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Recent News

October 31, 2026

They Might Be Giants performed three songs for Saturday Sessions on CBS Saturday Morning, "Get Down", "Let Me Tell You About My Operation" and "Wu-Tang." Watch them on YouTube.

October 28, 2026

Graphic designer and School of Visual Arts professor Paul Sahre is featured alongside his students in an article about collaborating with They Might Be Giants, in the latest issue of the school's magazine, Visual Arts Journal.

October 27, 2026

They Might Be Giants will be touring the West Coast in March and June 2027. See the Shows page for details and sign up for the TMBG mailing list to get a code for Thursday's presale.

October 6, 2026

They Might Be Giants will be releasing a new live album on vinyl, Live On KEXP, featuring their performance on KEXP last year for Record Store Day Black Friday. See the official RSD site for more details.

October 2, 2026

They Might Be Giants were briefly interviewed about their current tour in The Local: Twin Cities Newsletter from The New York Times. John and John also appeared on Minneapolis radio show The Current yesterday.

September 25, 2026

TMBG appeared on a Studio Milwaukee Session on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, where they introduced new trio accordion arrangements of "Eyeball" and "Hit The Ground."

September 24, 2026

Paste Magazine has published a new Q&A interview with John & John about songwriting and being in a band. TMBG also recorded an appearance for CBS Saturday Morning slated to air around the end of October.

September 22, 2026

St. Cloud, MN university radio station KVSC 88.1 FM aired an interview with John Linnell on The Menu today in advance of the band's Minnesota shows (should soon be uploaded here), and John Flansburgh spoke to OnMilwaukee about the upcoming shows and 1992 Milwaukee stage collapse.

September 15, 2026

John Linnell spoke to Kansas City paper The Pitch about songwriting, performing and TMBG's upcoming tour dates.

September 10, 2026

They Might Be Giants have released a new song, "Milwaukee In 14 Days", to celebrate their tour kicking off in two weeks. Check it out on YouTube or tmbgshop.

September 6, 2026

Milwaukee newspaper Shepherd Express has interviewed John Flansburgh about TMBG's latest album and current tour.

September 4, 2026

A deluxe edition of My Murdered Remains on "translucent elderberry" vinyl has been released on tmbgshop.com featuring two LPs, with the second disc containing the vinyl debut of More Murdered Remains.

We'll meet at the end of the tour. (News archives...)

This Day in TMBG


Events of November 2:

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1795 – James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States (1845 - 1849) is born. Often referred to by his nickname, "Napoleon of the Stump", he is known for having accomplished everything he had set out to in only one presidential term, including as "[seizing] the whole Southwest from Mexico" and "[building] an independent treasury".


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1987 – Don't Let's Start, the first single from They Might Be Giants' first album, is released. The accompanying music video gets much exposure on MTV, giving the band their first taste of fame.


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Shows of November 2:

Nov 2, 1988 - Mabel's, Champaign, IL
Nov 2, 1990 - The Diamond, Toronto, ON
Nov 2, 1994 - Rockwell Hall, Buffalo, NY
Nov 2, 1996 - Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Nov 2, 1997 - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 2, 2000 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Nov 2, 2001 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
Nov 2, 2003 - Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA (early)
Nov 2, 2003 - Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA (late)
Nov 2, 2007 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
Nov 2, 2011 - Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO
Nov 2, 2013 - Terminal 5, New York, NY
Nov 2, 2015 - Astor Theatre, Perth, Australia
Nov 2, 2018 - Phoenix Theatre, Toronto, ON
Nov 2, 2024 - Cambridge Junction, Cambridge, UK

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Getting Started


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