Alternative/indie rock band that was formed in 1982. The band was started by John Linnell and John Flansburgh, who are still the band's only official members. They were initially accompanied by a drum machine before employing a backing band in 1992.
Current backing band members:
Dan Miller (guitar since 1998)
Danny Weinkauf (bass since 1998)
Marty Beller (drums since 2003)
Former backing band members (years are approximate):
Brian Doherty (drums, 1993-1996)
Dan Hickey (drums, 1997-2003)
Eric Schermerhorn (guitar, 1996-1998)
Graham Maby (bass, 1994-1997)
Hal Cragin (bass, 1997-1998)
Jay Sherman-Godfrey (guitar, 1993-1996)
Jonathan Feinberg (drums, 1992)
Kurt Hoffman (keyboard and woodwinds, 1992-1994)
Tony Maimone (bass, 1992-1993, 1998-2001)
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November 22, 2025
Globe Iron
Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesSetlist incomplete and out of order
1. Synopsis for Latecomers
2. The Statue Got Me High
3. Turn Around
4. She's Actual Size
5. Narrow Your Eyes
6. Mammal
7. I Palindrome I
8. Spider
9. The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
10. Dinner Bell
11. Fingertips
12. stelluB
13. Doctor Worm
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. Stuff Is Way
3. Moonbeam Rays
4. Ana Ng
5. New York City(cub cover)
6. Brontosaurus
7. I'll Sink Manhattan
8. Call You Mom
9. Withered Hope
10. Cloisonné
11. Wearing a Raincoat
12. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
2. Particle Man
1. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
November 21, 2025
Agora
Cleveland, Ohio, United States1. Subliminal
2. Snail Shell
3. Out of Jail
4. Unrelated Thing
5. Meet James Ensor
6. The Famous Polka
7. Stuff Is Way
8. Synopsis for Latecomers
9. No One Knows My Plan
10. Spy
11. Dirt Bike
12. You Probably Get That a Lot
13. stelluB
14. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. They Might Be Giants
3. Dead
4. Everything Is Catching on Fire
John Flansburgh playing the Fingertip w/ rest of band starting Memo over top of him5. Memo to Human Resources
6. Can't Keep Johnny Down
7. Shoehorn With Teeth
8. Brontosaurus
9. Lie Still, Little Bottle
10. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
11. The Darlings of Lumberland
12. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
13. Moonbeam Rays
14. 2082
15. Damn Good Times
16. Particle Man / Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus
17. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Twisting
2. When Will You Die
1. Doctor Worm
November 19, 2025
The Orange Peel
Asheville, North Carolina, United States1. Stompy Intro
2. Asheville
3. Older
4. Bangs
5. Cyclops Rock
6. Man, It's So Loud in Here
7. Drink!
8. Hovering Sombrero
9. Wicked Little Critta
10. Mink Car
11. Working Undercover for the Man
12. Authenticity Trip
13. stelluB
14. New York City(cub cover)
15. When Will You Die
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. What Nut Intro
3. Stuff Is Way
4. James K. Polk
5. Twisting
6. Brontosaurus
7. The Darlings of Lumberland
8. Shoehorn With Teeth
9. Cloisonné
10. She's an Angel
11. You Probably Get That a Lot
12. Damn Good Times
13. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
14. Particle Man / Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus
15. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
1. Dead
2. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Doctor Worm
November 18, 2025
The Orange Peel
Asheville, North Carolina, United States1. Stompy Intro
2. Synopsis for Latecomers
3. The Statue Got Me High
4. Turn Around
5. She's Actual Size
6. Narrow Your Eyes
7. Mammal
8. I Palindrome I
9. Spider
10. The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
11. Dinner Bell
12. Fingertips
13. stelluB
14. Doctor Worm
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. What Nut Intro
3. Stuff Is Way
4. Moonbeam Rays
5. Ana Ng
6. New York City(cub cover)
7. Brontosaurus
8. I'll Sink Manhattan
9. Call You Mom
10. Withered Hope
11. Cloisonné
12. Wearing a Raincoat
13. Number Three
14. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Asheville
2. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
