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Listening rn. It’s so damn good.

This one is up next:

September 14, 2012 Umphrey’s McGee Red Rocks Amphitheatre — Morrison, CO, USA

Set 1: There’s No Crying In Mexico > All In Time[1], Puppet String → 2x2, Miami Virtue → The Linear > Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, The Floor

Set 2: Ocean Billy, Nothing Too Fancy > Mulche’s Odyssey, End of the Road, Conduit[2] > Nothing Too Fancy, Plunger > Puppet String

Encore: Kashmir[3]

2nd Encore: JaJunk

Footnotes:
[1] “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[2] with Bridgeless jam
[3] with Railroad Earth

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Feel like the 3rd night of this awesome little run needs a bump as well, even though it’s certainly the least amazing of the trio of shows. There were some great moments for sure, but the bar was set far too high by Madison & Urbana. This was my one and only Last Train Home though, so that was a very special end to the evening.

[September 15, 2007] Taft Theatre — Cincinnati, OH, USA

Set 1: Professor Wormbog, Plunger > Passing> Plunger, JaJunk > Wife Soup > JaJunk, Great American[1], Black Water[2]

Set 2: Der Bluten Kat > Ocean Billy > Der Bluten Kat, Easy[3], Miss Tinkle’s Overture, Hangover, Got Your Milk (Right Here)

Encore: The Bottom Half > Last Train Home > The Bottom Half

Footnotes:
[1] with Brendan and Jake on acoustics; “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[2] with Brendan and Jake on acoustics
[3] with Nick Blasky on vocals

Good times for sure! :+1::+1:

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10 year anniversary of my first show ever. If anyone was there I was the 19 year old who passed out sometime around Room to Breathe in the first set because it was so hot and I had beer for dinner.

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Don’t remember you passing out, but I love that show

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I really enjoy this show. Pretty indicative of 2011 as a whole, two big jams (really nice 2 jam reso and GOAT Wappy) and then just an otherwise decent setlist with a cool acoustic segment.

September 16, 2011 Umphrey’s McGee Calvin Theatre — Northampton, MA, USA

Set 1: Cummins Lies > Resolution > Water, Booth Love, The Fussy Dutchman, FF > Uncommon, Great American[1] > That’s the Way[1] > Great American

Set 2: Wappy Sprayberry > Space Funk Booty, Layla, August > Peter Gunn / Every Breath You Take > August, Get In The Van, Push the Pig, Partyin’ Peeps

Encore: Hurt Bird Bath

Footnotes:
[1] with Brendan and Jake on acoustics

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09.21.2001 was a really fun show.

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That Wappy is so fucking good. Thought it was attendance bias but it still holds up big time. I really enjoyed that show, hard to not like that song selection, and an awesome acoustic segment there. That NE run in 2011 was the shit, very fond memories of those shows.

I don’t remember that, but it’s a pretty fitting way to UM for your 1st time haha. I need to relisten to this show again… was this the crazy out there Dump or was that a different year?

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I think that Dump City was 10/16/13

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This was a really solid show, and the 1st time there was a 2 night UM stand @ the Barrymore. These shows get lost in the mix a bit, when it comes to the great Madison shows over the years, but they’re both very high quality shows, IMHO. I only had one complaint…I couldn’t believe they had Ray White sit in, but no Zappa cover. :man_shrugging:

Anyways, 16 years ago tonight…

October 1, 2005 Umphrey’s McGee The Barrymore Theatre— Madison, WI, USA

Set 1: Plunger > #5 > The Bottom Half, Divisions > Sweetness[1] > Divisions, Groove Holmes, 40’s Theme > The Triple Wide[2]

Set 2: In Violation of Yes, Higgins > Much Obliged[3], Atmosfarag > Africa, Uncommon, Hurt Bird Bath[4], Great American

Encore: The Song Remains the Same

Footnotes:
[1] with Funky Monks (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Bridgeless jams and Kimble teases
[2] with Ocean Billy teases
[3] with Jay Davenport taking over for Kris on drums and Greg Rzab replacing Ryan on bass
[4] with Ray White on improvised vocals and Binary Sunset (Star Wars) (John Williams) teases

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Yearly obligatory fluff. Still have such vivid memories of these 2 shows. The HOB is still my only time catching a Hey 19…sure do hope that changes soon. It’s going on 20 years now, which is a crime.

