They Might Be Giants
March 12, 2023
Charleston Music Hall
Charleston, SC
Taped by MajinTrunkz (Matt P.)

Source:
CA-14 Cardioids > ZOOM H1 (48kHz 24bit WAV) > SD Card > Audacity > FLAC

Set list:
01. [Intro - They Might Be Giants]
02. The Mesopotamians
03. [banter - John talks to the people]
04. Synopsis for Latecomers
05. Brontosaurus
06. Authenticity Trip
07. Twisting
08. [banter - TMBG license plates/Linnell's wedding]
09. We Want a Rock
10. [banter - band meeting/NFTs]
11. Particle Man
12. [banter - introducing the horns]
13. The Darlings of Lumberland
14. Hot Cha
15. Spy
16. 2082
17. [banter - introducing Stillub]
18. Stillub (Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love played backwards)
19. Moonbeam Rays
20. [banter - documenting all the random moments]
21. Letterbox
22. Road Movie to Berlin
23. Doctor Worm
24. [Set Two Intro - Hearing Aid]
25. [Stillub Reversed]
26. Memo to Human Resources
27. Man, It's So Loud in Here
28. Your Racist Friend
29. [banter - Flansburgh's story]
30. Women and Men
31. Dead
32. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
33. [banter - we live in a class society]
34. Whistling in the Dark
35. Lucky Ball and Chain
36. Horn Solos
37. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
38. [banter - photo opportunity with the band]
39. Theme From Flood
40. Birdhouse in Your Soul
41. [Encore Intro]
42. Number Three
43. Fingertips
44. [audience noise]
45. How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
46. Museum of Idiots

Run Time: 02:10:34

The band was having issues with their in-ears early in the set, but this didn't hinder the show at all. This was part of the tour
for the belated 30th anniversary of Flood, so the full album was played, albeit mixed throughout the set. They also substituted
performances of "They Might Be Giants" and "Hearing Aid" with playback of newly-recorded studio versions of the songs. The band
was joined by the Tricerachops Horns (Stan Harrison, Dan Levine, and Mark Pender) for many of the songs, which is always a
welcome addition. They each got a solo showcase before and after "Istanbul," which culminated in Pender holding a note for an
impossibly long time. Great stuff. I was also thrilled to hear "How Can I Sing Like a Girl?," which I hadn't seen them play in
the other 8 TMBG shows I've been to over the years. Lots of great banter from the Johns throughout, including a story about how
Linnell and his wife spent their honeymoon in Charleston with food poisoning. There were also a few references to the Oscars,
which were taking place the same night.

I recorded from the front row, right in front of Linnell's keyboard, and I'm really happy with how it came out. The sound at the
Music Hall is always fantastic.

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