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They Might Be Giants On Seeing Zappa & AC/DC

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John Linnell and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants came in to the Setlist studio to speak with Bree Wilde where they discussed some of their favorite concerts over their lifetimes.

You may have seen this post where they went on about getting into Elvis Costello way before most people even knew of him.

But did you know they got to see Frank Zappa? About that: there’s good news and bad news about it.

“That was the worst sounding show I ever went to,” guitarist John Flansburgh said.

John Linnell, who went with Flansburgh to a Zappa show, was curious which gig the poorly-sounding gig was at — either the Orpheum or the Music Hall in Boston.

Linnell: Yeah, I guess I saw them playing a couple times at the Orpheum.

read more at: Setlist.fm

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They Might Be Giants at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, MN, USA

  1. Subliminal
  2. Snail Shell
  3. Out of Jail
  4. Unrelated Thing
  5. Meet James Ensor
  6. Dirt Bike
  7. Man, It's So Loud in Here
  8. Spy
  9. No One Knows My Plan
  10. Wu‐Tang
  11. Doctor Worm
  12. Twisting

Last verified October 8, 2026.

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