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I’ll fluff this Robot forever

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Holy shit! I could just be forgetting it, but this may be the first time that I’ve heard this N2F. Fucking love this!

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That N2F & the Jajunk make this show legendary, IMHO. Great show all around, but those are the very clear standouts. If you haven’t heard the Jajunk, I’ll be very interested in how you feel about that as well.

:beers:

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Loved the Jajunk as well, but I think the N2F is one of my fav versions. Maybe it’s just the fact that I’ve been so down on that song as its played with such little energy these days and can eat up a set. This version reminded just how much energy this song brought.

I think this N2F is one of the UM styles I like best. Kind of hard to described, but has that bouncy feel with a ton of notes from BB/Jake, but without being totally untzy. More uplifting. Ah, glad I checked in on this thread. That listen was a breath of fresh air.

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Nostalgia bump-ski….

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Can’t believe this was 18 f’n years ago… :sunglasses:

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Another hidden gem, 18 years ago today. :beers:

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10 years ago today. Such a great show. One of my favorite attended. The haunt stew with lyrics still gives goose bumps. The virtue and AIT both have great jams. Had the pleasure of doing this whole run. Good times.
Told this story on the old bort but the crowd on the third balcony was on point. Guy dressed up as big league chewbacca passing out big league chew. Four people with enjoy coke shirts just getting down. And there was a couple right in front of us dressed up as old people enjoying their coffee, reading a newspaper and knitting. Kept offering me a section of the paper to read. My spun ass barely kept it together.

October 29, 2011 Umphrey’s McGee “Hauntlanta” The Tabernacle — Atlanta, GA, USA

Set 1: Tango Mike > 40’s Theme, Miami Virtue → Push the Pig, Mulche’s Odyssey > The Haunt[1]> Padgett’s Profile > The Floor, Addicted to Kiss[2]

Set 2: Come As Your Kids[3] > Mulche’s Odyssey, All In Time[4], Day Nurse, Resolution > 2x2, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five Wellwishing[5]

Encore: Hajimemashite, In The Puppet Kitchen[6]

2nd Encore: Nothing Too Fancy[7]

Footnotes:
[1] “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[2] debut, Kiss (Prince) + Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer) + I Can’t Dance (Genesis) mash-up
[3] debut, Kids (MGMT) + Come As You Are (Nirvana) + You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (Dead or Alive) mash-up
[4] with Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) and The Fish (Yes) jams
[5] debut, Nineteen Hundred and Eight Five (Wings) + Wishing Well (Terrence Trent D’Arby) + Wellwishers mash-up
[6] debut, Puppet Strings / In The Kitchen
[7] with (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult) jam

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I really love this show. I know everybody talks about the HBB, but I think the first set is where it’s at. Great Robot, Rocker, and Plunger

October 29, 2014 Umphrey’s McGee Forum Theatre — Binghamton, NY, USA

Set 1: Jekyll & Hyde > Robot World > Walletsworth, Rocker Part 2, Anchor Drops > Get In The Van, Comma Later > Smell the Mitten, Plunger

Set 2: Search 4, Much Obliged[1] > Yoga Pants > Hurt Bird Bath[2], 2x2 > Final Word > 2x2, Reelin’ in the Years, Conduit

Encore: Good Ol’ Boys, Wife Soup

Footnotes:
[1] with 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Paul Simon) jam
[2] with Domino Theory teases

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I do love that Hurt Bird Bath. No idea if I’ve ever listened to the whole show though.

And @Tottengus , you did Baton Rouge through Asheville? I was on the whole run too thought each night was better than the last at the time then let my expectations get the better of me on night six with the bonus STS9 Halloween show at the Georgia Theatre. Stil regret not pulling an audible at hitting Lotus instead in Knoxville on the drive back to Austin. Pretty sure they played Nomad in its entirety that night.