Setlists featuring Why Does the Sun Shine?, page 28
8 Nov 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Trees, Dallas, TX, USA
Main: New York City by cub, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Sleeping in the Flowers, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, Doctor Worm, Letterbox, Twisting, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar, S-E-X-X-Y, Older, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Pet Name, Rest Awhile, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Snail Shell, Ana Ng, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore: Lie Still, Little Bottle, Particle Man + The Sign by Ace of Base, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Exquisite Dead Guy
6 Nov 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Mercury Lounge, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Triboro, Finished With Lies, First Kiss, Older, Counterfeit Faker, On the Drag, I Am Not Your Broom, Rest Awhile, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Doctor Worm
Main 2: Sleeping in the Flowers, Letterbox, I Palindrome I, Twisting, Your Own Worst Enemy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, S-E-X-X-Y, Ana Ng, Till My Head Falls Off, Pet Name, Don't Let's Start, Spy, Shoehorn With Teeth, Shoehorn With Teeth (CD Skip Version), Spiraling Shape, Purple Toupee, Dig My Grave, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Why Does the Sun Shine?, She's Actual Size, Snail Shell, Spider, The Guitar
Encore: Particle Man + The Sign by Ace of Base, James K. Polk, New York City by cub
24 Oct 1997 - They Might Be Giants at The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Main: Triboro, New York City by cub, James K. Polk, She's Actual Size, Ana Ng, Sleeping in the Flowers, Shoehorn With Teeth, Doctor Worm, Pet Name, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Twisting, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Your Own Worst Enemy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Particle Man + The Sign by Ace of Base, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, Older, Don't Let's Start, Till My Head Falls Off, Dig My Grave
Encore: S-E-X-X-Y, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
16 Oct 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Main: Triboro, New York City by cub, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, James K. Polk, Sleeping in the Flowers, She's Actual Size, Doctor Worm, Letterbox, Metal Detector, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Snail Shell, Rest Awhile, Birdhouse in Your Soul, No One Knows My Plan, Twisting, Your Own Worst Enemy, Pet Name, Spy, Shoehorn With Teeth, Particle Man, Ana Ng, Older, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore 1: Lie Still, Little Bottle, S-E-X-X-Y, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: Spider, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy
11 Oct 1997 - They Might Be Giants at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
Main: Triboro, Letterbox, New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Doctor Worm, Sleeping in the Flowers, Spiraling Shape, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Snail Shell, Rest Awhile, Birdhouse in Your Soul, S-E-X-X-Y, Your Own Worst Enemy, Spider, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, Spy, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Particle Man, Ana Ng, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore 1: Older, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Twisting
Encore 2: Shoehorn With Teeth, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar
13 Sep 1997 - They Might Be Giants at TLA / Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main: Triboro, Twisting, Rest Awhile, S-E-X-X-Y, Don't Let's Start, First Kiss, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Counterfeit Faker, Shoehorn With Teeth, Snail Shell, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Turn Around, Spider, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, They Got Lost, New York City by cub, Lie Still, Little Bottle, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar, Older, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, Till My Head Falls Off, Dig My Grave
13 Sep 1997 - They Might Be Giants at TLA / Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main: Triboro, New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Doctor Worm, S-E-X-X-Y, Rhythm Section Want Ad, On the Drag, Twisting, Snail Shell, Meet James Ensor, Shoehorn With Teeth, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Spider, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, Why Does the Sun Shine?, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Particle Man, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore: Exquisite Dead Guy, Dig My Grave
7 Sep 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Pearl Street, Northampton, MA, USA
Main: Triboro, New York City by cub, Don't Let's Start, Spider, The Guitar, First Kiss, Spiraling Shape, She's Actual Size, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Why Does the Sun Shine?, James K. Polk, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Snail Shell, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Rest Awhile, Twisting, S-E-X-X-Y, On the Drag, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Counterfeit Faker, Particle Man, No One Knows My Plan, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore 1: Older, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy
Encore 2: Dig My Grave, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, They Got Lost
5 Sep 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Webster Theater, Hartford, CT, USA
Main: Lie Still, Little Bottle, S-E-X-X-Y, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, Counterfeit Faker, Particle Man, Older, Till My Head Falls Off, Dig My Grave, They Got Lost, Birdhouse in Your Soul, No One Knows My Plan, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Spider, The Guitar, Don't Let's Start, New York City by cub, She's Actual Size, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, First Kiss, James K. Polk, Snail Shell, Twisting, Spy, I Am Not Your Broom, Rest Awhile
2 May 1997 - They Might Be Giants at The Blue Note, Columbia, MO, USA
Main: New York City by cub, James K. Polk, Particle Man, She's Actual Size, Spider, Twisting, Lie Still, Little Bottle, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, S-E-X-X-Y, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Dig My Grave, Meet James Ensor, Spiraling Shape, Snail Shell, We're the Replacements, Older, Spy + Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees, I Am Not Your Broom, Shoehorn With Teeth, Pet Name, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Turn Around, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore 1: She's an Angel, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy
