They Might Be Giants
Brooklyn Steel
New York, NY
May 29, 2026
(Factory Showroom 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 S-E-X-X-Y
03 The Bells Are Ringing
04 New York City
05 Spiraling Shape
06 XTC vs. Adam Ant
07 Till My Head Falls Off
08 Pet Name
09 Exquisite Dead Guy
10 Metal Detector
11 How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
12 James K. Polk
13 Wu-Tang
14 Hit the Ground
15 stelluB
16 Brontosaurus
17 Particle Man
18 stelluB (recording played backwards)
19 Stompy intro
20 Synopsis for Latecomers
21 Birdhouse in Your Soul
22 Whistling in the Dark
23 Meet James Ensor
24 The Famous Polka
25 Stuff Is Way
26 You Probably Get That a Lot
27 Older
28 Moonbeam Rays
29 Eyeball
30 Withered Hope
31 Let Me Tell You About My Operation
32 The Statue Got Me High
33 first encore
34 Twisting
35 Get Down
36 second encore
37 Shoehorn With Teeth
38 Doctor Worm

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

Second of three shows at Brooklyn Steel, each one highlighting a different album from the band's catalog, this night featuring songs from Factory Showroom. Recorded from the raised section at the back left of the floor, sound was surprisingly crisp back there, at least with the help of the cardioid mics.