3. Particle Man / Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus
1. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
November 17, 2025
The Orange Peel
Asheville, North Carolina, United States1. Stompy Intro
2. Subliminal
3. Snail Shell
4. Out of Jail
5. Unrelated Thing
6. Meet James Ensor
7. The Famous Polka
8. Stuff Is Way
9. Synopsis for Latecomers
10. No One Knows My Plan
11. Spy
12. Dirt Bike
13. You Probably Get That a Lot
14. stelluB
15. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. Dead
3. Memo to Human Resources
4. Can't Keep Johnny Down
5. Shoehorn With Teeth
6. Brontosaurus
7. Lie Still, Little Bottle
8. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
9. The Darlings of Lumberland
10. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
11. Moonbeam Rays
12. 2082
13. Damn Good Times
14. Particle Man / Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus
15. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Asheville
2. Twisting
3. When Will You Die
1. Doctor Worm
November 15, 2025
Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, United StatesSet 1: John Henry album tracks
1. Stompy Intro
2. Subliminal
3. Snail Shell
4. Out of Jail
5. Unrelated Thing
6. Meet James Ensor
7. The Famous Polka
8. The End of the Tour
9. Stuff Is Way
10. Synopsis for Latecomers
11. No One Knows My Plan
12. Spy
13. Dirt Bike
14. You Probably Get That a Lot
15. stelluB
16. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
1. stelluB
2. What Nut Intro
3. Dead
4. Memo to Human Resources
5. Fingertips
6. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
7. Underwater Woman
8. Brontosaurus
9. The Darlings of Lumberland
10. Moonbeam Rays
11. Older
12. Damn Good Times
13. Particle Man
14. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Man, It's So Loud in Here
2. Twisting
1. Dr. Worm
November 14, 2025
Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, United StatesSet 1: Apollo 18 album tracks
1. Stompy Intro
2. Synopsis for Latecomers
3. The Statue Got Me High
4. Turn Around
5. She's Actual Size
6. Narrow Your Eyes
7. Mammal
8. I Palindrome I
9. Spider
10. The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
11. Dinner Bell
12. Fingertips
13. stelluB
14. Doctor Worm
1. What Nut Intro
2. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
3. Stuff Is Way
4. Moonbeam Rays
5. Brontosaurus
6. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
7. I'll Sink Manhattan
8. Withered Hope
9. Wearing a Raincoat
10. Cloisonné
11. Ana Ng
12. New York City(cub cover)
13. Shoehorn With Teeth
14. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
2. Particle Man
1. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
November 13, 2025
The Signal
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States1. They Might Be Giants
2. Theme from Flood
3. Birdhouse in Your Soul
4. Particle Man
5. We Want a Rock
6. Minimum Wage
7. Twisting
8. Whistling in the Dark
9. Authenticity Trip
10. Ana Ng
11. Damn Good Times
12. Dead
13. stelluB
14. Road Movie to Berlin
15. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. What Nut Intro
3. Stuff Is Way
4. Synopsis for Latecomers
5. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
6. Brontosaurus
7. When Will You Die
8. Shoehorn With Teeth
9. Older
10. Wearing a Raincoat
11. Moonbeam Rays
12. Fingertips
13. Cloisonné
14. New York City(cub cover)
15. The Darlings of Lumberland
16. Call You Mom
1. Can't Keep Johnny Down
2. The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
1. Doctor Worm
October 25, 2025
The Eastern
Atlanta, Georgia, United States1. Subliminal
2. Snail Shell
3. Out of Jail
4. Unrelated Thing
5. stelluB
6. No One Knows My Plan
7. Spy
8. The Darlings of Lumberland
9. When Will You Die
10. Dirt Bike
11. Stuff Is Way
12. Meet James Ensor
13. The Famous Polka
14. The End of the Tour
1. Stellub
2. What Nut Intro
3. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
Duo4. Don't Let's Start
5. Fingertips
6. You Probably Get That a Lot
7. Moonbeam Rays
8. Synopsis for Latecomers
9. Brontosaurus
10. I'll Sink Manhattan
11. Older
12. Damn Good Times
13. Particle Man
14. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Man, It's So Loud in Here
