My Live Show Collection

How do I feed my live show addiction when They Might Be Giants aren't on tour? Why by listening to live show recordings, of course! They are the next best thing and I am amassing a stock pile of bootlegs for rainy days. I have been extremely fortunate to find generous friends who were willing to share even when I had very little to offer in return.

I am always looking for more shows for my collection and will gladly trade. If you ask nicely I may even do gifts :-) I can do zip files, CDs or DVDs, which ever you prefer. Email me at theroommustlistentome@gmail.com to set up a trade.

I am most interested in acquiring some mid '90s shows (I have very little from '93 - '97) but will gladly accept pretty much anything. I'm not even picky about quality.


Shows listed in bold italics are official releases from the band and are not available for trade. Several of them are still available for purchase at theymightbegiants.com. Please support the band by buying their albums and downloads. It costs money to buy all that confetti!

Setlists are available at TMBW.


6/23/87 – The Pyramid – Richmond, VA
6/26/87 – Club Rio – Atlanta, GA
12/31/87 – Gusto House - New York, NY
6/17/88 – Unknown – Austin, TX (Italian Radio Broadcast)
6/20/88 – Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA
9/28/88 – The Knitting Factory – New York, NY
10/24/88 – Peabody’s Down Under – Cleveland, OH
12/30/88 – The Knitting Factory – New York, NY
2/24/89 – Puck Building – New York, NY
3/16/89 – Romer – Bremen, Germany
11/25/89 – Bottom Line – New York, NY
12/31/89 - Quiet Life - New York, NY
4/28/90 – Cabaret Metro – Chicago, IL
2/10/92 – The Norddeutscher – Hamburg, Germany
6/27/92 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL (Dr. Spock’s Back-up Band)
7/4/92 – Grant Park – Chicago, IL
9/?/92 - Unknown - Boston, MA (WFNX Radio Broadcast)
10/5/92 – Modjeska Theatre – Milwaukee, WI
10/18/92 - Variety Arts - New York, NY
12/31/92 – TLA – Philadelphia, PA
7/31/93 - Central Park - New York, NY
5/4/94 - Pearl Street - Northampton, MA
10/14/94 – Sony Music Studios – New York, NY (Live!! New York City)
11/10/94 – Marquette University – Milwaukee, WI
4/1/95 - The Academy - New York, NY
3/31/96 – Barrymore Theatre – Madison, WI
9/28/96 - Brown University - Providence, RI
11/22/96 – El Ray – Los Angeles, CA
4/29/97 - Cabaret Metro - Chicago, IL (Incomplete; Then & Now Show)
4/30/97 - Tower Records - Chicago, IL
4/30/97 – Cabaret Metro – Chicago, IL (Then & Now Show)
10/23/97 – Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
12/18/97 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
9/11/98 - House Of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
10/13/98 – TLA – Philadelphia, PA
10/15/98 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
10/17/98 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
12/31/98 – Tramps – New York City, NY (Incomplete, early set)
7/16/99 – LoDo Festival – Denver, CO
7/19/99 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY (incomplete)
9/16/99 – Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA (incomplete)
9/27/99 – House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
10/11/99 – Mississippi Nights – St. Louis, MO
10/21/99 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
10/22/99 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
10/23/99 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
4/13/00 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY (Includes John Linnell opening)
8/19/00 - Prospect Park - Brooklyn, NY
11/2/00 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
11/30/00 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY (TMBG Unlimited - Flood Show)
1/27/01 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY (with Sapphire Bullets)
3/10/01 - Record Town - Bay Shore, NY
3/16/01 – Recher Theater – Towson, MD
3/18/01 – Ritz Theatre – Raleigh, NC (TMBG Unlimited – Ritz Show)
4/28/01 - WPI - Worcester, MA
4/30/01 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY (McSweeney's Show)
5/5/01 -  Oberlin College - Oberlin, OH
6/8/01 – Celebrate Fairfax Festival – Fairfax, VA
9/1/01 - Columbia University - New York, NY
9/22/01 - Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
10/15/01 - Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI
10/24/01 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
10/27/01 – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel – Providence, RI
10/29/01 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
10/30/01 - Avalon Ballroom - Boston, MA
10/31/01 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC (with Sapphire Bullets)
