let's Start, S-E-X-X-Y, Doctor Worm, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, No One Knows My Plan, Finished With Lies, Particle Man, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Ana Ng, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, Older, Twisting, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore 1: Shoehorn With Teeth, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Encore 2: How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
23 Mar 1998 - They Might Be Giants at Florida Theatre, Gainesville, FL, USA
Main: James K. Polk, Twisting, Don't Let's Start, S-E-X-X-Y, Turn Around, She's Actual Size, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Pet Name, Exquisite Dead Guy, Doctor Worm, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, They Got Lost, Finished With Lies, Particle Man, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Lie Still, Little Bottle, New York City by cub, Georgy Girl by The Seekers, Dig My Grave, Older, Ana Ng, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore: Shoehorn With Teeth, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
21 Mar 1998 - They Might Be Giants at House of Blues, North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Main: Why Does the Sun Shine?, Georgy Girl by The Seekers, Finished With Lies, Counterfeit Faker, Doctor Worm, Older, They Got Lost, Ana Ng, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Shoehorn With Teeth, Birdhouse in Your Soul, She's Actual Size, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Particle Man, Twisting, Exquisite Dead Guy, New York City by cub, Till My Head Falls Off, S-E-X-X-Y, XTC vs. Adam Ant, No One Knows My Plan, James K. Polk, Spy + I Am Not Your Broom
Encore: Dig My Grave, Spider, The Guitar
9 Nov 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Numbers, Houston, TX, USA
Main: Sleeping in the Flowers, James K. Polk, Twisting, She's Actual Size, Ana Ng, Particle Man, Shoehorn With Teeth, S-E-X-X-Y, Pet Name, Older, Don't Let's Start, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Why Does the Sun Shine?, No One Knows My Plan, Doctor Worm, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, Spiraling Shape, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Till My Head Falls Off, Spider, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar
Encore: Lie Still, Little Bottle, New York City by cub
8 Nov 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Trees, Dallas, TX, USA
Main: New York City by cub, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Sleeping in the Flowers, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, Doctor Worm, Letterbox, Twisting, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar, S-E-X-X-Y, Older, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Pet Name, Rest Awhile, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Snail Shell, Ana Ng, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore: Lie Still, Little Bottle, Particle Man + The Sign by Ace of Base, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Exquisite Dead Guy
6 Nov 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Mercury Lounge, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Triboro, Finished With Lies, First Kiss, Older, Counterfeit Faker, On the Drag, I Am Not Your Broom, Rest Awhile, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Doctor Worm
Main 2: Sleeping in the Flowers, Letterbox, I Palindrome I, Twisting, Your Own Worst Enemy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, S-E-X-X-Y, Ana Ng, Till My Head Falls Off, Pet Name, Don't Let's Start, Spy, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Spiraling Shape, Purple Toupee, Dig My Grave, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Why Does the Sun Shine?, She's Actual Size, Snail Shell, Spider, The Guitar
Encore: Particle Man + The Sign by Ace of Base, James K. Polk, New York City by cub
24 Oct 1997 - They Might Be Giants at The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Main: Triboro, New York City by cub, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, Ana Ng, Sleeping in the Flowers, Shoehorn With Teeth, Doctor Worm, Pet Name, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Twisting, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Your Own Worst Enemy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Particle Man + The Sign by Ace of Base, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, Older, Don't Let's Start, Till My Head Falls Off, Dig My Grave
Encore: S-E-X-X-Y, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
16 Oct 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Main: Triboro, New York City by cub, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, James K. Polk, Sleeping in the Flowers, She's Actual Size, Doctor Worm, Letterbox, Metal Detector, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Snail Shell, Rest Awhile, Birdhouse in Your Soul, No One Knows My Plan, Twisting, Your Own Worst Enemy, Pet Name, Spy, Shoehorn With Teeth, Particle Man, Ana Ng, Older, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore 1: Lie Still, Little Bottle, S-E-X-X-Y, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: Spider, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy