Venue Songs

Live album by They Might Be Giants

Released

December 10, 2004

Recorded

July 9–September 30, 2004

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

48:20

Label

Idlewild Records

They Might Be Giants chronology

Almanac
(2004)

Venue Songs
(2004)

Here Come the ABCs
(2005)

Venue Songs is a 2004 album by the group They Might Be Giants. Although technically it is a live album, as all the tracks were performed live, it is different from a standard live album in that, instead of live versions of the band's popular songs, it is composed of all new songs. At each stop of their 2004 tour, They Might Be Giants wrote, arranged and performed a new song dedicated to that venue. Each song came together in one day as a surprise to the audience.

Initially, the album was only released in MP3 format from They Might Be Giants' online music store with the purchase of $9.99 or more during the 2004 holiday season. It is now available on They Might Be Giants' online music store in MP3 or FLAC format for purchase by itself.

In 2005, Venue Songs was re-released as a CD/DVD combo. It included studio versions of some of the venue songs, and other non-album tracks. The DVD includes music videos for some of the venue songs as well as other bonus videos.

Track listing

"Celebrate Brooklyn" – 1:30
"Starr Hill Music Hall" – 1:55
"Sokol Auditorium" – 1:13
"Houston-Meridian Theme" – 1:35
"T-H-E-G-A-R-A-G-E" – 1:11
"Richard's On Richards" – 2:00
"The Stone Pony" – 1:05
"The Egg" – 1:21
"Leeds Irish Center" – 2:01
"Anaheim House of Blues" – 1:04
"House of Blues" – 2:09
"The Blue Note" – 1:35
"The Catalyst" – 2:03
"First Avenue Stage" – 0:51
"Mr. Small's Theatre" – 1:22
"City Limits" – 1:55
"Fillmore" – 1:01
"Gibson Lounge" – 1:13
"Music Farm" – 1:06
"Trees" – 0:44
"West Hollywood House of Blues" – 1:41
"Variety Playhouse" – 2:04
"The Downtown" – 1:04
"Toad's Place" – 1:41
"At The As-tore-eye-yea" – 1:19
"Lincoln Theater" – 1:41
"Recher Theatre" – 2:52
"Mississippi Nights" – 1:16
"T.L.A." – 1:33
"Stubbs" – 2:45
"The Orange Peel" – 1:30

Notes

Some tracks are recorded from their respective show's soundcheck, rather than the show itself.
New York City's Irving Plaza venue song was not included on this release, and no song was written for Nashville, even though it had a date on the tour.
While the official track names on the compilation are the cities in which songs were performed in, they are referred to by the venue names on setlists.

External links

Venue Songs at This Might Be a Wiki

They Might Be Giants

John Flansburgh John Linnell Dan Miller Danny Weinkauf Marty Beller Hal Cragin Brian Doherty Jonathan Feinberg Dan Hickey Kurt Hoffman Graham Maby Tony Maimone Eric Schermerhorn

Studio albums	They Might Be Giants (1986) Lincoln (1988) Flood (1990) Apollo 18 (1992) John Henry (1994) Factory Showroom (1996) Long Tall Weekend (1999) Mink Car (2001) No! (2002) The Spine (2004) Here Come the ABCs (2005) The Else (2007) Here Come the 123s (2008) Here Comes Science (2009) Join Us (2011) Nanobots (2013) Glean (2015) Why? (2015) Phone Power (2016)

Rock albums	They Might Be Giants (1986) Lincoln (1988) Flood (1990) Apollo 18 (1992) John Henry (1994) Factory Showroom (1996) Long Tall Weekend (1999) Mink Car (2001) The Spine (2004) The Else (2007) Join Us (2011) Nanobots (2013) Glean (2015) Phone Power (2016)

Children's albums	No! (2002) Here Come the ABCs (2005) Here Come the 123s (2008) Here Comes Science (2009) Why? (2015)

EPs	Why Does the Sun Shine? Back to Skull Working Undercover for the Man They Might Be Giants in Holidayland Bed, Bed, Bed Indestructible Object The Spine Surfs Alone

Singles	"Don't Let's Start" "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" "They'll Need a Crane" "Ana Ng" "Purple Toupee" "Birdhouse in Your Soul" "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" "The Statue Got Me High" "I Palindrome I" "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" "O Tannenbaum" "S-E-X-X-Y" "Doctor Worm" "Boss of Me" "Man, It's So Loud in Here" "Experimental Film" "Kids Go!" "I'm Impressed" "Can't Keep Johnny Down"

Other notable songs	"Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" "Particle Man" "James K. Polk" "You're on Fire"

Live albums	Live!! New York City 10/14/94 Severe Tire Damage Live The Spine Hits the Road Almanac Venue Songs First Album Live Flood Live in Australia

Compilations	Don't Let's Start Miscellaneous T Then: The Earlier Years Best of the Early Years They Got Lost Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants Venue Songs DVD/CD Album Raises New and Troubling Questions Idlewild

Video releases	Direct from Brooklyn Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Here Come the ABCs Venue Songs DVD/CD Here Come the 123s Here Comes Science

Related articles	Discography Mono Puff State Songs The Brothers Chaps International Space Year

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