11/16/01 – Town Hall – New York, NY
12/29/01 - Vanderbilt - Plainview, NY
4/3/02 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
4/5/02 - Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH
4/6/02 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
7/26/02 - John Anson Ford Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
8/6/02 - Metropol - Pittsburgh, PA
8/15/02 - Central Park - New York, NY
10/18/02 - George Washington University - Washington, DC (McSweeney's Show)
12/7/02 - Old Town School Of Folk Music - Chicago, IL (4pm Show)
12/8/02 - Old Town School Of Folk Music - Chicago, IL (2pm Show)
12/8/02 - Old Town School Of Folk Music - Chicago, IL (4pm Show, incomplete)
2/14/03 – Joe’s Pub – New York, NY
4/4/03 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
6/8/03 – Joe’s Pub – New York, NY
9/28/03 – Joe’s Pub – New York, NY
11/14/03 - Borders - Philadelphia, PA
12/6/03 - Old Town School Of Folk Music - Chicago, IL (2pm Show)
12/6/03 - Old Town School Of Folk Music - Chicago, IL (4pm Show)
12/7/03 - Old Town School Of Folk Music - Chicago, IL (2pm Show)
12/7/03 - Old Town School Of Folk Music - Chicago, IL (4pm Show)
1/25/04 - Joe's Pub - New York, NY
3/19/04 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
7/2/04 – Promowest Pavilion – Columbus, OH
7/4/04 – Grant Park – Chicago, IL
7/9/04 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN (This may actually be an audience recording - I haven't been able to compare it yet)
7/13/04 – The Blue Note – Columbia, MO
7/24/04 – Live on Penn – Washington, DC
7/30/04 – Prospect Park – Brooklyn, NY (Celebrate Brooklyn Festival)
8/14/04 – The Fillmore – San Francisco
8/14/04 - The Fillmore - San Francisco (Audience Recording)
9/18/04 – Avalon Ballroom – Boston, MA
9/23/04 – Recher Theater – Towson, MD
9/25/04 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
3/27/05 - Borders – San Francisco, CA
5/13/05 – The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NY (Venue Songs show w/ Sarah Vowell)
7/1/06 - Mohegan Sun - Uncasville, CT
8/25/06 – Lincoln Park Zoo – Chicago, IL (Includes sound check)
12/16/06 – Southpaw – Brooklyn, NY
5/16/07 – Joe’s Pub – New York, NY
7/18/07 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
7/20/07 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
7/25/07 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
7/28/07 - Mohegan Sun - Uncasville, CT
8/1/07 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
8/8/07 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
10/26/07 - Carolina Theater - Durham, NC
11/23/07 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
11/24/07 – TLA – Philadelphia, PA
2/2/08 – Beacon Theater – New York, NY
2/23/08 - Borders - New York, NY (In-store family show)
11/29/08 – Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY (Apollo 18 show)
2/28/09 – Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY (Flood show)
7/25/09 – Camden Waterfront – Camden, NY (Xponential Music Festival)
9/13/09 – Union County Music Festival – Clark, NJ (Kids Show)
9/13/09 – Union County Music Festival – Clark, NJ (Rock Show, missing encore)
10/10/09 – Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL
10/28/09 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
11/14/09 – Royce Hall – Los Angeles, CA
12/3/09 - Barnes & Noble - New York, NY
2/6/10 – Largo Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
3/11/10 – The National – Richmond, VA (couple of songs incomplete)
3/12/10 – Recher Theatre – Towson, MD
4/22/10 – Rose Kennedy Greenway – Boston, MA (songs only for 1st half)
6/11/10 – Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ
6/26/10 - Royal Festival Hall - London, UK (Rock Show)
7/15/11 - Koko - London, UK
7/20/11 - Apple Store - New York, NY
7/30/11 - The Stone Pony - Asbury Park, NJ
8/2/11 - Shedd Aquarium - Chicago, IL (Partial as aired on the radio)
9/9/11 - Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center - Great Barrington, MA
9/10/11 - Capitol Center For The Arts - Concord, NH
9/30/11 - TLA - Philadelphia, PA
10/1/11 - Berklee Performance Center (A-M Show, first half only)
10/1/11 - Berklee Performance Center (N-Z Show)
11/25/11 - Wolfs Den at Mohegan Sun - Uncasville, CT
11/13/11 - Amoeba Music - San Francisco, CA
12/8/11 - Peter Jay Sharpe Theatre - New York, NY (Latkes and Hams Benefit)
2/17/12 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD
4/21/12 - Princeton Public Library - Princeton, NJ


John Linnell and The Statesman
12/11/99 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
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