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Just back from the They Might Be Giants concert at the Astor in Perth tonight. They Might Be Giants were great - although suffering from terrible jet lag they still managed to give us two great sets - the first mostly new - but by all means fun and interesting tracks. That TMBG mix of humour and whimsy shining through.

They played us their cover of Destiny's Child's Bills Bills Bills (courtesy of A.V Undercover) and a good deal of Glean, their great new album. And the old favourites - Birdhouse in your Soul, Fingertips and a very humorous rendition of Istanbul (not Constantinople) as well as many others.

Thoroughly enjoyable, great crowd, and the Astor is an excellent venue for this sort of concert. Plenty of seats to take a rest on, and plenty of room to dance, plenty of space to be near the stage. And three bars, so no desperate crush for drinks.

Nice light show and effects - the crowd and band projected behind the stage was a great touch.

The lateness of the guest list for the Instant Fan Club er, Oh, I don't know, you must be thinking of some other band, was a little concerning for those of us who were entitled to tickets from it and I hope that this is more streamlined. But they came through in the end.

They were very ably supported by The Community Chest, who were so good they deserve their own separate review, so stay tuned for that.

9/10 solid and meeting good old friends who have had a very long day, but still want to take you to dinner and tell you their best stories on the Sid and Nancy Scale.

They Might Be Giants have four more concerts in Australia.
http://www.metropolistouring.com/tour.php?tour=2015-theymightbegiants

Wednesday 4th November ADELAIDE The Gov - 18+ 
Thursday 5th November BRISBANE Tivoli - 18+ 
Friday 6th November SYDNEY Enmore Theatre - 14+ 
Saturday 7th November MELBOURNE Forum Theatre - 18+

Photos by Rob Masters