Encore 2: Birdhouse in Your Soul, They Got Lost
30 Apr 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
Main 1: I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die, Cage & Aquarium, Number Three, Mr. Me, I'll Sink Manhattan, 32 Footsteps, You'll Miss Me, Hide Away Folk Family, (She Was a) Hotel Detective, Ana Ng, Shoehorn With Teeth, Lie Still, Little Bottle, She's an Angel, Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes, The Famous Polka
Main 2: Rhythm Section Want Ad, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, We're the Replacements, James K. Polk, Twisting, Pet Name, Metal Detector, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Snail Shell, Spy, Birdhouse in Your Soul, On the Drag, Older, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, Purple Toupee, S-E-X-X-Y, Sleeping in the Flowers, Your Own Worst Enemy, She's Actual Size, Particle Man, Spider, The Guitar
Encore: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, I Can Hear You, New York City by cub, Till My Head Falls Off
4 Jan 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO, USA
Main: Subliminal, New York City by cub, Spiraling Shape, Sleeping in the Flowers, (She Was a) Hotel Detective, Don't Let's Start, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Mammal, Spider, Twisting, Particle Man, I Palindrome I, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, They Got Lost, AKA Driver, Spy, Birdhouse in Your Soul, S-E-X-X-Y, She's Actual Size, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, No One Knows My Plan, The Guitar, Older, Till My Head Falls Off, Dig My Grave, The Famous Polka, James K. Polk
2 Jan 1997 - They Might Be Giants at Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA
Main: James K. Polk, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Your Own Worst Enemy, Sleeping in the Flowers, Don't Let's Start, Shoehorn With Teeth, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Subliminal, Meet James Ensor, Particle Man, AKA Driver, Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees, Ana Ng, She's Actual Size, Snail Shell, The End of the Tour, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Spy, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Spider, The Guitar, Twisting, Till My Head Falls Off, Dig My Grave
Encore 1: Older, School's Out by Alice Cooper, S-E-X-X-Y, Birdhouse in Your Soul
Encore 2: They Got Lost, New York City by cub
29 Dec 1996 - They Might Be Giants at Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, NY, USA
Main: James K. Polk, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Sleeping in the Flowers, Don't Let's Start, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Your Own Worst Enemy, Santa's Beard, Subliminal, Particle Man, AKA Driver + Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees, Ana Ng, She's Actual Size, Spy, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Twisting, Dig My Grave, Older, New York City by cub, Snail Shell, Meet James Ensor, XTC vs. Adam Ant, S-E-X-X-Y, Birdhouse in Your Soul
28 Dec 1996 - They Might Be Giants at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI, USA
Main: James K. Polk, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Sleeping in the Flowers, Snail Shell, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Your Own Worst Enemy, Meet James Ensor, Spiraling Shape, Santa's Beard, Subliminal, Particle Man, AKA Driver, Pet Name, Ana Ng, She's Actual Size, The End of the Tour, Spider, The Guitar, S-E-X-X-Y, Twisting, Turn Around, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Dig My Grave
Encore 1: Older, Spy, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Encore 2: They Got Lost, New York City by cub
27 Dec 1996 - They Might Be Giants at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
Main: James K. Polk, Santa's Beard, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, New York City by cub, AKA Driver, Your Own Worst Enemy, Ana Ng, She's Actual Size, Subliminal, Particle Man, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Turn Around, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Sleeping in the Flowers, Shoehorn With Teeth, Pet Name, Whistling in the Dark, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Snail Shell, The Guitar, Spider, Birdhouse in Your Soul, S-E-X-X-Y, Dig My Grave
Encore 1: Older, XTC vs. Adam Ant, The End of the Tour
Encore 2: Twisting, They Got Lost
3 Dec 1996 - They Might Be Giants at Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, USA
Main: Older, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Ana Ng, The Guitar, Counterfeit Faker, Particle Man, Sleeping in the Flowers, James K. Polk, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, S-E-X-X-Y, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Spider, AKA Driver, Metal Detector, Pet Name, Meet James Ensor, Birdhouse in Your Soul, New York City by cub, Till My Head Falls Off, Dig My Grave
Encore 1: Your Own Worst Enemy, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Spy
Encore 2: They Got Lost, Twisting
30 Nov 1996 - They Might Be Giants at The Rave, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Main: Older, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Ana Ng, The Guitar, Counterfeit Faker, Particle Man, Sleeping in the Flowers, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, S-E-X-X-Y, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, Spider, AKA Driver, Metal Detector, Pet Name, Meet James Ensor, Birdhouse in Your Soul, New York City by cub, Dig My Grave
Encore: How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Twisting, The Famous Polka, Spy
27 Nov 1996 - They Might Be Giants at Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS, USA
Main: Spider, Sleeping in the Flowers, James K. Polk, New York City by cub, Particle Man, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Metal Detector, Spy, Older, AKA Driver, Ana Ng, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Don't Let's Start, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Your Own Worst Enemy, Pet Name, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, Twisting, Till My Head Falls Off
Encore 1: S-E-X-X-Y, No One Knows My Plan, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: They Got Lost, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
23 Nov 1996 - They Might Be Giants at The Palace, Hollywood, CA, USA
Main: Spider, The Guitar, James K. Polk, New York City by cub, Your Own Worst Enemy, Particle Man, How Can I Sing Like a Girl?, Don't Let's Start, Subliminal, Spy, They Got Lost, Ana Ng, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Pet Name, Metal Detector, XTC vs. Adam Ant, Exquisite Dead Guy, S-E-X-X-Y, Turn Around, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Birdhouse in Your Soul, No One Knows My Plan, Dig My Grave
Encore: Older, Twisting, Till My Head Falls Off, The Famous Polka