Should be fixed
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Thanks brah. I was checking who liked the post lol (cheap dopamine amirite) since I have like notifications disabled on here since I am a cheap dopamine addict and I have impulse control issues so hiding my access to cheap dopamine is some friction for the process and I accidentally deleted my post!
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Any input from this last weekend? 7/5 Wizard seems like a maybe to me.
7/4 Pure Saturation seems worthy. The Wizard and Reso were my favorite parts from Hampton Beach. I feel like Portland had a good H jam, relistening to Hiccup now to confirm if it’s that or Hourglass. Then last night’s Small Strides was solid. Honestly the weekend felt full of standard great jams but only the Pure Saturation belongs on end of year list without me doing a bit more relistening.
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that was my fourth show, show was a lot of fun.
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I’ll have an easy time getting more into UM again if they continue to have runs like this past weekend. Song selection and playing was pretty inspired. Each show got a couple rarities, the newer stuff was jammed out, and they didn’t lean on the same heavy hitters like they usually do. This is what modern UM should be like. They’ve peaked (and are on the downslope) in terms of growing the fanbase, now is the perfect time to cater to the fans you already have and continue to play shows like this.
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I felt this exact feeling last year. Ended up seeing around 12 ish shows. The new songs brought the best jams and I was seeing diverse setlists that I hadnt seen since pre covid. It led me to taking this year off, but besides Jan and Feb of this year, UM has been very consistent.
Im hoping this STL venue change (Lol at booking a 4500 person ampitheater) is the final hint that they need to swallow their pride and start playing Bisco sized venues. Start selling out 800-1000 person venues again and the playing will only become more inspired.
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This shit x100. The energy they’ll get from the crowd will be wayyyy higher and they’ll bring better shit than they’re already bringing this year since they’ve found the groove again after Kris’ return
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I would love for them to follow the Panic touring model doing two or three night runs in cities throughout the year instead of routing through regions of the country. But I don’t expect them to play theaters anymore so they’d have to be humbled (like you said) and just book the smaller rock clubs again.
They could test the markets with two nights over the course of the next few years then look at where they sold best and add a third and make it annual like how Panic does Milwaukee every October.
I’d love to see two nights in SF at the Fillmore selfishly because I have yet to go there so Umphrey’s would be a great reason to finally catch a show there.
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That was originally the proposed plan and I dunno what de faq happened to that model I think that would age with the fans much better. So when they can get out it’s easier to do a run in 2 cities vs 4 cities over 4 days. IF they’re trying to cater to the aging fans wirh families and things to attend to.
It would make so much sense to start the year with 2xNYC>2xBBowl; DCx2>Phillyx2 and follow a mapping ter route similar to that idea. Cities that are easy to get to between runs. More 3-4 night runs in markets they know will deliver like Indy, Chicago, Denver & Atlanta and as you all have mentioned play smaller rooms and you’ll find more sellouts
Yeah didn’t they make at statement that that would be the focus going forward?
Maybe that’s when sales started to drop and they haven’t been able to stop the tumble.
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Yeah I’m guessing it only backfired on them and is a reason why they are where they are right now. Not enough people getting in planes anymore.
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I don’t remember well enough if that plan was ever put in motion but i can’t imagine it worked for them if they did.
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Where did they release said statement? Don’t remember hearing or reading this.
So what’s Halloween gonna be
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I think just Hula
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It’s all coming together
Lame
Who the fucks gonna do Asheville with @hbbubblebath and I? Roll call? Let’s get an airbnb
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I believe it was Joel who mentioned it when they announced their winter ‘17 tour. In the first few months of that year, there were 7 cities that got 2-3 nights:
ATL x3
Richmond x2
Detroit x2 (w/GR the Thurs before)
Asheville x3
Sandpoint x2
Missoula x2
Milwaukee x3
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