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They Might Be Giants 10/05/1992

SHOWID 136430

Set I

01. The Extended Spider Intro (Ladies and Gentlemen)
02. Space Suit
03. I'm Having a Heart Attack
04. The Statue Got Me High
05. Number Three
06. Twisting [extended ending]
07. Particle Man
08. She's Actual Size
09. The Guitar
10. Ana Ng
11. Your Racist Friend
12. Piece of Dirt
13. Lucky Ball and Chain
14. Dinner Bell
15. I Palindrome I
16. Cowtown
17. Runaway [Stump the Band]
18. See the Constellation

Set II

01. Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
02. She's an Angel
03. Narrow Your Eyes
04. 32 Footsteps
05. Purple Toupee
06. The Famous Polka
07. Stage Collapses
08. Chess Piece Face
09. Maybe I Know
10. Mammal
11. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) [extended]
12. Hide Away, Folk Family [car alarm]
13. Birdhouse in Your Soul
14. Frankenstein

Set III

 

Comment

Infamous show where the fans rush the stage and it collapses. TMBG still comes back out and finished the set

Collectors With This Show

User (active/rating) Media / # Show Sound Details DB Source User Source
stephen (5/4.8) SHN / 1 AUD View  
Adam Fox (5/5) CD-R / 2 View   DAT->CDR
Notes: 1992-10-05 Modjeska Theatre - Milwaukee, WI
Mr Horrible (5/0) / 0 View  
Mr Horrible (5/0) / 0 View  
nosaj56 (5/4.5) FLAC / 2 A View   AUD -> DAT -> CDR -> FLAC
Notes: like it says in everbody else's notes, the stage collapsed during this show
Patrick (5/4.4) .shn / 1 View 27629
Lawrence Haley (5/4.8) shn / 1 A B View  
Kelly Lakefield (5/0) SHN / 0 A B+ View   DAT->CDR
Notes: "...disregard the fire laws!" - John Flansburgh, right before playing The Famous Polka Stage and the stage collapsing.
Theo Van Hohenheim (5/5) CDR / 2 A A View  
Notes: Awesome show. However my version has a minor flaw during "Dinner Bell."
John Cook (4/5) SHN / 1 View 27629
Notes: 550 MB, 99:14
goodwin (4/5) CD-R / 2 A View 27629
Kevin White (4/5) Shn / 1 View   Aud.
Steve G (4/5) CDR / 2 View  
Steve G (4/5) CDR / 2 View  
Chris Larson (3/5) / 0 View  
Aaron Barger (3/0) SHN / 1 View 27629
Notes: Infamous show where the fans rush the stage and it collapses. TMBG still comes back out and finished the set
Zappa Penguin (3/0) FLAC / 2 View   AUD
Notes: ?let's disregard the fire marshal? - the stage collapses. Brilliant. I hate TMBG.
Brian Johnson (3/0) cdr / 2 A A View   Daud
Richard Carter (3/0) SHN / 1 View  
Notes: WAV - 2 Discs
Jennifer (3/5) AUD / 2 View  
Evan Hulka (2/5) / 0 View  
Bob Wall (2/0) CDR / 2 View  
CJ (2/0) audio/FLAC / 32 View  
JasonT (2/0) / 0 View  
aliste (2/5) FLAC / 1 A- View  
Matt L. (2/5) audio cdr / 2 A A View   DAT > CDR > SHN
Notes: 549 MB SHN
mizary (2/0) FLAC / 1 A B+ View   DAT->CDR
Notes: show where the stage collapsed.
Augie DeHainaut (2/0) SHN / 0 View   DAT->CDR
Notes: Stage collapses during The Famous Polka
Moonstroke (1/4.8) FLAC / 2 A A- View   DAT -> CDR -> FLAC
Mat Brewster (1/5) CDR / 2 View   DAT>CDR
Maria Reine (1/5) CD-R / 2 View  
Notes: SHN
Don Deeley (1/5) SHN / 1 View 27629 DAT->CDR
Notes: 549 MB SHN; 2 CDR
David Backus (1/5) DVD+R-FLAC / 1 View 27629 AUD
Jake Balfour (1/5) FLAC / 1 View   DAT -> CDR -> FLAC
Notes: 99:00 Aud. "We would like to ask you, for one brief moment, to disregard the fire laws". One minute later, the stage collapses. On same disc as Unwound 1998-03-14.
Rubber Ring (1/0) SHN / 2 A A View   DAT-> CDR -> SHN
Notes: Infamous "collapsing platform" show.
richegreen (1/5) CDR / 2 A- View   ?? -> CDR
Notes: stage collapse show
Megan (1/5) shn / 1 View  
Notes: don't want anymore
ojo (1/2.3) cdr / 2 View  
Ben O'Hara (1/5) shn / 1 View  
Dan O'Neill (0/0) shn / 2 View 27629 Aud->DAT->CDR
Notes: They Might Be Giants Modjeska Theatre Milwaukee, WI 10.5.92 DAT->CDR Disk1 01. The Extended Spider Intro (Ladies and Gentlemen) 02. Space Suit 03. I'm Having a Heart Attack 04. The Statue Got Me High 05. Number Three 06. Twisting [extended ending] 07. Particle Man 08. She's Actual Size 09. The Guitar 10. Ana Ng 11. Your Racist Friend 12. Piece of Dirt 13. Lucky Ball and Chain 14. Dinner Bell 15. I Palindrome I 16. Cowtown 17. Runaway [Stump the Band] 18. See the Constellation Disk2 01. Someone Keeps Moving My Chair 02. She's an Angel 03. Narrow Your Eyes 04. 32 Footsteps 05. Purple Toupee 06. The Famous Polka 07. Stage Collapses 08. Chess Piece Face 09. Maybe I Know 10. Mammal 11. