They Might Be Giants
Brooklyn Steel
New York, NY
May 28, 2026
(Apollo 18 show)

AT-853 cardioid mics (low-sens mod) > SPSB10 battery box > PCM-A10 > WAV 48/24 > iZotope RX11 (de-click to reduce close clapping) > Sound Studio (EQ and very light dynamic compression, tracking) > FLAC > Tag > FLAC

Recorded and mastered by neil d

01 Sammy intro
02 The Statue Got Me High
03 Turn Around
04 She's Actual Size
05 Narrow Your Eyes
06 Mammal
07 I Palindrome I
08 Dinner Bell
09 Fingertips
10 Synopsis for Latecomers
11 Spider
12 The Guitar
13 stelluB
14 Wu-Tang
15 Authenticity Trip
16 Dr. Worm
17 stelluB (recording played backwards)
18 Stompy intro
19 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
20 Brontosaurus
21 No One Knows My Plan
22 I'll Sink Manhattan
23 The Darlings of Lumberland
24 Out of Jail
25 The Mesopotamians
26 Moonbeam Rays
27 Ana Ng
28 New York City
29 Number Three
30 See the Constellation
31 Subliminal
32 Particle Man
33 first encore
34 Get Down
35 Withered Hope
36 second encore
37 Spy
38 Birdhouse in Your Soul

John Flansbergh: vocals, guitar
John Linnell: vocals, keyboards, accordion
Dan Miller: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Danny Weinkauf: bass, vocals
Marty Beller: drums, vocals
Stan Harrison: saxophone
Mark Pender: trumpet
Dan Levine: trombone, euphonium

First of three shows at Brooklyn Steel, each one highlighting a different album from the band's catalog, this night featuring a terrific rendition of songs from Apollo 18, plus other classics new and old. Recorded from the middle of the floor, just left of center - the crowd was enthusiastic, but mostly between songs, at least. Recording sounds if anything better than it did live, the cardioid mics helped get rid of much of Brooklyn Steel's boominess, and some light EQ did the rest.