They Might Be Giants finally returned to Montreal with a 30+ song setlist (photos)

They Might Be Giants
Fairmount Theatre
October 30, 2018 

Fans of quirky 80’s alternative rock were in for a real treat last week when They Might Be Giants returned to Montreal for their first show in years, followed by fellow 80’s alt-rock heroes Violent Femmes just 24 hours later (check out our photos and review of that show here).

With no opener, the band ran through two complete sets (with a small intermission), along with two encores, performing over 30 tracks from throughout their career. We got a half dozen tracks off their 1990 breakout LP Flood, a pair off their 1986 self-titled debut, and a handful off the recent I Like Fun. Every era of the band was represented during the show, with long and often hilarious bits of between-song banter from founding members John Flansburgh and John Linnell that was often as entertaining as any of their material.

Below you can check out the setlist from the night via Setlist.FM, along with photos from the show courtesy of Eva Blue. For all upcoming tour dates, visit the band’s official site.

They Might Be Giants setlist 

Damn Good Times
I Left My Body
Your Racist Friend
Particle Man (Chandelier by Sia tease)
The Famous Polka
Birdhouse in Your Soul
The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
Shoehorn with Teeth
Let’s Get This Over With
Doctor Worm
All Time What
Mrs. Bluebeard
When Will You Die
Spy

Set 2
Last Wave
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
James K. Polk
I Like Fun
Applause Applause Applause
How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
Play Video
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (The Four Lads cover)
The Mesopotamians
Twisting
Why Does the Sun Shine?
Number Three
Don’t Let’s Start
Whistling in the Dark
Let Me Tell You About My Operation
The Communists Have The Music

Encore:
New York City (cub cover)
Fingertips

Encore 2:
Dead
Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal

They Might Be Giants