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) [extended] 12. Hide Away, Folk Family [car alarm] 13. Birdhouse in Your Soul 14. Frankenstein review by Joel Kuester It has been almost 10 years to the day that I write this, but the events of that night are emblazoned in my mind's eye to this day. It was not only my first They Might Be Giant's live concert, but the first of hundreds of concerts that I have been to since that day. If I was a concert virgin, then my first experience was like being tossed into a leather club and stripped naked and beaten. Standing in line before the show with my friends was uneventful, but expectation was thick in the air. This crowd was all hardcore fans, and actually had a different 'feel' than all the TMBG shows I have been to after. Most of the people were older college art-types, whereas the shows lately seem to draw a younger, more mainstream audience. Once we were let in, I was horrified to discover that the Modjeska Theatre was filled with seats. We were looking forward to dancing, so we grumpily staked out our seats, about 10 rows from the stage, which was built out with an adhoc frame over the shallow orchestra pit. I remember seeing a guy with a bright red smoking jacket and fez sitting in the third row, and thinking how cool it would be to own an actual fez. Yeah, I know... I was only 16, gimme a break here. I actually don't remember the opening act, except that I think it was a guy with an acoustic guitar. We did a lot of talking over him, but what I heard didn't impress me much at the time. This was great show, and the Johns were in top form! The sound system was actually pretty decent from my perspective, and even with the seats the crowd was moving around a bit, and I only saw a few stragglers who remained in their seats. This next part has been debated a bit. Right before The Famous Polka, Flans made a comment that 'people should get up here and dance'. I don't have an exact quote obviously, but it must have seemed clear to pretty much everyone, because an immediate queue started in the aisles to scramble up on stage. By the time my friends and I got to the front of the stage, there was a heaping crowd of bouncing fools already up there... and the music was going strong. My friend Jeremy was climbing up when there was a sudden commotion. The adhoc stage collapsed forward, catching Jeremy between the front row of seats and itself, and pushing a few dozen people on the main floor backward. On the main stage, the band faltered to a stop as each one looked down on a mass of writhing bodies. The theatre darkened and then came up to full light within a minute. I heard Jeremy yell in pain, and a few of us slid his trapped leg out from under the stage. The next few minutes were a blur, as people rushed forward and back, trying to get everything under control. A few were hurt pretty bad and I do remember seeing one bleeding and being walked out by a bouncer. The mood was pretty dismal, and we all agreed the show was over for sure at this point. All heads turned forward to what was left of the stage as Flans came out from backstage somewhere. I think They were talking to the show promoters to get a handle on the situation. Flans said something along the lines of 'we didn't mean for anyone to come up on stage!' and he let everyone know that the show was continuing in a few minutes. The rest of the band eventually came out and after they started to play for a little while, the lights dimmed back down. Everything was pretty low key for a while, but by the end of the night everyone's energy level returned. All in all, a night not to be forgotten ever. We were all greeted by a huge mess in the streets, akin to a small riot of confusion after the show. Apparently, during the show, the local media carried a few reports of the stage collapse on their nightly news, which caused many parents to freak out and come down to the Modjeska Theatre. When they got there, they saw a few ambulances that were taking care of mostly minor scrapes (a few people did have to go to the hospital, including Jeremy. He said the Modjeska gave him a ton of free tickets for the summer and he met the Johns, so he was happy about it). A few days later, I heard a local newstalk commentator lament about misbegotten youth that rioted and destroyed the Modjeska stage during a "punk polka" band. He didn't even know the name or the situation, and his diatribe was hilarious... I wish I had it taped to this day, I think They would enjoy hearing it. Well, that's my little story, hope it entertained you well enough. cheers!
DG (0/0) CD-R / 2 A View  
rcrawley (0/5) SHN / 2 View 27629 AUD DAT -> CD-R (unknown gen) -> Torrent
Notes: Show where the audience rushes and collapses the stage.
Jason Thompson (0/0) / 0 View  
. (0/5) SHN / 2 A A View   DAT-> CDR -> SHN
Notes: Infamous "collapsing platform" show.
Spidey (0/4.6) CDR / 2 A+ A- View   DAT -> CDR
Notes: Frankenstein and Runaway covers