2. Twisting
1. Doctor Worm
October 24, 2025
The Eastern
Atlanta, Georgia, United States1. Synopsis for Latecomers
2. The Statue Got Me High
3. Turn Around
4. She's Actual Size
5. Narrow Your Eyes
6. Mammal
7. I Palindrome I
8. Spider
9. The Guitar
10. stelluB
11. Dinner Bell
12. Fingertips
13. She's an Angel
14. Doctor Worm
1. stelluB
2. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
3. Moonbeam Rays
4. Brontosaurus
5. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
6. Call You Mom
7. Withered Hope
8. Ana Ng
9. New York City(cub cover)
10. Wearing a Raincoat
11. Cloisonné
12. Shoehorn With Teeth
13. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
2. Particle Man
1. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
October 22, 2025
Madison Theater
Covington, Kentucky, United States1. Synopsis for Latecomers
2. Birdhouse in Your Soul
3. Bangs
4. Cyclops Rock
5. Drink!
6. Hovering Sombrero
7. Mink Car
8. Working Undercover for the Man
9. stelluB
10. Moonbeam Rays
11. Brontosaurus
12. Particle Man
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. Stuff Is Way
3. Wearing a Raincoat
4. Damn Good Times
5. Lie Still, Little Bottle
6. The Darlings of Lumberland
7. Turn Around
8. Underwater Woman
9. Don't Let's Start
10. Meet James Ensor
11. The Famous Polka
Instrumental12. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
Many solos from the horns section!1. Man, It's So Loud in Here
2. Doctor Worm
1. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
October 21, 2025
Madison Theater
Covington, Kentucky, United States1. Subliminal
2. Snail Shell
3. Out of Jail
4. Unrelated Thing
5. Meet James Ensor
6. The Famous Polka
7. Stuff Is Way
8. Synopsis for Latecomers
9. No One Knows My Plan
10. Spy
11. Dirt Bike
12. stelluB
(Sapphire Bullets Sung backwards)13. The End of the Tour
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
3. Dead
4. Man, It's So Loud in Here
5. Fingertips
6. Brontosaurus
7. Withered Hope
8. You Probably Get That a Lot
9. Memo to Human Resources
10. Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)(Tom Glazer cover)
11. The Darlings of Lumberland
12. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
13. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Damn Good Times
2. When Will You Die
1. Doctor Worm
October 18, 2025
The Pageant
St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesSpotlighting Apollo 18 in first set
1. Synopsis for Latecomers
2. The Statue Got Me High
3. Turn Around
4. She's Actual Size
5. Mammal
6. Narrow Your Eyes
7. I Palindrome I
8. Spider
9. The Guitar
10. Working Undercover for the Man
11. Dinner Bell
12. Fingertips
13. She's an Angel
14. Doctor Worm
1. Moonbeam Rays
2. Brontosaurus
3. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
4. I'll Sink Manhattan
5. Call You Mom
6. New York City(cub cover)
7. Ana Ng
8. Older
9. James K. Polk
10. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
11. Shoehorn With Teeth
12. Particle Man
13. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
1. Twisting
October 17, 2025
The Pageant
St. Louis, Missouri, United States1. Subliminal
2. Snail Shell
3. Out of Jail
4. Unrelated Thing
5. Meet James Ensor
6. The Famous Polka
Instrumental7. Stuff Is Way
Nanobots8. Synopsis for Latecomers
Book9. No One Knows My Plan
10. Spy
They looped in “Our House” on repeat for a minute or two11. Dirt Bike
12. stelluB
Sapphire Bullets Sung backwards13. The End of the Tour
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
3. Dead
4. Fingertips
5. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
6. When Will You Die
7. You Probably Get That a Lot
8. Memo to Human Resources
9. Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)(Tom Glazer cover)
10. The Darlings of Lumberland
11. Brontosaurus
12. Withered Hope
13. Authenticity Trip
14. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Damn Good Times
2. Man, It's So Loud in Here
1. Doctor Worm
October 15, 2025
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
