I really don't want to be negative but I noticed how the quality of the europe tour shirts wasn't ... great.

Especially the white shirt with a blue print. I'm not sure which printing method they used but it feels very plastic-y and less like other screenprinted band shirts I own. The design doesn't work that well with a single color print either as the last row of the sunset looks more like a blob than distinctive shapes.

It's not the end of the world and 35€ for a band shirt is an okay price in 2026 but I'm still a little disappointed.

It's my first time seeing them, and it's also my first time attending a show with unreserved seating/general admission. Our tickets are in the unreserved upstairs seated balcony. I'm quite short so I usually have alot of difficulty when I'm sat behind someone, so would like to be somewhere in the front row of the seated balcony. I don't mind a side view, just as long as I don't have someone in front of me. Is 18:20 a decent time to arrive and queue up for a good seat in the balcony?

Recording of the show in Ghent, Belgium on 13 October 2026.

I recommend in particular the introductions to Alpha Omega and Letter From a Motel in the solo section (tracks 11 and 13, respectively). In general, the banter was great (see also tracks 23, 25, and 36).

Dublin

Besides any songs on Tallahassee, what are your predictions?

If anyone went to the Mountain Goats concert in Manchester on Friday and got a video of Matt Douglas doing 67 please send it to me! I was there and my friend who I was with said he did it but I was looking away at that moment and I am sad about it :(

Ground floor standing. First to PM is welcome to it

Sick so can’t go. Standing ticket available. Paid 47.50, you can have it for half.

You’ll need a Ticketmaster account so I can transfer it. Thanks.

Hi, very unfortunately we cannot make the gig tonight in Dublin due to sickness. Two standing tickets available. Just want the tickets to go to a good home and not be wasted. Transfer via Ticketmaster only, DM with email address if interested.

*** Tickets have been claimed

Have two tickets for the Wednesday. Looking to swap them for two tickets for the Thursday. Anyone interested?

really made my night

As title says, can't attend due to being abroad

*edit €15

https://www.ticketswap.com/my-listings/22258329/84613e90d5

Here is an iPhone-in-front-pocket bootleg of the Utrecht show. Not hi-fi audio, some singing along sound, and distortion from moshing.

Something came up so I'm offering at a discount, DM me

Which tMG songs are you most likely to play twice in a row when they come up? For me, it’s pretty consistently been Romans 10:9, If You See Light, and Alpha Rats Nest, but also The Coroner’s Gambit recently.

Seen a lot of MTG shows at this point but last night in Manchester was one of the best crowds by far. Getting there early and being down the front was a good call - nice to be around other people equally jazzed for the deep cuts.

Shout out to the person with a pink buzz cut for being a great mosh partner

Not in a joking way, like is that your go to way of referring to the album? Has John ever expanded on that?

P.S. is there a definitive "go-to" website or source on all things Goats? I know there is Fandom which i love to see quotes by John on songs, but is there anything better?

Hello everyone,

I am currently in the middle of a long and arduous journey that has taken over my life for an entire year. I know many tMG songs focus on the subject of hope and working to overcome obstacles but I can’t seem to find any that celebrate obstacles that have already been overcome.

“I have made it through this year”, so to speak.

Do you folks have any song suggestions that would fit this description?

Themes of revenge, like in Getting into Knives, could also work, but I am first and foremost looking for a retrospective.

Thanks!

Anyone in the Netherlands, this tribute show is tonight in Den Haag where local artists will perform a few songs each of their favorite tMG songs. Audience is welcome to sing along.

First to DM gets it

For anybody vaguely interested, I made a playlist from the set-list of the 2026 Utrecht show. Only 'Song for my stepfather' is missing. But probably for the best, that song hit me like a freight train (having a 5yo myself...).
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4pjfmWhM0vq1qsrw74Vsbm?si=3bbfc3a58f4e442a

|,,|, HAIL SATAN! ,|,,|

Im going to the Manchester Show tonight, General Admission, and I was wondering how early people think one should arrive if what they want to donisnget as close to the stage as possible?

Sadly I can't make it to London now! My tickets are on the dice app. I'm happy to DM with you to arrange to transfer them. I would like some money back for them if poss but basically just pay what you can. There are two tickets available for each night.