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They Might Be Giants – who are Eponymous Review favorites – are back on the road with The Bigger Show Tour and John Linnell and John Flansburgh will be stopping by The Vic Theatre in Chicago for three great nights of music on May 1 through May 3.
Each show will be unique from the night before and The Johns will be accompanied by an eight-piece band. There is no opener for these performances and the band will spotlight a different album from their catalog during the first sets and the second sets will be comprised of fan favorites and deep cuts.
In other news, TMBG recently released the 18-song album, The World Is to Dig. You can listen to the album’s lead single “Wu-Tang” below.
“Many years ago, we discussed the idea of celebrating an artist or a style of music, but in the form of a completely unrelated genre of music. The original idea was a Tin Pan Alley-style song extolling the greatness of heavy metal. ‘Wu-Tang’ was written more or less along those lines, partly inspired by their TV biopic, but void of any musical reference to the great hip-hop collective. Are we fans? Sure! Would we ever attempt to emulate their sound? Not publicly,” said John Linnell in a statement.
Click here to pick-up tickets to see They Might Be Giants on Sunday, May 3 (Nights one and two are sold out!) and check out a full list of tour dates below. More information can be found at Theymightbegiants.com.
They Might Be Giants The Bigger Show Tour
April 28 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
April 29 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
May 1 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
May 2 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre (sold out)
May 3 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
May 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
May 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer (sold out)
May 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
May 28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
May 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
May 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
June 5 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
June 6 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues