Best UM Shows of the 2010s

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8.8.14 at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom was a pretty solid show.

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No way this show makes any top list in terms of jamming IMO. I loved this show in the moment too.

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I was there and it was great but I don’t think 1/28/16 quite belongs. The improv set was great, Redman sit in exceptional, but that first set was just weak.

2/17/12 and 10/18/12 are def top 20 of the prior decade.

For 2013, I think 1/16, 10/16 and 10/30 are the top tier.

2014 deserves mention, I think 10/29 is the king. Yeah there is a lot less improv than most top tier shows but every jam in this show is fire and setlist is A+. But 3/12/14 is way up there as well, such a heavy show, the dark improv is so good, plus: 24-minute-power-outage-two-jam Plunger

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Interesting. I think the first improv set is far and away the best one they’ve done and some of it is top tier UM for my tastes

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Yeah but it also gave us Whistle Kids

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Yeah so it’s a win/win

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3/10/16 Sandpoint should be there. Phils, Fir & Mantis are dope

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Would be cool to put all the shows that can make an argument to being in the top of the 2010s, then having a google poll to narrow it down to a top 20

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Yeah I plan to eventually put it to some kinda poll, probably forcing @chicagostylehotdog to figure out the logistics while I do nothing

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Hopefully people are more involved than the 2011 royal rUMble…

@thefussyasianman

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i’m going to throw a few out but as total shows with great setlist flow/song selection and a few nice jams start to finish and not the most improv or whatever. also, i’m going to acknowledge my attendance/PNW bias in advance…

3/6/14
3/12/14
7/5/19

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also 5/24/13 Scamp SIYD and 6/30/17 RR SIYD

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10/22/14 is underrated

Slacker, DTT, cw2, bridgeless, wappy are all noteworthy jams

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Oh man that was a fun run in Idaho>Montana for two nights in each city. Love that part of the country and really kick started my man crush for @gatroe

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12/30/13

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3/20/14

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1/16/13

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A+ show

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5/26/12 was a great Scamp show

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Also at least one or three of the great RRX shows deserves mention (9/14/12, 7/2/16, and 7/6/18). After all UM at Red Rocks is always a milestone for live music.

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