New York, New York, United StatesGuest act for Susan Orleen's book launch
1. Doctor Worm
2. How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
3. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
September 28, 2025
Washington's
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States1. Dig My Grave
2. The Statue Got Me High
3. She's Actual Size
4. Turn Around
5. Mammal
6. Narrow Your Eyes
7. I Palindrome I
8. Dinner Bell
9. Fingertips
10. Synopsis for Latecomers
11. Authenticity Trip
12. Spider
13. The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
1. James K. Polk
2. Museum of Idiots
3. Shoehorn With Teeth
4. I'll Sink Manhattan
5. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
6. Birdhouse in Your Soul
7. Moonbeam Rays
8. Stuff Is Way
9. She's an Angel
10. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
11. Doctor Worm
1. New York City(cub cover)
2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
1. Twisting
with apparently accidental "Here Comes Santa Claus" outroSeptember 27, 2025
Ogden Theatre
Denver, Colorado, United States1. Subliminal
2. Snail Shell
3. Out of Jail
4. Unrelated Thing
5. Meet James Ensor
6. Stuff Is Way
7. Synopsis for Latecomers
8. No One Knows My Plan
9. Spy
10. Dirt Bike
11. stelluB
12. The End of the Tour
1. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
2. Dead
3. Fingertips
4. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
5. When Will You Die
6. You Probably Get That a Lot
7. Memo to Human Resources
8. Why Does the Sun Shine?
9. The Darlings of Lumberland
10. Brontosaurus
11. Withered Hope
12. Authenticity Trip
13. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Can't Keep Johnny Down
2. The Guitar
1. Doctor Worm
September 26, 2025
Ogden Theatre
Denver, Colorado, United StatesSetlist corrected
1. Synopsis for Latecomers
2. Birdhouse in Your Soul
3. Older
4. Bangs
5. Cyclops Rock
6. Man, It's So Loud in Here
7. Drink!
8. Hovering Sombrero
9. Mink Car
10. Working Undercover for the Man
11. stelluB
12. Moonbeam Rays
13. Brontosaurus
1. Stuff Is Way
2. Wearing a Raincoat
3. Damn Good Times
4. Lie Still, Little Bottle
5. Withered Hope
6. Turn Around
7. Underwater Woman
8. Cloisonné
9. Ana Ng
10. Meet James Ensor
11. The Famous Polka
12. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
1. Particle Man
2. Doctor Worm
1. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
September 24, 2025
The Admiral
Omaha, Nebraska, United States1. They Might Be Giants
2. Theme From Flood
3. Birdhouse in Your Soul
4. Particle Man
5. We Want a Rock
6. James K. Polk
7. Twisting
8. Minimum Wage
9. stelluB
10. Moonbeam Rays
11. Whistling in the Dark
12. Road Movie to Berlin
13. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
1. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
2. Synopsis for Latecomers
3. Call You Mom
4. Authenticity Trip
5. Older
6. Wearing a Raincoat
7. Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)(Tom Glazer cover)
8. Wicked Little Critta
9. Shoehorn With Teeth
10. Cloisonné
11. Can't Keep Johnny Down
12. Turn Around
13. The Darlings of Lumberland
14. Brontosaurus
1. Ana Ng
2. Doctor Worm
1. Dead
September 23, 2025
Bourbon Theatre
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States1. Stompy Intro
2. Subliminal
3. Snail Shell
4. Out of Jail
5. Unrelated Thing
6. Meet James Ensor
7. The Famous Polka
8. Stuff Is Way
9. Synopsis for Latecomers
10. No One Knows My Plan
11. Spy
12. Dirt Bike
13. The End of the Tour
1. What Nut Intro
2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)(The Four Lads cover)
3. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
4. Particle Man
5. Brontosaurus
6. Memo to Human Resources
7. Don't Let's Start
8. Man, It's So Loud in Here
9. Moonbeam Rays
10. You Probably Get That a Lot
11. Where Your Eyes Don't Go
12. When Will You Die
1. Damn Good Times
2. Birdhouse in Your Soul
1. Doctor Worm
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